Nebraska, 1998

Hail in Nebraska, June 11, 1998

June 11, 1998 · NWS LBF · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

5 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 North Platte radar (KLNX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:56 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cherry

When
June 11, 2:58 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 11 mi NE of Brownlee
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.400, -100.470

Hail, Brown

When
June 11, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 21 mi SSW of Ainsworth
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.270, -100.000

Hail, Rock

When
June 11, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Rock County, 6 mi WSW of Bassett
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.550, -99.630

Hail, Holt

When
June 11, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Holt County, 2 mi S of Chambers
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.170, -98.750

Hail, Holt

When
June 11, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Holt County, 5 mi SE of Chambers
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.150, -98.680

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5648106, 5648107, 5648108, 5648109, 5648110.