Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 14, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 14, 1997
Start: 1997-08-14T17:05
End: 1997-08-14T18:45
Location: Nebraska

August 14, 1997 · NWS LBF · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: $1.1 million
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 North Platte radar (KLNX), 168 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Holt

When: August 14, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Holt County, 22 mi NNW of O Neill
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 42.730, -98.820

Widespread hail damage occurred to automobiles in the city of O Neill.

Hail, Boyd

When: August 14, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Boyd County, 4 mi SSE of Spencer
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Crop damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 42.820, -98.670

Hail ranging in size from marbles to tennis balls battered crops and grassland in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Boyd

When: August 14, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Boyd County, 7 mi SE of Lynch
Property damage: $6,000
Coordinates: 42.770, -98.370

Large tree branches were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Holt

When: August 14, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Holt County, 24 mi NE of O Neill
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $400,000
Coordinates: 42.680, -98.320

Large hail damaged or totally destroyed growing crops in the area.

Hail, Holt

When: August 14, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Holt County, 4 mi SE of Inman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.330, -98.500

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, August 1997

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: 5615140, 5615139, 5615141, 5615142, 5615143.