Nebraska, 1989

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 14, 1989

July 14, 1989 · 12 events in 7 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 hail, 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
$275,000
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

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Custer

When
July 14, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.480, -99.770

Tornado, Dawes

When
July 14, 2:31 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
42.900, -103.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When
July 14, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Valley County
Coordinates
41.600, -98.930

Tornado, Sherman

When
July 14, 3:26 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
41.100, -99.100

Tornado, Buffalo

When
July 14, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Buffalo County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.800, -99.300

Hail, Buffalo

When
July 14, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Buffalo County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.830, -99.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When
July 14, 5:27 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Coordinates
41.000, -98.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearney

When
July 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Kearney County
Coordinates
40.480, -99.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When
July 14, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Coordinates
40.820, -98.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When
July 14, 6:09 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Coordinates
40.770, -98.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When
July 14, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Coordinates
40.820, -98.600

Tornado, Kearney

When
July 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Kearney County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.450, -99.120

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.

The same day elsewhere

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Every storm in Nebraska in 1989Every state in 1989This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Nebraska, 1989Warnings in Nebraska, July 1989

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: 10082149, 10082150, 10082151, 10082152, 10082153, 10082154, 10082155, 10082156, 10082157, 10082158, 10082159, 10082160.