Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 27, 1979

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 27, 1979
Start: 1979-07-27T00:30
End: 1979-07-27T22:45
Location: Nebraska

July 27, 1979 · NWS NG · 22 events in 12 counties and zones

16 hail, 6 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: 22

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

16 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Keith

When: July 27, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Keith County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.130, -101.720

Hail, Lincoln

When: July 27, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.150, -100.780

Hail, McPherson

When: July 27, 6:45 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.920, -100.800

Hail, Logan

When: July 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Logan County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.480, -100.550

Hail, Custer

When: July 27, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.470, -100.200

Hail, Perkins

When: July 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Perkins County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 40.850, -101.720

Hail, Arthur

When: July 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Arthur County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.570, -101.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins

When: July 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Perkins County
Coordinates: 40.850, -101.720

Hail, Lincoln

When: July 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.130, -101.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 27, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 41.130, -101.720

Hail, McPherson

When: July 27, 7:55 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.570, -101.350

Hail, Lincoln

When: July 27, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.080, -100.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 27, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 41.050, -100.520

Hail, Dawson

When: July 27, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.780, -96.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When: July 27, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Coordinates: 40.780, -96.450

Hail, Chase

When: July 27, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Chase County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.520, -101.630

Hail, Hayes

When: July 27, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Hayes County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.520, -101.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Hayes

When: July 27, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Hayes County
Coordinates: 40.520, -101.020

Hail, Frontier

When: July 27, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Frontier County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.630, -100.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Frontier

When: July 27, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Frontier County
Coordinates: 40.630, -100.520

Hail, Dawson

When: July 27, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Dawson County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.780, -99.730

Hail, Gosper

When: July 27, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Gosper County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.600, -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.
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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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: 10067530, 10067531, 10067532, 10067533, 10067534, 10067535, 10067536, 10067537, 10067538, 10067539, 10067540, 10067541, 10067542, 10067543, 10067544, 10067545, 10068119, 10068120, 10068121, 10068341, 10068342, 10068343.