Nebraska, 1985

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 26, 1985

May 26, 1985 · NWS AT · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

11 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sheridan

When
May 26, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.720, -102.450

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.220, -100.870

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 26, 4:58 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.230, -100.780

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 26, 5:47 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.020, -100.750

Hail, Frontier

When
May 26, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Frontier County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.630, -100.520

Hail, Gosper

When
May 26, 6:46 PM CST
Where
Gosper County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.570, -99.850

Tornado, Frontier

When
May 26, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Frontier County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.600, -100.720

Hail, Furnas

When
May 26, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -99.680

Hail, Harlan

When
May 26, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -99.580

Hail, Furnas

When
May 26, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -100.170

Hail, Colfax

When
May 26, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Colfax County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.430, -97.220

Hail, Saunders

When
May 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Saunders County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.220, -96.620

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10065615, 10065616, 10065617, 10065618, 10065619, 10065620, 10065621, 10065622, 10065623, 10065624, 10065625, 10065626.