Nebraska, 1987

Tornadoes in Nebraska, March 14, 1987

March 14, 1987 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Webster

When
March 14, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.150, -98.530

Tornado, Nuckolls

When
March 14, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.200, -98.070

What these are

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

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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: 10082021, 10082022.