Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 1998

Name: Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 1998
Start: 1998-05-23T16:00
End: 1998-05-23T19:10
Location: Nebraska

May 23, 1998 · NWS LBF · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

6 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
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $72,000
Crop damage: $195,000
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.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sheridan

When: May 23, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Sheridan County, 6 mi N of Gordon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.880, -102.200

Hail, Brown

When: May 23, 5:02 PM CST
Where: Brown County, 25 mi SSW of Ainsworth
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 42.220, -100.030

Hail, Brown

When: May 23, 5:50 PM CST
Where: Brown County, 28 mi S of Long Pine
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -99.700

Hail, Loup

When: May 23, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Loup County, 12 mi NNW of Taylor
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $60,000
Coordinates: 41.930, -99.470

Large hail damaged alfalfa, pastures and other crops. Considerable damage was sustained to windows, siding and roofs.

Hail, Loup

When: May 23, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Loup County, 10 mi NNE of Taylor
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $70,000
Coordinates: 41.900, -99.320

Crops and property sustained significant damage due to large hail.

Hail, Garfield

When: May 23, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, 4 mi NW of Burwell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $65,000
Coordinates: 41.820, -99.180

Severe thunderstorms with large hail damaged alfalfa and other crops as well as houses and property.

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, May 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: 5644856, 5644857, 5644858, 5644859, 5644860, 5644861.