Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 16 to 17, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 16 to 17, 1998
Start: 1998-06-16T18:50
End: 1998-06-17T01:00
Location: Nebraska

June 16 to 17, 1998 · NWS LBF · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

13 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Events: 14

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), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:48 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When: June 16, 6:50 PM MST
Where: Grant County, 16 mi SSE of Whitman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.830, -101.400

Hail, Hooker

When: June 16, 6:55 PM MST
Where: Hooker County, 21 mi SSW of Mullen
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.770, -101.180

Hail, McPherson

When: June 16, 8:15 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, 19 mi NW of Tryon
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.750, -101.230

Hail, Thomas

When: June 16, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, 21 mi SSE of Seneca
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.770, -100.680

Large tree limbs blown down

Hail, Garden

When: June 16, 9:15 PM MST
Where: Garden County, 8 mi NE of Oshkosh
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.500, -102.220

Large tree limbs blown down

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: June 16, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Blaine County, 8 mi E of Dunning
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.820, -99.970

Numerous large tree limbs blown down

Hail, Grant

When: June 16, 9:35 PM MST
Where: Grant County, 20 mi SW of Hyannis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.800, -102.050

Hail, Keith

When: June 16, 9:55 PM MST
Where: Keith County, 17 mi N of Ogallala
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.380, -101.720

Hail, Arthur

When: June 16, 10:01 PM MST
Where: Arthur County, 9 mi S of Arthur
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.430, -101.700

Hail, Loup

When: June 16, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Loup County, 7 mi NW of Taylor
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.830, -99.480

Hail, Arthur

When: June 16, 10:45 PM MST
Where: Arthur County, 15 mi NE of Arthur
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.720, -101.500

Hail, Grant

When: June 16, 11:15 PM MST
Where: Grant County, 5 mi NE of Whitman
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.100, -101.450

Hail, Garfield

When: June 17, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Garfield County, 5 mi N of Burwell
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.850, -99.130

Hail, Wheeler

When: June 17, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Wheeler County, 5 mi NE of Ericson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.830, -98.620

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

Every storm in Nebraska in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, June 1998

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: 5648230, 5648231, 5648232, 5648233, 5648234, 5648235, 5648236, 5648238, 5648237, 5648240, 5648239, 5648241, 5648242, 5648243.