Hail, Howard
- When
- August 14, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -98.720
Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 14, 1978
10 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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
10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Holt
- When
- August 14, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Holt County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -98.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Holt
- When
- August 14, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Holt County
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -98.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Phelps
- When
- August 14, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -99.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Merrick
- When
- August 14, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Merrick County
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -97.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Hall
- When
- August 14, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hall County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.970, -98.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Scotts Bluff
- When
- August 14, 3:11 PM CST
- Where
- Scotts Bluff County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.870, -103.600
Hail, Morrill
- When
- August 14, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Morrill County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.670, -103.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Keith
- When
- August 14, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Keith County
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -101.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Hooker
- When
- August 14, 5:27 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker County
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.050, -101.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- August 14, 6:18 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Coordinates
- 41.450, -100.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 14, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.600, -96.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas
- When
- August 14, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.850, -100.320
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 14, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 14, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, August 14, 1978
- Tornado in North Carolina, August 14, 1978
- Tornado in Colorado, August 14, 1978
- Hail in Texas, August 14, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, August 14, 1978
- Tornado in North Dakota, August 14, 1978
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1978Every state in 1978This 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: 10067189, 10067405, 10067406, 10067407, 10067408, 10067409, 10067410, 10067411, 10067412, 10067413, 10067414, 10067415, 10067416.