Nebraska, 1994

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, September 6, 1994

September 6, 1994 · 9 events in 6 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
$100,000
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

Hail, Garden

When
September 6, 4:37 PM MST
Where
Garden County, Oshkosh
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.619, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Cheyenne

When
September 6, 4:55 PM MST
Where
Cheyenne County, Lodgepole
Measured
2.5 in hail
Property damage
$100,000
Coordinates
41.220, -102.995 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail damaged automobiles, roofs, and trees.

Hail, Dundy

When
September 6, 6:49 PM CST
Where
Dundy County, Parks
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.176, -101.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Perkins

When
September 6, 6:10 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, Madrid
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.851, -101.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Hitchcock

When
September 6, 7:51 PM CST
Where
Hitchcock County, Trenton
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
40.020, -101.020

Brief tornado nearly blew trucker off Highway 25, 4 miles north of the Kansas state line.

Hail, Hayes

When
September 6, 7:52 PM CST
Where
Hayes County, Hayes Center
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.525, -101.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dundy

When
September 6, 7:53 PM CST
Where
Dundy County, Haigler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.176, -101.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hayes

When
September 6, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Hayes County, Hayes Center
Coordinates
40.525, -101.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

,,,,,,,,Hail Half inch hail driven by 50 mph winds caused crop damage.

Hail, Hayes

When
September 6, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Hayes County, Hayes Center
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.525, -101.062 (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.
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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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: 10333385, 10334196, 10334109, 10333487, 10333881, 10333866, 10334110, 10333867, 10333868.