Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan
- When
- May 28, 6:05 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 5 mi NNE of Ellsworth
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 42.130, -102.250
Thunderstorm winds at 60 mph blew out windows and tore off roof shingles.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 28, 1998
7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:07 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, McPherson
- When
- May 28, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, 2 mi NW of Flats
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.580, -101.380
Hail, Grant
- When
- May 28, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Grant County, 12 mi SSW of Hyannis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -101.850
Hail, Arthur
- When
- May 28, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Arthur County, 5 mi NNE of Arthur
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.630, -101.670
Hail, Thomas
- When
- May 28, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas County, 1 mi N of Seneca
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -100.830
Hail, Keith
- When
- May 28, 8:12 PM MST
- Where
- Keith County, 3 mi E of Ogallala
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.130, -101.670
Hail, Keith
- When
- May 28, 8:30 PM MST
- Where
- Keith County, 10 mi E of Ogallala
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.130, -101.520
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 28, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, 1 mi NE of Wallace
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.850, -101.150
What these are
- 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.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 28 to 29, 1998
- Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Texas, May 28, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, May 28, 1998
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, May 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, May 28, 1998
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5644865, 5644868, 5644866, 5644867, 5644870, 5644869, 5644871, 5644872.