Nebraska, 1989

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 28, 1989

June 28, 1989 · NWS OMA · 15 events in 8 counties and zones

13 hail, 2 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
$500
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

13 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Holt

When
June 28, 8:05 AM CST
Where
Holt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.780, -98.900

Hail, Holt

When
June 28, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Holt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.530, -98.970

Hail, Holt

When
June 28, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Holt County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.320, -98.950

Hail, Loup

When
June 28, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Loup County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.050, -99.230

Hail, Garfield

When
June 28, 10:20 AM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.780, -99.130

Hail, Garfield

When
June 28, 10:44 AM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.850, -99.220

Hail, Valley

When
June 28, 11:05 AM CST
Where
Valley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.600, -99.130

Hail, Garfield

When
June 28, 11:15 AM CST
Where
Garfield County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.780, -99.130

Tornado, Custer

When
June 28, 11:35 AM CST
Where
Custer County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
41.630, -99.220

Hail, Custer

When
June 28, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.550, -99.250

Hail, Custer

When
June 28, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.400, -99.380

Hail, Custer

When
June 28, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.100, -99.250

Hail, Dawson

When
June 28, 2:06 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.950, -99.520

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 28, 2:28 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -100.730

Tornado, Hayes

When
June 28, 3:43 PM CST
Where
Hayes County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
40.520, -100.800

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.

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: 10082119, 10082120, 10082121, 10082122, 10082123, 10082124, 10082125, 10082126, 10082127, 10082128, 10082129, 10082130, 10082131, 10082132, 10082133.