4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds destroyed an airplane hangar at the Beals airport.
Thunderstorm winds levelled a convenience store/gas station under construction; 45 foot by 55 foot, at the I-80 interchange.
Thunderstorm winds lifted the roof off a home and then set it back down.
Outbuildings were destroyed, a large evergreen tree was uprooted, a large television antenna was snapped off in the middle, a water storage shed was flipped over, and two poles were pulled from the ground. A pick-up truck parked near the house sustained a broken window and a few dents.
A tornado moved along a narrowrow path from southwest to northeast for about nine city blocks on the west edge of Ogallala. The tornado touched down by the Union Pacific tracks south of West United States Highway 30; uprooting a tree there. The tornado moved across United States Highway 30 and felled a tree on a home, causing extensive damage to the roof. The tornado then ripped a 24 foot by 96 foot roof from a storage building. The roof was scattered across the Keith County fairgrounds and into an electrical feeder station, causing power outages to 25 homes. Tops were taken out of trees along the entire path and tree limbs ripped electrical services off numerous homes. Several trees were also uprooted along the path. Fifty feet of edging was blown off the elementary school's roof and three windows were broken. A tree fell on the roof of a home and a vehicle near the home. Hayes County 15NE Hayes Center,05,2250CST,,,0,0,?,?,Thunderstorm Winds (G60) Thunderstorm winds moved a double-wide trailer off of its foundation. Two storage sheds were destroyed and a solar panel from the roof of the trailer. Crops were destroyed in an adjacent cornfield.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Nebraska, 1994Warnings in Nebraska, October 1994
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: 10334226, 10334227, 10334228, 10334229, 10334230.