Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 19, 1998

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 19, 1998
Start: 1998-05-19T15:47
End: 1998-05-19T22:50
Location: Nebraska

May 19, 1998 · NWS LBF · 22 events in 14 counties and zones

15 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $36,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:48 UTC.

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Event by event

15 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sheridan

When: May 19, 3:47 PM MST
Where: Sheridan County, 13 mi NNE of Ellsworth
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.230, -102.180

Hail, Garden

When: May 19, 4:45 PM MST
Where: Garden County, 18 mi N of Lisco
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.770, -102.620

Hail, Cherry

When: May 19, 5:15 PM MST
Where: Cherry County, 58 mi SSW of Merriman
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -102.130

Hail, Sheridan

When: May 19, 5:15 PM MST
Where: Sheridan County, 3 mi W of Lakeside
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.070, -102.480

Hail, Grant

When: May 19, 5:30 PM MST
Where: Grant County, Ashby
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.020, -101.920

Hail, Garden

When: May 19, 5:35 PM MST
Where: Garden County, 15 mi NNW of Oshkosh
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 41.620, -102.450

Hail, Cherry

When: May 19, 5:40 PM MST
Where: Cherry County, 60 mi S of Merriman
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.050, -101.700

Hail, Grant

When: May 19, 6:00 PM MST
Where: Grant County, Whitman
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.050, -101.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Garden

When: May 19, 6:20 PM MST
Where: Garden County, 2 mi W of Oshkosh
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.420, -102.370

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.

Hail, Hooker

When: May 19, 6:35 PM MST
Where: Hooker County, 11 mi W of Mullen
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.050, -101.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Arthur

When: May 19, 7:00 PM MST
Where: Arthur County, 10 mi NW of Arthur
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.670, -101.830

Numerous large tree branches were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Hail, Hooker

When: May 19, 7:10 PM MST
Where: Hooker County, Mullen
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.050, -101.030

Hail, McPherson

When: May 19, 8:40 PM CST
Where: McPherson County, Ringgold
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.520, -100.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 19, 8:56 PM CST to 9:01 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, North Platte
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Property damage: $17,000
Coordinates: 41.150, -100.780

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a large roof section of a high rise building in North Platte.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When: May 19, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Blaine County, 5 mi NNW of Dunning
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.880, -100.150

Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Thomas

When: May 19, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Thomas County, 1 mi W of Halsey
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.900, -100.350

Large tree limbs and a window were broken by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: May 19, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County, 6 mi W of Broken Bow
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.400, -99.770

Thunderstorm winds at 60 mph damaged farm equipment 6 miles west of Broken Bow.

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: May 19, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Custer County, 5 mi SW of Oconto
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.100, -99.850

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 MPH damaged trees

Hail, Wheeler

When: May 19, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, 7 mi SSE of Bartlett
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 41.780, -98.500

Hail, Holt

When: May 19, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Holt County, 10 mi SSW of Ewing
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -98.420

Hail, Garden

When: May 19, 9:55 PM MST
Where: Garden County, 6 mi SE of Oshkosh
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 41.350, -102.250

Hail, Chase

When: May 19, 9:58 PM MST
Where: Chase County, 7 mi S of Lamar
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.470, -101.970

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.

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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: 5645056, 5645058, 5645057, 5645059, 5645060, 5645061, 5645062, 5645063, 5645065, 5645064, 5645067, 5645066, 5645068, 5645069, 5645070, 5645072, 5645071, 5644527, 5645073, 5645074, 5645075, 5644526.