Nebraska, 1999Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 17, 1999
August 17, 1999 · NWS LBF · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 17, 6:00 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, North Platte
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.150, -100.780
A severe thunderstorm packing 75 mph wind and 3/4 inch hail moved through Lincoln County. Several trees were uprooted and broken in North Platte and numerous limbs were broken with the greatest damage on the east side of the city of North Platte. At a residence on the east side, a 55 foot tall Colorado blue spruce was blown down against the house causing minor damage to the house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 17, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, North Platte Arpt
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.130, -100.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- August 17, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County, North Platte Arpt
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.130, -100.720
Hail, Hayes
- When
- August 17, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hayes County, 5 mi NNW of Hamlet
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -101.270
- 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.
- Heat in Oklahoma, August 17, 19992 deaths · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 17, 1999$4.7 million · 70 kt wind · 31 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 17, 1999$5.0 million · 4.5 in hail · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, August 17, 1999$198,000 · F0 · 13 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, August 17, 19992 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, August 17, 1999$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 17, 1999$20,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 17, 1999$18,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 17, 19991 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 17, 19992 in hail · 9 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, August 17, 1999F0 · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 17, 19991 in hail · 4 events
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: 5713844, 5713842, 5713843, 5713841.