Hail, Howard
- When
- June 20, 6:57 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, St Libory
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 41.080, -98.370
Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
Thunderstorms along Interstate 80 produced a variety of weather across south-central Nebraska. Winds from 60 to 75 mph along with hail up to an inch and a half in diameter causes considerable crop and property damage.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.6 million
- Crop damage
- $4.1 million
- Events
- 21
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.
Thunderstorms along Interstate 80 produced a variety of weather across south-central Nebraska. Winds from 60 to 75 mph along with hail up to an inch and a half in diameter causes considerable crop and property damage. Several funnel clouds were spotted in Dawson County. A well developed wall cloud and a few funnels occurred in Merrick County.
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.
Event by event
15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Merrick
- When
- June 20, 7:04 PM CST
- Where
- Merrick County, 1 mi SW of Palmer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $125,000
- Coordinates
- 41.200, -98.270
Hail, Nance
- When
- June 20, 9:33 PM CST
- Where
- Nance County, Fullerton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -97.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Valley
- When
- June 20, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Valley County, Ord
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $75,000
- Coordinates
- 41.600, -98.930
Hail, Howard
- When
- June 20, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 3 mi S of Cushing
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 41.250, -98.380
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 20, 9:54 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Kearney Arpt
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 40.730, -99.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Hall
- When
- June 20, 9:58 PM CST
- Where
- Hall County, Cairo
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -98.600
Hail, Nance
- When
- June 20, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nance County, Fullerton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 41.370, -97.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Hall
- When
- June 20, 10:07 PM CST
- Where
- Hall County, Grand Is Arpt
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 40.970, -98.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 20, 10:08 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, Shelton
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 40.780, -98.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- June 20, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 2 mi W of Phillips
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 40.900, -98.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Greeley
- When
- June 20, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Greeley County, Wolbach
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 41.400, -98.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- June 20, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 7 mi SW of Aurora
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Crop damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 40.800, -98.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Adams
- When
- June 20, 10:32 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, 4 mi N of Hastings
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $125,000
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -98.380
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- June 20, 10:33 PM CST
- Where
- York County, 4 mi S of Henderson
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $160,000
- Coordinates
- 40.730, -97.800
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- June 20, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- York County, York Arpt
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Crop damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 40.880, -97.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton
- When
- June 20, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 4 mi NE of Hampton
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 40.900, -97.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore
- When
- June 20, 11:03 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, Fairmont
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -97.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- June 20, 11:06 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, Osceola
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 41.180, -97.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore
- When
- June 20, 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, Grafton
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $125,000
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -97.700
Hail, Clay
- When
- June 20, 11:24 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Sutton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $150,000
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -97.850
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
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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: 5609451, 5609452, 5609453, 5609454, 5609455, 5609456, 5609457, 5609458, 5609459, 5609460, 5609461, 5609462, 5609463, 5609464, 5609465, 5609471, 5609466, 5609467, 5609468, 5609469, 5609470.