Nebraska, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 26, 1991

April 26, 1991 · NWS GRI · 22 events in 13 counties and zones

14 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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
2
Property damage
$3.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

14 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fillmore

When
April 26, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Fillmore County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.650, -97.450

Hail, Seward

When
April 26, 2:27 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.870, -97.130

Hail, Loup

When
April 26, 2:28 PM CST
Where
Loup County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.830, -99.470

Tornado, Fillmore

When
April 26, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Fillmore County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.420, -97.450

Tornado, Gage

When
April 26, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Rating
F3
Path length
19 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.020, -96.920

Hail, Holt

When
April 26, 3:44 PM CST
Where
Holt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.530, -98.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Holt

When
April 26, 3:55 PM CST
Where
Holt County
Coordinates
42.720, -98.730

Tornado, Gage

When
April 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Rating
F2
Path length
4 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.430, -96.500

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 26, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
40.150, -97.170

Tornado, Otoe

When
April 26, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Otoe County
Rating
F3
Path length
14 mi
Path width
350 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.600, -96.400

Hail, Boyd

When
April 26, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Boyd County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.920, -98.850

Hail, Lancaster

When
April 26, 4:18 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.600, -96.520

Hail, Phelps

When
April 26, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Phelps County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -99.520

Hail, Lancaster

When
April 26, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.650, -96.650

Hail, Lancaster

When
April 26, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.520, -96.780

Hail, Gage

When
April 26, 4:59 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.230, -96.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When
April 26, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Coordinates
41.530, -96.680

Hail, Douglas

When
April 26, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.370, -96.130

Tornado, Pierce

When
April 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Pierce County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
42.280, -97.820

Hail, Douglas

When
April 26, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.200, -96.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When
April 26, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Pierce County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
42.370, -97.580

Hail, Lancaster

When
April 26, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.670, -96.500

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.

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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: 10081117, 10081118, 10081119, 10081120, 10081121, 10081122, 10081123, 10081124, 10081125, 10081126, 10081127, 10081128, 10081129, 10081130, 10081131, 10081132, 10081133, 10081134, 10081135, 10081136, 10081137, 10081138.