Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 5, 1979

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 5, 1979
Start: 1979-09-05T16:20
End: 1979-09-05T23:20
Location: Nebraska

September 5, 1979 · NWS ATA · 14 events in 6 counties and zones

9 thunderstorm wind, 5 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

9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pierce

When: September 5, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.250, -97.580

Hail, Pierce

When: September 5, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 42.250, -97.580

Hail, Madison

When: September 5, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.320, -97.420

Hail, Madison

When: September 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.980, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: September 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.980, -97.430

Hail, Boone

When: September 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.700, -98.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When: September 5, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.700, -98.050

Hail, Madison

When: September 5, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.980, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: September 5, 5:33 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.980, -97.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When: September 5, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.750, -97.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When: September 5, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 40.970, -98.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: September 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.530, -98.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: September 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.600, -98.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson

When: September 5, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40.150, -97.170

What these are

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.
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: 10064963, 10069270, 10069271, 10064964, 10064965, 10064966, 10064967, 10064968, 10064969, 10064970, 10064971, 10064972, 10064973, 10064974.