Nebraska, 1988

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1988

June 13, 1988 · NWS OMA · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 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
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Box Butte

When
June 13, 5:16 PM CST
Where
Box Butte County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.100, -102.880

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 13, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Cherry County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
42.930, -101.700

Hail, Sheridan

When
June 13, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.800, -102.200

Hail, Dawes

When
June 13, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.770, -103.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Garden

When
June 13, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Garden County
Coordinates
41.380, -102.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Deuel

When
June 13, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Deuel County
Coordinates
41.070, -102.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Dundy

When
June 13, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dundy County
Coordinates
40.130, -101.530

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.
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.

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: 10082072, 10082073, 10082074, 10082075, 10082076, 10082077, 10082078.