Grand Island, Nebraska

===1980 tornadoes===
{{Main|1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak}}

On June 3, 1980, Grand Island was hit by a massive [[supercell]] storm. Through the course of the evening, the city was ravaged by seven [[tornado]]es, the worst of which was rated F4 on the [[Fujita Scale]]. The hardest hit area of town was the South Locust business district. There were five deaths as a result of the tornadoes.

Tornado Hill is a local landmark created as a direct result of the tornadoes. Debris that could not be recycled was burned near Fonner Park and what remained was buried within Ryder Park, on the west end of town. The base of the hill was a hole 6–8 feet deep and nearly 200 feet across, and the hill is 40 feet high. It is used for sledding in this otherwise flat area.<ref name=independent>{{cite web |url=http://www.gitwisters.com/tenyears/tornadohill.php |title=The Real Night of the Twisters |first=Brad |last=Frisvold |work=gitwisters.com |year=2011 |publisher=The Independent |location=Grand Island, NE |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731041332/http://www.gitwisters.com/tenyears/tornadohill.php |archive-date=July 31, 2012 }}</ref>

A book, ''[[Night of the Twisters]]'', by Ivy Ruckman, and movie were based on this event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gitwisters.com/bookmovie/twistersmovie.php |title=The Real Night of the Twisters |first=Colleen |last=O'Neill |work=gitwisters.com |year=2011 |publisher=The Independent |location=Grand Island, NE |access-date=June 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111055242/http://www.gitwisters.com/bookmovie/twistersmovie.php |archive-date=January 11, 2013 }}</ref>