Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 8, 1973

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 8, 1973
Start: 1973-07-08T17:35
End: 1973-07-08T21:15
Location: Nebraska

July 8, 1973 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
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.

Event by event

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dawes

When: July 8, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Dawes County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.830, -103.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawes

When: July 8, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Dawes County
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates: 42.830, -103.080

Hail, Scotts Bluff

When: July 8, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Scotts Bluff County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.750, -103.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Scotts Bluff

When: July 8, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Scotts Bluff County
Coordinates: 41.750, -103.500

Hail, Custer

When: July 8, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.570, -99.250

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1973 Every state in 1973 This day in weather history

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: 10065974, 10065975, 10065976, 10065977, 10065978.