Hail, Adams
- When
- June 24, 5:24 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, 4 mi N of Hastings
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 40.630, -98.380
Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 24, 1997
Thunderstorms developed near Hastings and moved southeast. The storms dropped one inch diameter hail at the NWS office north of Hastings.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $205,000
- Crop damage
- $2.4 million
- Events
- 6
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 developed near Hastings and moved southeast. The storms dropped one inch diameter hail at the NWS office north of Hastings. Hail up to one inch continued to be reported from this storm as it moved toward the Kansas border. Strong winds also were reported from this storm.
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:21 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Adams
- When
- June 24, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Adams County, Hastings
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -98.380
Hail, Clay
- When
- June 24, 7:29 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 3 mi E of Fairfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 40.430, -98.070
Hail, Thayer
- When
- June 24, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Thayer County, Davenport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $600,000
- Coordinates
- 40.320, -97.800
Hail, Thayer
- When
- June 24, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Thayer County, Carleton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $400,000
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -97.670
Thunderstorm Wind, Thayer
- When
- June 24, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Thayer County, Carleton
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $400,000
- Coordinates
- 40.300, -97.670
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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- Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 24, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 24, 1997
- Flood in Nebraska, June 24 to 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 24, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 24, 1997
- Tornado and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 24, 1997
- Flood in Florida, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 24, 1997
More
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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: 5609472, 5609473, 5609474, 5609475, 5609476, 5609477.