Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 15, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 15, 1992
Start: 1992-05-15T15:00
End: 1992-05-15T22:05
Location: Nebraska

May 15, 1992 · NWS BFF · 32 events in 12 counties and zones

15 tornado, 9 hail, 8 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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

15 tornado, 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Butler

When: May 15, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.300, -97.250

Hail, Butler

When: May 15, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.250, -97.180

Tornado, Butler

When: May 15, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 41.180, -97.080

Tornado, Holt

When: May 15, 4:46 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.820, -98.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When: May 15, 3:00 PM PST
Where: Sheridan County
Coordinates: 42.720, -102.450

Tornado, Butler

When: May 15, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.270, -97.150

Tornado, Holt

When: May 15, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.750, -99.220

Tornado, Holt

When: May 15, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.730, -98.930

Tornado, Holt

When: May 15, 5:21 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.770, -98.650

Tornado, Holt

When: May 15, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 42.780, -98.970

Tornado, Holt

When: May 15, 5:28 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 42.780, -98.970

Hail, Antelope

When: May 15, 5:44 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.980, -98.080

Tornado, Custer

When: May 15, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Rating: F0
Path length: 21 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 41.270, -100.200

Hail, Antelope

When: May 15, 6:04 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 15, 4:16 PM PST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.150, -100.730

Tornado, Holt

When: May 15, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 42.500, -98.750

Hail, Pierce

When: May 15, 6:52 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.300, -97.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Holt

When: May 15, 5:15 PM PST
Where: Holt County
Coordinates: 42.600, -99.130

Hail, Knox

When: May 15, 7:24 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.600, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: May 15, 5:35 PM PST
Where: Custer County
Coordinates: 41.620, -99.980

Tornado, Knox

When: May 15, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.600, -98.270

Tornado, Knox

When: May 15, 7:42 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.470, -97.950

Tornado, Knox

When: May 15, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.470, -97.800

Tornado, Knox

When: May 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.520, -97.750

Tornado, Howard

When: May 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 41.250, -98.420

Hail, Knox

When: May 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.620, -97.870

Hail, Antelope

When: May 15, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.330, -97.970

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 15, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.020, -100.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Greeley

When: May 15, 8:30 PM PST
Where: Greeley County
Coordinates: 41.470, -98.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: May 15, 8:30 PM PST
Where: Pierce County
Coordinates: 42.420, -97.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: May 15, 9:40 PM PST
Where: Madison County
Coordinates: 42.030, -97.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When: May 15, 9:45 PM PST
Where: Stanton County
Coordinates: 41.980, -97.350

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1992 Warnings in Nebraska, May 1992

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: 10157065, 10157299, 10081205, 10081206, 10081203, 10081207, 10081208, 10081209, 10081211, 10081212, 10081213, 10157314, 10081215, 10157317, 10081204, 10081216, 10157320, 10081210, 10157323, 10081214, 10081217, 10081218, 10081219, 10081220, 10081221, 10157326, 10157330, 10157332, 10081222, 10081223, 10081224, 10081225.