Nebraska, 2000

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, October 31, 2000

October 31, 2000 · NWS GLD · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:48 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Red Willow

When
October 31, 4:48 PM CST to 4:53 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, 2 mi SE of Danbury
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
40.033, -100.367

Cone shaped tornado reported for short time. Path length may have been longer. However, no noticable damage observed.

Funnel Cloud, Red Willow

When
October 31, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, 5 mi S of Bartley
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
40.176, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by public safety.

Hail, Red Willow

When
October 31, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, Bartley
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.250, -100.300

Hail, Dundy

When
October 31, 4:09 PM MST
Where
Dundy County, 1 mi S of Benkelman
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.033, -101.533

Tornado, Red Willow

When
October 31, 5:10 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, 2 mi E of Bartley
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
75 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.250, -100.267

No damage reported with tornado as it lifted near northeast corner of the county.

Hail, Dundy

When
October 31, 4:40 PM MST
Where
Dundy County, 13 mi N of Benkelman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.233, -101.533

Hail, Hitchcock

When
October 31, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Hitchcock County, 12 mi NNW of Stratton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.317, -101.317

Hail, Red Willow

When
October 31, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, 12 mi SSW of Mc Cook
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.033, -100.700

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.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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.

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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: 5161278, 5160902, 5161276, 5161279, 5161277, 5160967, 5161274, 5161275.