Nebraska, 1999

Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, August 10, 1999

August 10, 1999 · NWS LBF · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$204,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Events
9

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 Goodland radar (KGLD), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:30 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chase

When
August 10, 3:30 PM CST to 3:45 PM CST
Where
Chase County, Imperial to 13 mi N of Imperial
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
$300,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.650, -101.820

A thunderstorm moving along the Perkins County line destroyed a mobile home and a grain bin northwest and north of Imperial. It also caused some damage to about 16,000 acres of soybeans. The crop loss is estimated to be 10 to 20 percent..

Hail, Perkins

When
August 10, 3:52 PM CST
Where
Perkins County, Grant
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.850, -101.720

Flash Flood, Keith

When
August 10, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 6 mi SSW of Roscoe
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.199, -101.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A road was under 1 1/2 to 2 feet of water.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
August 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 5 mi SSE of North Platte
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.080, -100.750

A barn was destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Frontier

When
August 10, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, Curtis
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.630, -100.520

Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hayes

When
August 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Hayes County, 16 mi WNW of Hayes Center
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.600, -101.300

A thunderstorm wind blew a tree down

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
August 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 7 mi WSW of Wellfleet
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.720, -100.850

Trees were blown down in a thunderstorm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Frontier

When
August 10, 10:24 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, Moorefield
Property damage
$150,000
Crop damage
$200,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
40.680, -100.330

Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in Moorefield. Also in and near Moorefield, a greenhouse was destroyed as a metal shed was picked up from its foundation, lifted over a van, and dropped onto the greenhouse. Wood from inside the shed was driven into the side of a wooden truck box. Lightning struck a cedar tree and killed a bull standing nearby. Irrigation pipe throughout the area was blown and tossed about.

Thunderstorm Wind, Frontier

When
August 10, 10:52 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, Curtis to 18 mi ESE of Curtis
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.630, -100.170

Trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds.

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.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 5714752, 5714751, 5714749, 5714750, 5714748, 5714692, 5714693, 5714694, 5714747.