Hail, Pierce
- When
- August 4, 9:55 AM CST
- Where
- Pierce County, Plainview
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.264, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 4, 1995
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:52 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Antelope
- When
- August 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Antelope County, Oakdale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.177, -98.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- August 4, 4:37 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Hay Springs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.505, -102.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The storm damaged an estimated 2,500 acres of beans and corn. The hail cut a five mile swath.
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- August 4, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Hay Springs
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 42.505, -102.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The storm damaged an estimated 2,500 acres of beans and corn. The hail cut a five mile swath.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan
- When
- August 4, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, Hay Springs
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.505, -102.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The storm damaged an estimated 2,500 acres of beans and corn. The hail cut a five mile swath.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, August 4, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 4, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, August 4, 1995
- Hail in South Dakota, August 4, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 4, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 4, 1995
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, August 4, 1995
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 4, 1995
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 4, 1995
- Tornado in Michigan, August 4, 1995
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, August 1995
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: 10333553, 10333747, 10333629, 10333630, 10333631.