Nebraska, 1997

Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 1997

July 8, 1997 · NWS LBF · 16 events in 6 counties and zones

16 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.

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Event by event

16 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cherry

When
July 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 15 mi SSW of Valentine
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.670, -100.670

Hail, Garden

When
July 8, 6:30 PM MST
Where
Garden County, 12 mi SW of Oshkosh
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.300, -102.500

Hail, Garden

When
July 8, 6:50 PM MST
Where
Garden County, 12 mi SW of Oshkosh
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.300, -102.500

Hail, Deuel

When
July 8, 7:30 PM MST
Where
Deuel County, 8 mi N of Chappell
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.220, -102.470

Hail, Garden

When
July 8, 7:30 PM MST
Where
Garden County, 17 mi N of Oshkosh
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.670, -102.330

Hail, Deuel

When
July 8, 8:00 PM MST
Where
Deuel County, 10 mi NNW of Chappell
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.230, -102.530

Hail, Garden

When
July 8, 8:20 PM MST
Where
Garden County, 12 mi NNE of Oshkosh
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
41.580, -102.250

Hail, Grant

When
July 8, 8:20 PM MST
Where
Grant County, 2 mi N of Ashby
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.050, -101.920

Hail, Cherry

When
July 8, 8:50 PM MST
Where
Cherry County, 54 mi S of Merriman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.130, -101.700

Hail, Grant

When
July 8, 9:00 PM MST
Where
Grant County, 20 mi SSW of Ashby
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.750, -102.070

Hail, Grant

When
July 8, 9:10 PM MST
Where
Grant County, 5 mi N of Hyannis
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
42.070, -101.770

Hail, Perkins

When
July 8, 9:55 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 8 mi N of Grant
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.970, -101.720

Hail, Deuel

When
July 8, 9:59 PM MST
Where
Deuel County, 9 mi N of Chappell
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.230, -102.470

Hail, Perkins

When
July 8, 10:15 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 9 mi N of Grant
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.980, -101.720

Hail, Keith

When
July 8, 10:20 PM MST
Where
Keith County, 8 mi S of Ogallala
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.020, -101.720

Hail, Garden

When
July 8, 10:30 PM MST
Where
Garden County, 13 mi N of Oshkosh
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.600, -102.330

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: 5610623, 5610624, 5610625, 5610626, 5610627, 5610629, 5610628, 5610630, 5610631, 5610632, 5610633, 5610634, 5610731, 5610635, 5610729, 5610730.