Nebraska, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 24, 1994

June 24, 1994 · 9 events in 4 counties and zones

7 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.0 million
Crop damage
$1.5 million
Events
9

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

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

Tornado, Holt

When
June 24, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Holt County, O Neill
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
75 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
42.520, -98.650

A tornado blew over farm equipment, destroyed a grain bin, damaged irrigation systems, and ripped out trees.

Hail, Holt

When
June 24, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Holt County, Inman
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size covered the ground causing extensive crop damage in a large area west of Elgin.

Hail, Holt

When
June 24, 4:57 PM CST
Where
Holt County, Ewing
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size covered the ground causing extensive crop damage in a large area west of Elgin.

Hail, Holt

When
June 24, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Holt County, Elgin to to Elgin
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golf ball-size covered the ground causing extensive crop damage in a large area west of Elgin.

Hail, Boone

When
June 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Boone County, Loretto
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
41.707, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Holt

When
June 24, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Holt County, Page
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nance

When
June 24, 6:39 PM CST
Where
Nance County, Belgrade
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.397, -97.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Holt

When
June 24, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Holt County, Ewing
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
42.456, -98.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind driven hail up to golf ball-size broke windows out at a school and damaged cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuming

When
June 24, 7:22 PM CST
Where
Cuming County
Property damage
$5,000
Coordinates
41.916, -96.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds knocked down trees and power lines.

What these are

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.
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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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: 10333949, 10333950, 10333951, 10333952, 10334423, 10333953, 10334065, 10333954, 10333676.