Nebraska, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 1991

May 27, 1991 · NWS GRI · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, 1 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
2
Property damage
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

5 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Webster

When
May 27, 5:15 AM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.100, -98.530

Hail, Sioux

When
May 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Sioux County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.600, -103.870

Hail, Dawes

When
May 27, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.750, -103.400

Hail, Dawes

When
May 27, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.830, -103.000

Hail, Dawes

When
May 27, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.820, -103.000

Tornado, Burt

When
May 27, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Burt County
Rating
F3
Path length
6 mi
Path width
1,760 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
41.880, -96.470

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.

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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: 10082259, 10082260, 10082261, 10082262, 10082263, 10082264.