Nebraska, 2000

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 26, 2000

April 26, 2000 · NWS LBF · 5 events in 1 county or zone

3 tornado, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$220,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:10 UTC.

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Event by event

3 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Holt

When
April 26, 4:10 PM CST to 4:25 PM CST
Where
Holt County, 11 mi NNE of Atkinson
Rating
F1
Path length
6 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.683, -98.883

Tornado was intermittently on the ground for six miles and destroyed or damaged several farm buildings, knocked down power lines, fences, and trees. Four center pivot systems were also damaged or destroyed.

Hail, Holt

When
April 26, 4:24 PM CST
Where
Holt County, 14 mi NE of Atkinson
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.683, -98.767

Hail, Holt

When
April 26, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Holt County, 14 mi N of O Neill
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.633, -98.650

Tornado, Holt

When
April 26, 4:40 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where
Holt County, 14 mi N of O Neill
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.633, -98.650

Tornado remained over farmland with no damage reported.

Tornado, Holt

When
April 26, 4:50 PM CST to 4:51 PM CST
Where
Holt County, 10 mi ENE of O Neill
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.483, -98.467

Tornado touched down briefly and partially removed roof from house.

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.

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: 5139759, 5139760, 5139761, 5139762, 5139763.