Nebraska, 1993

Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 1, 1993

August 1, 1993 · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

12 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.1 million
Crop damage
$10 million
Events
13

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

12 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Arthur

When
August 1, 1:35 AM CST
Where
Arthur County, Arthur
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.569, -101.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Arthur

When
August 1, 1:50 AM CST
Where
Arthur County, Arthur
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.569, -101.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Keith

When
August 1, 2:40 AM CST
Where
Keith County, Roscoe
Measured
0.75 in hail
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of severe thunderstorms pushed through Keith county. Dime-size hail covered the ground and formed drifts north of Roscoe. A hail drift 6 inches deep remained there during the early afternoon. Hail up to golfball-size fell at Roscoe, south of Ogallala and at Brule. The hail damaged 1,000 acres of corn, 300 acres of sunflowers, 250 acres of beans, along with some hay. There was also some structural damage to buildings, windows were broken , and cars were dented.

Hail, Morrill

When
August 1, 2:00 AM MST
Where
Morrill County, Bridgeport
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.716, -103.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Keith

When
August 1, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Keith County, Roscoe
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of severe thunderstorms pushed through Keith county. Dime-size hail covered the ground and formed drifts north of Roscoe. A hail drift 6 inches deep remained there during the early afternoon. Hail up to golfball-size fell at Roscoe, south of Ogallala and at Brule. The hail damaged 1,000 acres of corn, 300 acres of sunflowers, 250 acres of beans, along with some hay. There was also some structural damage to buildings, windows were broken , and cars were dented.

Hail, Keith

When
August 1, 3:07 AM CST
Where
Keith County, Brule
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of severe thunderstorms pushed through Keith county. Dime-size hail covered the ground and formed drifts north of Roscoe. A hail drift 6 inches deep remained there during the early afternoon. Hail up to golfball-size fell at Roscoe, south of Ogallala and at Brule. The hail damaged 1,000 acres of corn, 300 acres of sunflowers, 250 acres of beans, along with some hay. There was also some structural damage to buildings, windows were broken , and cars were dented.

Hail, Keith

When
August 1, 3:07 AM CST
Where
Keith County, Ogallala
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A line of severe thunderstorms pushed through Keith county. Dime-size hail covered the ground and formed drifts north of Roscoe. A hail drift 6 inches deep remained there during the early afternoon. Hail up to golfball-size fell at Roscoe, south of Ogallala and at Brule. The hail damaged 1,000 acres of corn, 300 acres of sunflowers, 250 acres of beans, along with some hay. There was also some structural damage to buildings, windows were broken , and cars were dented.

Hail, Perkins

When
August 1, 3:25 AM CST
Where
Perkins County, Grant
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.851, -101.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golfball-size occurred 10 miles north of Grant. Dime-size hail also fell 4 miles north of Grant at the same time.

Hail, Lincoln

When
August 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Countywide
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
August 1, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Wallace
Coordinates
41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hayes

When
August 1, 4:15 AM CST to 5:10 AM CST
Where
Hayes County, Hayes to Center to 2 N
Measured
1.5 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$5.0 million
Coordinates
40.525, -101.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced a seven mile wide path of hail and wind damage from northwest of Hayes Center to North of Palisade. Hail up to walnut-size was driven into drifts 1 to 3 feet high by winds in excess of 60 mph. 9,800 acres of corn and 3,400 acres of beans were damaged. Many of these were totally destroyed with corn plants reduced to short stubs. Farm buildings, houses, and trees were also damaged by the wind and hail. Five power poles were blown down. Hitchcock County Culbertson,01,0510CST,,,0,0,?,?,Hail (1.00)

Hail, Hitchcock

When
August 1, 5:10 AM CST to 5:30 AM CST
Where
Hitchcock County, Palisade to to Trenton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$5.0 million
Coordinates
40.176, -101.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced an eight mile wide path of hail and wind damage across Hitchcock County. Hail up to dime-size was blown into drifts up to three feet high. Approximately 6,500 acres of corn, 1,500 acres of milo, 1,000 acres of sunflowers and about 1,500 acres of other crops were damaged. Numerous farm houses and buildings received roof damage and had windows broken. The strong winds also knocked down trees and power lines.

Hail, Cherry

When
August 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, Valentine
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.545, -101.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail up to golfball-size occurred around Valentine during the evening hours.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10334401, 10334402, 10334576, 10334059, 10334577, 10334133, 10334176, 10333480, 10333718, 10333719, 10333862, 10333873, 10334156.