Nebraska, 1993

Hail in Nebraska, August 6, 1993

August 6, 1993 · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
None recorded
Crop damage
$500,000
Events
7

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

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Scotts Bluff

When
August 6, 4:40 PM MST
Where
Scotts Bluff County, Scottsbluff
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.851, -103.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scotts Bluff

When
August 6, 4:45 PM MST
Where
Scotts Bluff County, Scottsbluff
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.851, -103.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chase

When
August 6, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Chase County, Lamar
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.524, -101.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hooker

When
August 6, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Hooker County, Mullen
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.916, -101.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dundy

When
August 6, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Dundy County, Haigler
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
40.176, -101.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Marble- to golfball-size hail stripped leaves from corn plants and destroyed soybeans. Hail was still in the ditches near noon the next day. Over 2.75 inches of rain also occurred.

Hail, McPherson

When
August 6, 8:55 PM CST
Where
McPherson County, Tryon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.568, -101.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dundy

When
August 6, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Dundy County, Haigler
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.176, -101.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10333511, 10333512, 10334083, 10333963, 10334028, 10333986, 10334029.