Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 6, 1993

Name: Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 6, 1993
Start: 1993-05-06T16:15
End: 1993-05-06T18:15
Location: Nebraska

May 6, 1993 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: $101,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greeley

When: May 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Greeley County to Wolbach
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.567, -98.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph winds were measured three miles east of Wolbach. Winds blew over a 12 foot by 30 foot cattle shed. Power lines and trees were knocked down and the roof was damaged on a house.

Tornado, Richardson

When: May 6, 5:20 PM CST to 5:40 PM CST
Where: Richardson County, Dawson to to Dawson
Rating: F1
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.020, -95.980

A tornado continued from the Kansas/Nebraska state line three miles northeast of Bern, Kansas to two miles north of the junction of Highways 8 and 75. The path was intermittent. Damage was confined to trees, fences and power lines.

Hail, Thayer

When: May 6, 5:36 PM CST
Where: Thayer County, Hebron
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.176, -97.595 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jefferson

When: May 6, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County, Fairbury
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 40.176, -97.143 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail caused minor damage. Damage included breaking the windshield of a truck.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: May 6, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, Pierce
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew over a center pivot irrigation system, ripped tin off of an outbuilding, killed a calf and blew over trees.

What these are

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.
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.

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, May 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: 10333408, 10333586, 10333523, 10334123, 10333543.