Nebraska, 1998Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 1998
July 6, 1998 · NWS LBF · 6 events in 2 counties and zones
3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $140,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- 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.
Event by event
3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Brown
- When
- July 6, 1:12 PM CST to 1:28 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Johnstown to 9 mi SSE of Johnstown
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.470, -100.200
Tornado traveled through open rangeland. damaging several windmills and trees.
Tornado, Brown
- When
- July 6, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 9 mi S of Ainsworth
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.420, -99.850
Brief tornado touch down in open rangeland.
Hail, Brown
- When
- July 6, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 4 mi S of Ainsworth
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.500, -99.850
Tornado, Brown
- When
- July 6, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 12 mi S of Long Pine
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -99.700
Brief tornado touch down in open rangeland.
Thunderstorm Wind, Holt
- When
- July 6, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Holt County, O Neill
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -98.650
Thunderstorm downburst winds blew several large trees onto homes and vehicles. Several small buildings were damaged.
Thunderstorm Wind, Holt
- When
- July 6, 3:30 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Holt County, O Neill to 11 mi ENE of O Neill
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -98.430
Thunderstorm winds damaged several farms. A large barn was destroyed, center pivot irrigation system destroyed. Extensive tree and crop damage.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 6 to 31, 19985 deaths · 15 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 6, 19982 deaths · 1 event
- Drought in Oklahoma, July 6 to 31, 1998$500 million · 9 events
- Flooding in Iowa, July 6 to 10, 1998$2.7 million · 18 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 1998$3.9 million · 2 in hail · 8 events
- Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1998$1.8 million · 3 in hail · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, July 6 to 31, 1998$500,000 · 61 kt wind · 27 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 6 to 7, 1998$632,000 · F0 · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 1998$500,000 · 80 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail in Montana, July 6, 1998$110,000 · 1.75 in hail · 22 events
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998$200,000 · 90 kt wind · 1 event
- Flooding in Iowa, July 6, 1998$120,000 · 4 events
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: 5655206, 5655207, 5655209, 5655208, 5655210, 5655211.