Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 12, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 12, 1994
Start: 1994-06-12T03:10
End: 1994-06-12T21:50
Location: Nebraska

June 12, 1994 · 29 events in 14 counties and zones

18 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 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: $550
Crop damage: $10,000
Events: 29

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

18 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Knox

When: June 12, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Knox County, Verdigre
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.637, -97.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Boyd

When: June 12, 3:25 AM CST
Where: Boyd County, Butte
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.900, -98.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: June 12, 4:38 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Curtis
Coordinates: 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: June 12, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Brady
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: June 12, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Farnum
Coordinates: 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lincoln

When: June 12, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Farnam
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pierce

When: June 12, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Pierce County, Pierce
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: June 12, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Norfolk
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Madison

When: June 12, 6:04 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Norfolk
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Howard

When: June 12, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Cotesfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.220, -98.517 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Madison

When: June 12, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Madison County, Norfolk
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Crop damage: $50
Coordinates: 42.030, -97.480

A small tornado briefly touched down in a farm field sucking up debris into its nearly invisible vortex.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton

When: June 12, 7:07 PM CST
Where: Stanton County, Stanton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.917, -97.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuming

When: June 12, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, Wisner
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cuming

When: June 12, 7:28 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, Beemer
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuming

When: June 12, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, Wisner
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dakota

When: June 12, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Dakota County, Hubbard
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.391, -96.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Cuming

When: June 12, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, Beemer
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 41.930, -96.750

Several small tornadoes briefly touched down in Cuming County with one twelve miles northeast of Beemer tearing up trees and overturning a pivot irrigation system. The others occurred in open fields with no apparent damage. Hail and very strong straight line winds were also reported.

Tornado, Cuming

When: June 12, 8:14 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, Beemer
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 41.980, -96.750

Tornado, Cuming

When: June 12, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, West Point
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 41.870, -96.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Burt

When: June 12, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Burt County, Lyons
Coordinates: 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cuming

When: June 12, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, Staplehurst
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Cuming

When: June 12, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, Beemer
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Coordinates: 42.070, -96.630

Hail, Cuming

When: June 12, 8:24 PM CST
Where: Cuming County, Pender
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Burt

When: June 12, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Burt County, Bee
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $50
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Burt

When: June 12, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Burt County, Lyons
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.852, -96.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Thurston

When: June 12, 8:34 PM CST
Where: Thurston County, Pender
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.158, -96.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Phelps

When: June 12, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Phelps County, Bertrand
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.511, -99.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kearney

When: June 12, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Kearney County, Funk
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.507, -98.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three-quarter inch hail fell along the Phelps/Kearney County line east of Funk.

Hail, Cass

When: June 12, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Cass County, Manley
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.910, -96.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.
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 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1994 Warnings in Nebraska, June 1994

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: 10333416, 10333821, 10333728, 10333729, 10333730, 10333731, 10333547, 10333900, 10333901, 10334034, 10333902, 10333479, 10333667, 10333668, 10333669, 10333767, 10333670, 10333671, 10333672, 10333919, 10333673, 10333674, 10333675, 10333920, 10333921, 10333643, 10333536, 10334569, 10333927.