Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
Start: 1997-06-20T14:30
End: 1997-06-20T17:50
Location: Nebraska

June 20, 1997 · NWS CYS · 23 events in 3 counties and zones

21 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $197,000
Crop damage: $65,000
Events: 23

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 Rapid City radar (KUDX), 184 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:30 UTC.

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Event by event

21 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Box Butte

When: June 20, 2:30 PM MST to 2:33 PM MST
Where: Box Butte County, 11 mi N of Hemingford
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.480, -103.070

Hail, Box Butte

When: June 20, 2:30 PM MST to 2:34 PM MST
Where: Box Butte County, 8 mi NW of Hemingford
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.400, -103.180

Window knocked out of car.

Hail, Kimball

When: June 20, 2:50 PM MST to 2:55 PM MST
Where: Kimball County, 11 mi NE of Kimball
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.350, -103.520

Hail, Kimball

When: June 20, 2:53 PM MST to 2:58 PM MST
Where: Kimball County, 10 mi N of Dix
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.380, -103.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 3:16 PM MST to 3:18 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, 2 mi N of Potter
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 41.250, -103.320

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 3:30 PM MST to 3:32 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, 6 mi NE of Gurley
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.380, -102.900

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 3:30 PM MST to 3:32 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, 10 mi SE of Sidney
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.050, -102.850

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 3:30 PM MST to 3:34 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, 10 mi NW of Sidney
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.250, -103.120

Hail, Box Butte

When: June 20, 3:40 PM MST to 3:42 PM MST
Where: Box Butte County, 6 mi W of Hemingford
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.320, -103.180

Hail, Box Butte

When: June 20, 3:40 PM MST to 3:45 PM MST
Where: Box Butte County, Hemingford to 4 mi W of Hemingford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.320, -103.150

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 3:43 PM MST to 3:45 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Brownson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.180, -103.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 3:45 PM MST to 3:47 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Brownson
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.180, -103.120

Hail, Box Butte

When: June 20, 3:47 PM MST to 3:49 PM MST
Where: Box Butte County, 4 mi W of Hemingford
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.320, -103.150

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 3:50 PM MST to 3:52 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Sidney
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.150, -102.980

Several windshields broken and vehicles dented.

Hail, Box Butte

When: June 20, 3:50 PM MST to 3:55 PM MST
Where: Box Butte County, 4 mi SW of Hemingford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.280, -103.120

Hail, Box Butte

When: June 20, 3:50 PM MST to 3:52 PM MST
Where: Box Butte County, Berea
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 42.220, -102.980

Hail, Box Butte

When: June 20, 4:12 PM MST to 4:13 PM MST
Where: Box Butte County, 12 mi N of Alliance
Measured: 3 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 42.270, -102.880

Hail, Kimball

When: June 20, 4:38 PM MST to 4:40 PM MST
Where: Kimball County, 4 mi E of Dix
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.230, -103.420

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 4:45 PM MST to 4:49 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Potter
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.220, -103.320

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 5:17 PM MST to 5:23 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Sidney
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 41.150, -102.980

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 5:28 PM MST to 5:50 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Potter
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.220, -103.320

A line of thunderstorms producing hail up to 2 inches in diameter moved east across Potter into central Cheyenne County north of Interstate 80.

Hail, Kimball

When: June 20, 5:35 PM MST to 5:37 PM MST
Where: Kimball County, Dix
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 41.230, -103.500

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 20, 5:40 PM MST to 5:43 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Potter
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 41.220, -103.320

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.

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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: 5608576, 5608577, 5608578, 5608579, 5608580, 5608581, 5608582, 5608583, 5608584, 5608585, 5608586, 5608587, 5608588, 5608589, 5608590, 5608591, 5608592, 5608593, 5608594, 5608598, 5608595, 5608596, 5608597.