Nebraska, 1993

Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 8, 1993

October 8, 1993 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When
October 8, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Pawnee County, Lewiston
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
40.132, -96.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew a shed onto a gas tank. Live electrical wires then ignited the fumes and caused a fire.

Tornado, Gage

When
October 8, 3:45 PM CST to 3:50 PM CST
Where
Gage County, Gage Co to To 1 N Cortland
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
40.480, -96.680

A tornado touched down southeast of Cortland and moved northwest. The tornado narrowly missed the town of Cortland, remained in open country and caused no damage.

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10333461, 10334253.