Nebraska, 1978

Hail in Nebraska, June 17, 1978

June 17, 1978 · NWS ATA · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

8 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

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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.

Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morrill

When
June 17, 12:30 AM CST
Where
Morrill County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.750, -103.320

Hail, Scotts Bluff

When
June 17, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Scotts Bluff County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.800, -103.500

Hail, Cherry

When
June 17, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Cherry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.680, -100.970

Hail, Arthur

When
June 17, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Arthur County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.570, -101.700

Hail, Dixon

When
June 17, 3:30 AM CST
Where
Dixon County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.420, -97.000

Hail, Logan

When
June 17, 4:10 AM CST
Where
Logan County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.480, -100.520

Hail, Dakota

When
June 17, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Dakota County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.480, -96.420

Hail, Custer

When
June 17, 5:05 AM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.400, -99.650

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10065114, 10065115, 10065116, 10065117, 10065118, 10065119, 10065120, 10065121.