Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 18, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 18, 1992
Start: 1992-07-18T05:10
End: 1992-07-18T20:50
Location: Nebraska

July 18, 1992 · NWS GRI · 29 events in 17 counties and zones

25 hail, 2 tornado, 2 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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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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

25 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When: July 18, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.170, -101.000

Hail, Frontier

When: July 18, 7:19 AM CST
Where: Frontier County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.680, -100.330

Hail, Fillmore

When: July 18, 10:10 AM CST
Where: Fillmore County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.600, -97.780

Hail, Thomas

When: July 18, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Thomas County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.900, -100.470

Hail, Rock

When: July 18, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.580, -99.520

Hail, Custer

When: July 18, 4:29 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.630, -99.370

Tornado, Custer

When: July 18, 4:37 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 41.300, -100.020

Hail, Holt

When: July 18, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.080, -99.130

Hail, Hitchcock

When: July 18, 5:11 PM CST
Where: Hitchcock County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.180, -100.930

Hail, Phelps

When: July 18, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Phelps County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.530, -99.630

Hail, Rock

When: July 18, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.580, -99.570

Hail, Custer

When: July 18, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.300, -99.930

Hail, Gosper

When: July 18, 5:39 PM CST
Where: Gosper County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.680, -99.850

Hail, Garfield

When: July 18, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.850, -98.780

Hail, Rock

When: July 18, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.530, -99.520

Hail, Frontier

When: July 18, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Frontier County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.720, -100.220

Hail, Garfield

When: July 18, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.780, -99.130

Hail, Phelps

When: July 18, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Phelps County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.370, -99.470

Hail, Valley

When: July 18, 6:54 PM CST
Where: Valley County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.720, -99.020

Hail, Phelps

When: July 18, 7:03 PM CST
Where: Phelps County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.370, -99.470

Hail, Phelps

When: July 18, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Phelps County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.530, -99.630

Hail, Clay

When: July 18, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.600, -97.850

Hail, Polk

When: July 18, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.120, -97.600

Hail, York

When: July 18, 7:55 PM CST
Where: York County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.030, -97.400

Hail, York

When: July 18, 8:30 PM CST
Where: York County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.030, -97.480

Hail, Seward

When: July 18, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Seward County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.780, -97.270

Tornado, Seward

When: July 18, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Seward County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 40.770, -97.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 18, 7:30 PM PST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 40.430, -98.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Nuckolls

When: July 18, 8:05 PM PST
Where: Nuckolls County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.200, -98.070

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1992 Warnings in Nebraska, July 1992

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: 10155925, 10155926, 10155927, 10155937, 10155940, 10155941, 10079013, 10155944, 10155945, 10155947, 10155948, 10155949, 10155951, 10155952, 10155953, 10156823, 10156824, 10156825, 10156828, 10156830, 10156831, 10156832, 10156834, 10156835, 10156840, 10156841, 10079016, 10079014, 10079015.