Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 29, 1979

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 29, 1979
Start: 1979-07-29T17:45
End: 1979-07-29T23:30
Location: Nebraska

July 29, 1979 · NWS ATA · 14 events in 9 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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

Hail, Scotts Bluff

When: July 29, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Scotts Bluff County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.950, -103.800

Hail, Scotts Bluff

When: July 29, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Scotts Bluff County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.870, -103.600

Hail, Brown

When: July 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.550, -99.850

Hail, Rock

When: July 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.430, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: July 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Coordinates: 42.430, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: July 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Coordinates: 42.550, -99.850

Hail, Holt

When: July 29, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.470, -98.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Holt

When: July 29, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Coordinates: 42.470, -98.630

Hail, Antelope

When: July 29, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Antelope

When: July 29, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Coordinates: 42.130, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: July 29, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 42.280, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 29, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 42.250, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cedar

When: July 29, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Cedar County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 42.500, -97.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: July 29, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.000, -97.430

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: 10068345, 10068346, 10068347, 10068348, 10068349, 10068350, 10068351, 10068352, 10068353, 10068354, 10068355, 10068356, 10068357, 10068358.