Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 17, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 17, 1984
Start: 1984-06-17T14:44
End: 1984-06-17T18:14
Location: Nebraska

June 17, 1984 · NWS ATA · 22 events in 14 counties and zones

9 tornado, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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

9 tornado, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Custer

When: June 17, 2:44 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.430, -99.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: June 17, 3:08 PM CST
Where: Valley County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 41.600, -98.930

Tornado, Antelope

When: June 17, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 42.030, -98.270

Tornado, Howard

When: June 17, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 41.350, -98.550

Hail, Nance

When: June 17, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Nance County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.400, -98.220

Hail, Antelope

When: June 17, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.980, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Antelope

When: June 17, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Coordinates: 41.980, -98.080

Tornado, Platte

When: June 17, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Platte County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 41.680, -97.720

Tornado, Stanton

When: June 17, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Stanton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.880, -97.250

Tornado, Cuming

When: June 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Cuming County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.920, -96.980

Hail, Cuming

When: June 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Cuming County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.920, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: June 17, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Coordinates: 41.370, -97.280

Tornado, Cuming

When: June 17, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Cuming County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.030, -96.720

Hail, Thurston

When: June 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Thurston County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.120, -96.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Thurston

When: June 17, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Thurston County
Coordinates: 42.100, -96.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Saunders

When: June 17, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Saunders County
Coordinates: 41.200, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Burt

When: June 17, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Burt County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 41.820, -96.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 17, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 41.520, -96.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: June 17, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 41.450, -96.500

Tornado, Cuming

When: June 17, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Cuming County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.750, -96.570

Tornado, Burt

When: June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Burt County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.750, -96.530

Tornado, Burt

When: June 17, 6:14 PM CST
Where: Burt County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.800, -96.220

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.

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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: 10068755, 10068756, 10068757, 10068758, 10068759, 10068760, 10068761, 10068762, 10068763, 10068764, 10068765, 10068766, 10067687, 10066539, 10066540, 10066757, 10066758, 10066759, 10066760, 10066761, 10066762, 10066763.