Hail, Banner
- When
- July 6, 1:20 PM MST
- Where
- Banner County, Harrisburg
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 1994
9 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $5.1 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Banner
- When
- July 6, 1:53 PM MST
- Where
- Banner County, Harrisburg
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Morrill
- When
- July 6, 3:00 PM CST to 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Morrill County, To 9 Ne
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -103.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A tornado destroyed three homes and damaged two others as it moved northeast. One person was injured. The tornado also killed three horses, damaged an airplane, downed power lines and damaged crops in the area. Storm damage totals were around $570 thousands.
Hail, Banner
- When
- July 6, 2:10 PM MST
- Where
- Banner County, Harrisburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.546, -103.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Morrill
- When
- July 6, 2:32 PM MST
- Where
- Morrill County, Bayard
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -103.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail and strong thunderstorm winds damaged the siding and roof of a home and broke numerous windows in vehicles.
Hail, Grant
- When
- July 6, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Ashby
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Grant
- When
- July 6, 4:07 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Hyannis
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A small tornado briefly touched down damaging a steel shop building, tore apart other outbuildings and trees surrouding a farm home.
Hail, Morrill
- When
- July 6, 3:12 PM MST
- Where
- Morrill County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -103.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail and strong thunderstorm winds damaged the siding and roof of a home and broke numerous windows in vehicles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morrill
- When
- July 6, 3:12 PM MST
- Where
- Morrill County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.716, -103.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail and strong thunderstorm winds damaged the siding and roof of a home and broke numerous windows in vehicles.
Tornado, Grant
- When
- July 6, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Hyannis
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.750, -101.630
A small tornado briefly touched down damaging a steel shop building, tore apart other outbuildings and trees surrouding a farm home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- July 6, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Whitman
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -101.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a 40- by 60-foot pole barn.
Tornado, Sioux
- When
- July 6, 3:50 PM MST to 3:55 PM MST
- Where
- Sioux County, Mitchell
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 35 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -103.800
Large hail damaged a car just before a tornado lifted the car off of the ground four times. The tornado moved east, downing around 40 utility poles and 20 windmills. Outbuildings on four ranches were damaged and an old schoolhouse was destroyed.
Hail, Sioux
- When
- July 6, 3:55 PM MST
- Where
- Sioux County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 35 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 42.488, -103.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail damaged a car just before a tornado lifted the car off of the ground four times. The tornado moved east, downing around 40 utility poles and 20 windmills. Outbuildings on four ranches were damaged and an old schoolhouse was destroyed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hooker
- When
- July 6, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker County, Mullen
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Hooker
- When
- July 6, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker County, Mullen
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Hooker
- When
- July 6, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker County, Mullen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several severe storms moved through the Mullen area. Strong winds and hail damaged roofs. A windmill was blown over onto a highway.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 6, 1994
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 6, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 6, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1994
More
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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: 10334415, 10334416, 10334062, 10334417, 10334061, 10333399, 10333400, 10334063, 10334064, 10333401, 10333402, 10333473, 10333474, 10333967, 10333968, 10333969.