Nebraska, 1989

Tornadoes in Nebraska, April 23, 1989

April 23, 1989 · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

7 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$58,000
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

7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Furnas

When
April 23, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.070, -99.830

Tornado, Furnas

When
April 23, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
70 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.220, -99.680

Tornado, Harlan

When
April 23, 5:19 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
70 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.270, -99.350

Tornado, Phelps

When
April 23, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Phelps County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
40.450, -99.280

Tornado, Harlan

When
April 23, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
70 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.000, -99.450

Tornado, Furnas

When
April 23, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
40.350, -99.900

Tornado, Franklin

When
April 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.250, -99.000

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.

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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: 10079844, 10079845, 10079846, 10079847, 10079848, 10079849, 10079850.