Hail, Hall
- When
- May 16, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- Hall County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.920, -98.350
Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 16, 1992
9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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
9 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Howard
- When
- May 16, 1:10 AM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.100, -98.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota
- When
- May 16, 1:50 AM PST
- Where
- Dakota County
- Coordinates
- 42.480, -96.470
Hail, Antelope
- When
- May 16, 4:01 PM CST
- Where
- Antelope County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -98.180
Hail, Antelope
- When
- May 16, 4:09 PM CST
- Where
- Antelope County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.300, -98.030
Hail, Cedar
- When
- May 16, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -97.070
Tornado, Cedar
- When
- May 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -97.030
Tornado, Dixon
- When
- May 16, 5:34 PM CST
- Where
- Dixon County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -97.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Butler
- When
- May 16, 3:40 PM PST
- Where
- Butler County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.150, -96.950
Hail, Dixon
- When
- May 16, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Dixon County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.420, -96.830
Tornado, Wayne
- When
- May 16, 5:48 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -97.000
Hail, Dakota
- When
- May 16, 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Dakota County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.380, -96.580
Hail, Dakota
- When
- May 16, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dakota County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.480, -96.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- May 16, 6:10 PM PST
- Where
- Madison County
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -97.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Platte
- When
- May 16, 6:54 PM PST
- Where
- Platte County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.450, -97.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Thurston
- When
- May 16, 7:10 PM PST
- Where
- Thurston County
- Coordinates
- 42.120, -96.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 16, 7:42 PM PST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -96.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 16, 7:45 PM PST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.550, -96.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas
- When
- May 16, 7:55 PM PST
- Where
- Douglas County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -96.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- May 16, 8:20 PM PST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -96.120
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 16, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 16, 1992
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, May 16, 1992
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 16, 1992
- Hail in North Carolina, May 16, 1992
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, May 16, 1992
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, May 16, 1992
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 16, 1992
- Tornado in Texas, May 16, 1992
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1992Every state in 1992This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Nebraska, 1992Warnings 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: 10157333, 10081226, 10081227, 10158218, 10158220, 10158222, 10081229, 10081230, 10081228, 10158224, 10081231, 10158225, 10158226, 10081232, 10081233, 10081234, 10081235, 10081236, 10081237, 10081238.