Nebraska, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 2, 1991

May 2, 1991 · NWS LBF · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

Hail, Perkins

When
May 2, 5:33 PM CST
Where
Perkins County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.800, -101.900

Tornado, Perkins

When
May 2, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Perkins County
Rating
F3
Path length
13 mi
Path width
173 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.750, -101.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Keith

When
May 2, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Keith County
Coordinates
41.130, -101.720

Hail, Red Willow

When
May 2, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.050, -100.280

Tornado, Hayes

When
May 2, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Hayes County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
23 yd
Coordinates
40.570, -101.020

Hail, Keith

When
May 2, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Keith County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.130, -101.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Keith

When
May 2, 6:49 PM CST
Where
Keith County
Coordinates
41.170, -101.630

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 2, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.830, -101.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
May 2, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
40.900, -100.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
May 2, 7:58 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
41.150, -100.780

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: 10081142, 10081143, 10081144, 10081145, 10081146, 10081147, 10081148, 10081149, 10081150, 10081151.