Nebraska, 1997

Hail in Nebraska, August 22, 1997

August 22, 1997 · NWS LBF · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
$100,000
Events
8

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.

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Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cherry

When
August 22, 8:55 AM CST
Where
Cherry County, 9 mi SW of Brownlee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.180, -100.730

Hail, Thomas

When
August 22, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, 9 mi SW of Thedford
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.880, -100.700

Hail, Thomas

When
August 22, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, 9 mi SW of Thedford
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.880, -100.700

Hail, Keya Paha

When
August 22, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Keya Paha County, 21 mi NW of Springview
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.030, -100.030

Hail, Keya Paha

When
August 22, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Keya Paha County, 18 mi NW of Springview
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
$100,000
Coordinates
43.000, -99.980

Hail, Brown

When
August 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 3 mi W of Johnstown
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
42.570, -100.130

Hail, Cherry

When
August 22, 7:16 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 2 mi W of Wood Lake
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.630, -100.270

Hail, Cherry

When
August 22, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 7 mi S of Wood Lake
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.530, -100.230

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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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: 5615265, 5615266, 5615267, 5615268, 5615269, 5615270, 5615271, 5615272.