Nebraska, 1998

Lightning Strike in Nebraska, August 23, 1998

August 23, 1998 · NWS LBF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$50,000
Events
1

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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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Garden

When
August 23, 11:00 PM MST
Where
Garden County, 20 mi N of Oshkosh
Crop damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.619, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning started several grass fires destroying over 3500 acres of rangeland on numerous ranches.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5666174.