Nebraska, 1997

Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 30, 1997

June 30, 1997 · NWS LBF · 24 events in 6 counties and zones

21 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2.3 million
Crop damage
$3.9 million
Events
24

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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The North Platte radar (KLNX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:01 UTC.

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Event by event

21 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cherry

When
June 30, 3:00 PM MST
Where
Cherry County, Nenzel
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.930, -101.120

Hail, Cherry

When
June 30, 4:51 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 2 mi SE of Wood Lake
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.620, -100.200

Hail, Brown

When
June 30, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 13 mi SSW of Johnstown
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$1.2 million
Crop damage
$3.4 million
Coordinates
42.400, -100.170

Scattered supercells with winds in excess of 60 mph moved southeast across North Central Nebraska . The severe thunderstorms produced large hail which severely damaged crops and property.

Hail, Brown

When
June 30, 5:18 PM CST
Where
Brown County, Johnstown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.570, -100.070

Hail, Brown

When
June 30, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 4 mi WNW of Johnstown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.580, -100.130

Hail, Brown

When
June 30, 5:54 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 4 mi W of Ainsworth
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$600,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Coordinates
42.550, -99.930

Hail, Brown

When
June 30, 6:19 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 5 mi S of Ainsworth
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.480, -99.850

Hail, Brown

When
June 30, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 23 mi SSE of Ainsworth
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
42.250, -99.680

Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.

Hail, Cherry

When
June 30, 6:00 PM MST
Where
Cherry County, 30 mi SW of Valentine
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.570, -100.970

Hail, Rock

When
June 30, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Rock County, 10 mi NNW of Rose
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.330, -99.530

Hail, Brown

When
June 30, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 22 mi S of Long Pine
Measured
1.5 in hail
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
42.220, -99.700

Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.

Flash Flood, Brown

When
June 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County, Long Pine
Property damage
$500,000
Coordinates
42.430, -99.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding washed out a bridge near Long Pine. People were evacuated along Long Pine Creek.

Hail, Rock

When
June 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Rock County, 3 mi W of Rose
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.200, -99.530

Hail, Brown

When
June 30, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 30 mi S of Ainsworth
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.120, -99.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
June 30, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 14 mi S of Johnstown
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
42.370, -100.070

Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.

Hail, Blaine

When
June 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Blaine County, 6 mi N of Dunning
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.900, -100.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Loup

When
June 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Loup County, Taylor
Property damage
$4,000
Coordinates
41.770, -99.380

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.

Hail, Loup

When
June 30, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Loup County, 10 mi NW of Almeria
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.930, -99.650

Hail, Loup

When
June 30, 8:52 PM CST
Where
Loup County, 13 mi W of Taylor
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.770, -99.630

Hail, Loup

When
June 30, 8:57 PM CST
Where
Loup County, 10 mi NW of Almeria
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.930, -99.650

Hail, Custer

When
June 30, 8:58 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 7 mi W of Comstock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.550, -99.380

Hail, Custer

When
June 30, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 4 mi SW of Comstock
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.520, -99.300

Hail, Loup

When
June 30, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Loup County, 4 mi E of Taylor
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.770, -99.300

Hail, Custer

When
June 30, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 6 mi S of Comstock
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.470, -99.250

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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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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: 5604541, 5604542, 5604543, 5604545, 5604544, 5604546, 5604547, 5604548, 5604549, 5604550, 5604552, 5604551, 5604554, 5604555, 5604553, 5604556, 5604557, 5604558, 5604559, 5604562, 5604560, 5604561, 5604563, 5604564.