Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 5, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 5, 1984
Start: 1984-07-05T04:00
End: 1984-07-05T20:15
Location: Nebraska

July 5, 1984 · NWS MT · 30 events in 16 counties and zones

21 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 5
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

21 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When: July 5, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.820, -100.980

Hail, Lincoln

When: July 5, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.380, -101.130

Hail, Hayes

When: July 5, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Hayes County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 40.580, -100.820

Hail, Frontier

When: July 5, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Frontier County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 40.430, -100.600

Hail, Red Willow

When: July 5, 6:30 AM CST
Where: Red Willow County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 40.320, -100.420

Hail, Frontier

When: July 5, 6:35 AM CST
Where: Frontier County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 40.430, -100.750

Hail, Knox

When: July 5, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.680, -98.030

Hail, Knox

When: July 5, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.600, -98.030

Hail, Antelope

When: July 5, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.330, -97.970

Hail, Holt

When: July 5, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.480, -98.720

Hail, Holt

When: July 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.400, -98.420

Hail, Antelope

When: July 5, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.220, -97.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Antelope

When: July 5, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 42.070, -97.970

Hail, Antelope

When: July 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.330, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When: July 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Stanton County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 41.880, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Antelope

When: July 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 42.070, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: July 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 41.570, -98.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When: July 5, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Stanton County
Measured: 74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates: 41.850, -97.280

Tornado, Boone

When: July 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.630, -98.220

Hail, Greeley

When: July 5, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Greeley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.680, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Greeley

When: July 5, 4:48 PM CST
Where: Greeley County
Coordinates: 41.680, -98.370

Hail, Greeley

When: July 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Greeley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.400, -98.400

Hail, Buffalo

When: July 5, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.800, -98.900

Hail, Howard

When: July 5, 5:29 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.150, -98.550

Hail, Hall

When: July 5, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.920, -98.350

Hail, Howard

When: July 5, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.120, -98.680

Hail, Hall

When: July 5, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.000, -98.650

Tornado, Gage

When: July 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Gage County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.020, -96.800

Hail, Pawnee

When: July 5, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.120, -96.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Richardson

When: July 5, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Richardson County
Coordinates: 40.230, -95.850

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1984

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10066800, 10066801, 10066802, 10066803, 10066804, 10066805, 10066806, 10066807, 10066808, 10066809, 10066810, 10066811, 10066812, 10066813, 10066814, 10066815, 10066816, 10066817, 10066818, 10066819, 10066820, 10066821, 10066822, 10066823, 10066824, 10066825, 10068909, 10068910, 10068911, 10069130.