Nebraska, 1998

Tornado in Nebraska, June 23, 1998

June 23, 1998 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
17
Property damage
$4.0 million
Crop damage
$500,000
Events
1

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.

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Platte

When
June 23, 6:25 PM CST to 6:36 PM CST
Where
Platte County, Columbus to 5 mi NE of Columbus
Rating
F2
Path length
6 mi
Path width
1,760 yd
Injuries
17 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$4.0 million
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
41.480, -97.300

Two farm houses destroyed. Six farm houses severely damaged. One house blown off foundation. Bar destroyed. Center pivots overturned. Severe crop damage.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5652361.