Nebraska, 1985

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 22, 1985

April 22, 1985 · NWS AT · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Butler

When
April 22, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.250, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When
April 22, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
41.250, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
April 22, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
41.270, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
April 22, 1:15 AM CST
Where
Douglas County
Coordinates
41.320, -96.350

Tornado, Phelps

When
April 22, 2:03 PM CST
Where
Phelps County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
40.520, -99.370

Tornado, Phelps

When
April 22, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Phelps County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
40.630, -99.530

Tornado, Furnas

When
April 22, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.280, -99.680

Hail, Kearney

When
April 22, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Kearney County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.480, -99.120

Hail, Phelps

When
April 22, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Phelps County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.530, -99.630

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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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: 10067947, 10067948, 10067949, 10067950, 10067951, 10067952, 10067953, 10067954, 10067955.