Nebraska, 1996

Hail in Nebraska, July 18, 1996

July 18, 1996 · NWS LBF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN

Where it happened

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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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 LBF wrote it up.

SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:44 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Deuel

When
July 18, 7:45 PM MST
Where
Deuel County, 3 mi NW of Chappell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.130, -102.500

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5557094.