Nebraska, 1990

Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 27, 1990

May 27, 1990 · 4 events in 1 county or zone

4 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Box Butte

When
May 27, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Box Butte County
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
42.250, -102.970

Tornado, Box Butte

When
May 27, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Box Butte County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
42.280, -103.120

Tornado, Box Butte

When
May 27, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Box Butte County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
42.250, -103.170

Tornado, Box Butte

When
May 27, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Box Butte County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
42.200, -103.070

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: 10078872, 10078873, 10078874, 10078875.