Nebraska, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, August 6, 1987

August 6, 1987 · NWS OMA · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
5

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, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
August 6, 12:13 AM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
42.030, -97.420

Hail, Lancaster

When
August 6, 7:50 AM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.650, -96.650

Hail, Lancaster

When
August 6, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.800, -96.670

Hail, Johnson

When
August 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.520, -96.170

Tornado, Kimball

When
August 6, 4:37 PM CST
Where
Kimball County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
41.370, -103.480

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Nebraska in 1987Every state in 1987This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Nebraska, 1987Warnings in Nebraska, August 1987

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: 10079832, 10079833, 10079834, 10079835, 10079836.