Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 23, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 23, 1994
Start: 1994-07-23T18:55
End: 1994-07-23T22:05
Location: Nebraska

July 23, 1994 · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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: $50 million
Events: 10

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

Hail, Arthur

When: July 23, 6:55 PM 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, Logan

When: July 23, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Logan County, Stapleton
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 41.567, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches in diameter and three inches of rain.

Hail, Sherman

When: July 23, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, Loup City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.221, -98.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Howard

When: July 23, 8:43 PM CST
Where: Howard County, Elba
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.220, -98.517 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Howard

When: July 23, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Howard County, St Paul
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.220, -98.517 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Howard

When: July 23, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Howard County, St Paul
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.220, -98.517 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Merrick

When: July 23, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Merrick County, Archer
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50 million
Coordinates: 41.170, -98.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Merrick

When: July 23, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Merrick County, Archer
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.170, -98.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Valley

When: July 23, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Valley County, North Loup
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.567, -98.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Polk

When: July 23, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Osceola
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.187, -97.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds produced hail up to golf ball-size causing extensive crop damage in Merrick, Valley and Polk Counties. In Merrick County, crop damage was estimated at $5.9 million.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, July 1994

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: 10334405, 10333888, 10333637, 10334040, 10334041, 10334042, 10334000, 10334001, 10335737, 10333577.