Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, August 29, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, August 29, 1993
Start: 1993-08-29T17:30
End: 1993-08-29T20:15
Location: Nebraska

August 29, 1993 · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $905,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Sherman

When: August 29, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Loup City
Rating: F1
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.220, -99.080

A tornado touched down southwest of Loup City, destroying two grain bins, several outbuildings, and damaging the roof of a house. The tornado then travelled 6 miles northeast and lifted near Loup City.

Hail, Sherman

When: August 29, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Loup City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.221, -98.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 to 75 mph brought down large trees and power lines in Loup City. Dime-size hail was also reported.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When: August 29, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Countywide
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.221, -98.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 to 75 mph brought down large trees and power lines in Loup City. Dime-size hail was also reported.

Tornado, Pierce

When: August 29, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, Pierce
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down and traveled across two farms. A large granary was rolled off of its foundation, four buildings were damaged, and a few trees were knocked down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greeley

When: August 29, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Greeley County, Greeley
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.567, -98.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds of 65 to 70 mph caused considerable damage to trees in Greeley.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When: August 29, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Cedar County, Belden
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds damaged outbuildings and trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: August 29, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Newman Grove
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds destroyed an auger and a windmill.

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: August 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Newman Grove
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds tore shingles off of a house roof, damaged trees, pushed a barn wall in and ripped steel doors off of their tracks. A skylight were also blow out of a machine shed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When: August 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Cedar County, Coleridge
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds destroyed a carport in Coleridge. A large grain bin was also damaged south of town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: August 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Petersburg
Coordinates: 41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several outbuildings were damaged by strong winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When: August 29, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Stanton County to Stanton
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds toppled a grain bin, destroyed small outbuildings and moved a garage off of its foundation.

Tornado, Dixon

When: August 29, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Dixon County, Wayne
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.320, -96.900

A tornado briefly touched down northeast of Wayne. The tornado destroyed a garage, damaged a grain bin and auger, and knocked down cottonwood trees.

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1993 Warnings in Nebraska, August 1993

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: 10333632, 10333633, 10333634, 10333544, 10333409, 10334075, 10333896, 10333897, 10334076, 10334422, 10333475, 10333935.