Hail, Perkins
- When
- August 19, 1:05 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 11 mi NNW of Grant
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -101.800
Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 19, 1998
14 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.
- 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
- 16
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
14 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brown
- When
- August 19, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 11 mi S of Johnstown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -100.070
Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- August 19, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 20 mi S of Johnstown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -100.070
Large tree blown down.
Hail, Keya Paha
- When
- August 19, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Keya Paha County, 18 mi E of Springview
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.820, -99.380
Hail, Rock
- When
- August 19, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County, 9 mi SW of Bassett
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.480, -99.650
Hail, Hayes
- When
- August 19, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hayes County, 16 mi WNW of Hayes Center
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -101.300
Hail, Chase
- When
- August 19, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Chase County, 11 mi N of Wauneta
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -101.370
Hail, Brown
- When
- August 19, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 18 mi S of Johnstown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.300, -100.070
Hail, Keya Paha
- When
- August 19, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Keya Paha County, 23 mi NE of Springview
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -99.420
Hail, Rock
- When
- August 19, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County, 5 mi NE of Newport
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.650, -99.270
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- August 19, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 7 mi SSW of Hershey
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.070, -101.050
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- August 19, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Hershey
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -101.000
Hail, Rock
- When
- August 19, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County, 4 mi NE of Rose
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.230, -99.420
Hail, Boyd
- When
- August 19, 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Boyd County, 3 mi NW of Lynch
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.870, -98.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- August 19, 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County, Stapleton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -100.520
Hail, Blaine
- When
- August 19, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Blaine County, 1 mi N of Brewster
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -99.870
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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- Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, August 19 to 20, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 19, 1998
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Alaska, August 19 to 20, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Hail in Colorado, August 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Carolina, August 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 19, 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: 5666088, 5666089, 5666090, 5666091, 5666094, 5666093, 5666092, 5666095, 5666163, 5666165, 5666164, 5666166, 5666167, 5666168, 5666169, 5666170.