Nebraska, 1979

Hail in Nebraska, April 24, 1979

April 24, 1979 · NWS T · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

5 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
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

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hayes

When
April 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Hayes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.380, -101.230

Hail, Frontier

When
April 24, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Frontier County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.450, -100.580

Hail, Furnas

When
April 24, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -100.000

Hail, Red Willow

When
April 24, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -100.300

Hail, Gosper

When
April 24, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Gosper County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.700, -99.850

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: 10067467, 10067468, 10067469, 10067470, 10067471.