Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 7, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 7, 1993
Start: 1993-05-07T00:00
End: 1993-05-07T21:12
Location: Nebraska

May 7, 1993 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

6 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: $70 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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

6 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When: May 7, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Cedar County, Coleridge
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.599, -97.252 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged two building on the east side of town.

Hail, Boyd

When: May 7, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Boyd County, Bristow
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Holt

When: May 7, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Holt County, Atkinson
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boyd

When: May 7, 4:21 PM CST
Where: Boyd County, Lynch
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Franklin

When: May 7, 4:45 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Riverton
Rating: F1
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Coordinates: 40.030, -98.770

Tornado first spotted near the Kansas state line four miles south of Riverton where it destroyed grain bins and outbuildings on a farm. It was last spotted at Franklin.

Tornado, Howard

When: May 7, 5:35 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Ashton to to Coatsville
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 41.250, -98.820

Tornado touched down just northeast of Ashton. Two center pivots were destroyed. A house roof, barn and grain bins were damaged. Tornado was last seen two miles west of Coatsville.

Tornado, Webster

When: May 7, 5:50 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Red Cloud
Rating: F1
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 40.020, -98.530

Tornado touched down five miles south of Red Cloud and moved northwest. A home was damaged just south of Inavale.

Tornado, Hall

When: May 7, 5:52 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
Where: Hall County, Upland to to Wood River
Rating: F2
Path length: 40 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 40.270, -98.970

Tornado touched down four miles southwest of Upland. Several farm buildings were destroyed and a house damaged. The tornado moved northeast in Kearney county with touchdowns eight miles south and four miles Minden. It crossed the Platte river east of Kearney. Funnel clouds were reported in eastern Buffalo county with 60 mph wind gusts at the Kearney Interstate 80 interchange. The tornado was last seen 1 1/2 miles east of Wood River in southwest Hall county.

Tornado, Hall

When: May 7, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Hall County, Prosser
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 40.700, -98.570

Tornado touched down near Prosser. Equipment at a sand and gravel pit was damaged and five foot diameter cottonwood trees were uprooted. The tornado moved into southern Hall county and lifted.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: May 7, 6:46 PM CST
Where: Boone County, Albion
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Antelope

When: May 7, 6:47 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Polk

When: May 7, 6:50 PM CST to 9:12 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Blue Hill to to Hordville
Rating: F3
Path length: 60 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $50 million
Coordinates: 41.187, -97.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado touched down four miles south of Blue Hill in northern Webster county. Two farm homes, and outbuildings were damaged. Two 12,00 bushel grain bins were destroyed. The tornado moved north into southeast Adams county, where it damaged 75 to 100 homes in Ayr and Pauline. It then moved into southwest Clay county where it derailed 25 cars from a train between Glenvill and Fairfield. A farm house, garage and grain bins were damaged near Glenvill. It then moved north and lifted to a funnel cloud over northern Clay and southern Hamilton counties but touched down again just north of Interstate 80 where it destroyed three domes, and one church. Other homes and outbuildings were damaged. The tornado was last spotted moving into western Polk county northeast of Hordville.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saunders

When: May 7, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Saunders County, Ithaca
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.226, -96.637 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds damaged two farm buildings and knocked down tree limbs.

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.
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.

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: 10334015, 10333819, 10333948, 10333820, 10334203, 10334031, 10335749, 10333691, 10333692, 10334421, 10333737, 10333573, 10333622.