Tornado, Sheridan
- When
- June 5, 4:58 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 6 mi SW of Gordon
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -102.280
The tornado touched down briefly but caused no damage.
Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1999
9 hail, 7 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $882,000
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 17
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 Rapid City radar (KUDX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:56 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 7 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Logan
- When
- June 5, 5:00 PM CST to 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County, Stapleton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -100.520
The large hail began as walnut sized hail and, within 5 minutes became baseball sized. numerous vehicles were damaged and windows were broken and siding damaged on several residential buildings.
Tornado, Sheridan
- When
- June 5, 5:05 PM CST to 5:09 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Rushville to 8 mi S of Rushville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -102.450
The Sheridan county Emergency Manager observed several brief tornado touchdowns along the 2 mile path. No property damage was reported.
Hail, Thomas
- When
- June 5, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 15 mi SSE of Thedford
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.780, -100.470
Tornado, Sheridan
- When
- June 5, 5:29 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 9 mi N of Rushville
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -102.450
A spotter on the scene reported a brief tornado touchdown.
Tornado, Sheridan
- When
- June 5, 5:30 PM CST to 5:31 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 2 mi N of Hay Spgs
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.720, -102.680
Spotters reported a brief tornado touch down.
Tornado, Sheridan
- When
- June 5, 5:40 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Gordon to 10 mi NE of Gordon
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -102.070
Spotters observed what they described as a large tornado touch down over open uninhabited country that did no damage to property.
Hail, Hooker
- When
- June 5, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker County, 12 mi S of Mullen
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.880, -101.030
Hail, Hooker
- When
- June 5, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker County, 3 mi S of Mullen
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -101.030
Hail, Cherry
- When
- June 5, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherry County, 4 mi SW of Brownlee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -100.670
Hail was accompanied by 60 mph winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- June 5, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 20 mi SW of Ainsworth
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.350, -100.130
Hail, Brown
- When
- June 5, 7:07 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 23 mi SW of Ainsworth
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -100.170
Hail, Brown
- When
- June 5, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 5 mi E of Ainsworth
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.550, -99.750
Hail, Brown
- When
- June 5, 7:12 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 28 mi SW of Ainsworth
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -100.230
Tornado, Rock
- When
- June 5, 7:16 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County, Bassett to 9 mi SW of Bassett
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.480, -99.650
Tornado chasers observed a small tornado that damaged three center pivot irrigation units and two small empty grain bins before going back up into the parent cloud.
Tornado, Rock
- When
- June 5, 7:29 PM CST to 7:33 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County, Bassett to 4 mi NNE of Bassett
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 250 yd
- Property damage
- $750,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.630, -99.480
Storm chasers and Law Enforcement observed a tornado that destroyed two center pivot irrigation systems,power poles, and a large grain bin facility.
Hail, Cherry
- When
- June 5, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cherry County, 11 mi SSE of Valentine
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.720, -100.470
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.
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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: 5706152, 5706050, 5706153, 5706051, 5706154, 5706155, 5706156, 5706157, 5706158, 5706159, 5706160, 5706162, 5706161, 5706163, 5706164, 5706165, 5706166.