Nebraska, 1999

Tornadoes in Nebraska, June 4, 1999

June 4, 1999 · NWS LBF · 4 events in 1 county or zone

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$55,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 North Platte radar (KLNX), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:05 UTC.

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Event by event

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 4, 8:05 PM CST to 8:20 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, Brownlee to 14 mi SW of Brownlee
Rating
F0
Path length
8 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
42.130, -100.820

Storm chasers and the general public observed the tornado as it moved across open country.

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 4, 8:30 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, Brownlee to 8 mi SE of Brownlee
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
42.180, -100.550

The tornado moved across open rangeland southeast of Brownlee with minor damage to fences and trees.

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 4, 8:35 PM CST to 8:50 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, Brownlee to 10 mi ESE of Brownlee
Rating
F1
Path length
5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
42.150, -100.550

The tornado touched down west of highway 83, crossed the highway and destroyed a scale house at a cattle handling facility.

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 4, 8:55 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, Brownlee to 11 mi ENE of Brownlee
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
42.280, -100.400

The tornado was on the ground for a short time and moved across open rangeland.

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5706041, 5706038, 5706039, 5706040.