Hail in Nebraska, August 10, 1996

Name: Hail in Nebraska, August 10, 1996
Start: 1996-08-10T19:15
End: 1996-08-10T19:15
Location: Nebraska

August 10, 1996 · NWS GID · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Severe thunderstorms moved south into northern Buffalo county producing large hail and damaging winds. The vinyl siding on a farmhouse was damaged north of Pleasanton.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $150,000
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms moved south into northern Buffalo county producing large hail and damaging winds. The vinyl siding on a farmhouse was damaged north of Pleasanton. Crop damage was also noted around Pleasanton.

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:16 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Buffalo

When: August 10, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 3 mi N of Pleasanton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $150,000
Coordinates: 41.020, -99.080

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, August 1996

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: 5568741.