Hail, Valley
- When
- June 30, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Valley County, 7 mi W of Ord
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $400,000
- Coordinates
- 41.600, -99.070
Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 30, 1997
Thunderstorms moved through central and south-central Nebraska. These storms produced hail up to an inch in diameter and winds to 70 mph.
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
- $220,000
- Crop damage
- $2.0 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 moved through central and south-central Nebraska. These storms produced hail up to an inch in diameter and winds to 70 mph. The airport at Loup City was very hard hit as several hangers were damaged or destroyed. Four airplanes also received substantial damage.
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:42 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Valley
- When
- June 30, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Valley County, North Loup
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -98.780
Hail, Greeley
- When
- June 30, 10:27 PM CST
- Where
- Greeley County, Scotia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $400,000
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -98.720
Hail, Valley
- When
- June 30, 10:28 PM CST
- Where
- Valley County, Arcadia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $400,000
- Coordinates
- 41.430, -99.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman
- When
- June 30, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County, Loup City
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -98.980
Hail, Greeley
- When
- June 30, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- Greeley County, 4 mi E of Scotia
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $200,000
- Coordinates
- 41.470, -98.630
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
- Lightning Strikes and Heavy Rain in Wisconsin, June 30, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 30, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 1997
- High Wind in Utah, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 30, 1997
- Drought in New Jersey, June 30, 1997
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, June 30, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 30, 1997
- Drought in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, June 1997
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: 5607550, 5607551, 5607552, 5607553, 5607554, 5607555.