Hail, Sheridan
- When
- August 11, 1:45 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 13 mi SSE of Hay Spgs
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.520, -102.580
Golfball size hail damaged rangeland.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 11, 1998
6 hail, 1 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.
- 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Events
- 7
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cherry
- When
- August 11, 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Cherry County, 50 mi S of Merriman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -101.700
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- August 11, 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 14 mi NNW of Antioch
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -102.680
Hail, Garden
- When
- August 11, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Garden County, 9 mi NNE of Oshkosh
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -102.270
Golfball size hail accompanied by strong winds damaged buildings, vehicles, and crops.
Thunderstorm Wind, Garden
- When
- August 11, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Garden County, Lisco to 33 mi S of Lisco
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.980, -102.620
Thunderstorm winds blew down several large branches.
Hail, Garden
- When
- August 11, 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Garden County, Oshkosh
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.420, -102.330
Hail, Deuel
- When
- August 11, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Deuel County, 6 mi SE of Chappell
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.030, -102.380
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 Strike in Tennessee, August 11, 1998
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- Flash Flood in Vermont, August 11 to 12, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, August 11 to 12, 1998
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, August 11, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, August 11 to 12, 1998
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 11, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, August 11, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, August 11, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, August 11, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 11, 1998
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: 5666069, 5666070, 5666071, 5666072, 5666073, 5666074, 5666075.