Storms in Nebraska on May 5, 2021

12 published severe reports across Nebraska on May 5, 2021.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 5. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 7.

The table and map show 12 of 12 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 5, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	MEADOW GROVE	Record May 5, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MEADOW GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952040.
May 5, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT	Hail	2.00 in	MEADOW GROVE	Record May 5, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, MEADOW GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952041.
May 5, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado		MEADOW GROVE	Record May 5, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT. Tornado, MEADOW GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952042.
May 5, 2021, 4:11 PM CDT	Tornado		4 SSE CLAY CENTER	Record May 5, 2021, 4:11 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 SSE CLAY CENTER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5540318050f29e440a60a4419dbef76a32faf03e9f531c3ad0f4432c201a5bb7.
May 5, 2021, 4:16 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	BOW VLY	Record May 5, 2021, 4:16 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BOW VLY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952043.
May 5, 2021, 4:25 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	MADISON	Record May 5, 2021, 4:25 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MADISON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952044.
May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT	Tornado		4 SSE CLAY CENTER	Record May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 SSE CLAY CENTER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0240e46382b7d2a281454f7ae6fec49b7d10e1acf353130f1e1be7b7253706aa.
May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT	Tornado		4 SSE CLAY CENTER	Record May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 SSE CLAY CENTER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f89738b0b13c7adb4fac3afaa000f6421c80004c733b9745c5722e241a97c9a5.
May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT	Tornado		CLAY CENTER	Record May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT. Tornado, CLAY CENTER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:951840.
May 5, 2021, 4:42 PM CDT	Tornado		HARTINGTON	Record May 5, 2021, 4:42 PM CDT. Tornado, HARTINGTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952045.
May 5, 2021, 4:43 PM CDT	Tornado		7 E HARTINGTON	Record May 5, 2021, 4:43 PM CDT. Tornado, 7 E HARTINGTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:78f1d8e4cf9b464a0ed7e3acdb2ca9b804028088d943d0550467633b99737e5e.
May 5, 2021, 5:18 PM CDT	Hail	1.50 in	DORCHESTER	Record May 5, 2021, 5:18 PM CDT. Hail, 1.50 in, DORCHESTER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952046.

Hail, 1.00 in

May 5, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT

MEADOW GROVE
Record
- May 5, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MEADOW GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952040.
Hail, 2.00 in

May 5, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT

MEADOW GROVE
Record
- May 5, 2021, 3:40 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, MEADOW GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952041.
Tornado

May 5, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT

MEADOW GROVE
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT. Tornado, MEADOW GROVE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952042.
Tornado

May 5, 2021, 4:11 PM CDT

4 SSE CLAY CENTER
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:11 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 SSE CLAY CENTER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5540318050f29e440a60a4419dbef76a32faf03e9f531c3ad0f4432c201a5bb7.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 5, 2021, 4:16 PM CDT

BOW VLY
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:16 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BOW VLY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952043.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 5, 2021, 4:25 PM CDT

MADISON
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:25 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MADISON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952044.
Tornado

May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT

4 SSE CLAY CENTER
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 SSE CLAY CENTER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0240e46382b7d2a281454f7ae6fec49b7d10e1acf353130f1e1be7b7253706aa.
Tornado

May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT

4 SSE CLAY CENTER
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT. Tornado, 4 SSE CLAY CENTER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f89738b0b13c7adb4fac3afaa000f6421c80004c733b9745c5722e241a97c9a5.
Tornado

May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT

CLAY CENTER
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT. Tornado, CLAY CENTER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:951840.
Tornado

May 5, 2021, 4:42 PM CDT

HARTINGTON
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:42 PM CDT. Tornado, HARTINGTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952045.
Tornado

May 5, 2021, 4:43 PM CDT

7 E HARTINGTON
Record
- May 5, 2021, 4:43 PM CDT. Tornado, 7 E HARTINGTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:78f1d8e4cf9b464a0ed7e3acdb2ca9b804028088d943d0550467633b99737e5e.
Hail, 1.50 in

May 5, 2021, 5:18 PM CDT

DORCHESTER
Record
- May 5, 2021, 5:18 PM CDT. Hail, 1.50 in, DORCHESTER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:952046.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

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