Nebraska, 1999Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, August 17, 1999
August 17, 1999 · NWS LBF · 13 events in 7 counties and zones
8 hail, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $66,000
- Crop damage
- $132,000
- Events
- 13
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.
Event by event
8 hail, 4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Garden
- When
- August 17, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Garden County, 15 mi SSW of Oshkosh
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -102.450
Spotters reported two tornadoes touched down briefly in a rural area.
Tornado, Garden
- When
- August 17, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Garden County, 7 mi W of Lewellen
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -102.280
Spotters reported two tornadoes touched down breifly in a rural area.
Tornado, Garden
- When
- August 17, 3:02 PM CST
- Where
- Garden County, 5 mi SE of Lewellen
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -102.080
A spotter reported a tornado that touched down briefly in a rural area.
Tornado, Deuel
- When
- August 17, 3:11 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel County, 3 mi N of Big Spgs
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -102.080
A spotter reported that a tornado touched down briefly.
Hail, Keith
- When
- August 17, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Keith County, 17 mi NNW of Brule
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.330, -102.030
Hail, Garden
- When
- August 17, 4:02 PM CST
- Where
- Garden County, 1 mi S of Lewellen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.320, -102.150
Hail, Hooker
- When
- August 17, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hooker County, 4 mi SE of Mullen
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.020, -100.980
Hail, Keith
- When
- August 17, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Keith County, 15 mi NW of Ogallala
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.280, -101.920
Hail, Perkins
- When
- August 17, 4:38 PM CST to 4:43 PM CST
- Where
- Perkins County, Brandon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.800, -101.900
Hail, Perkins
- When
- August 17, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Perkins County, 10 mi SSW of Madrid
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.720, -101.600
Hail, Perkins
- When
- August 17, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Perkins County, 10 mi SSE of Grant
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.720, -101.650
Hail, Chase
- When
- August 17, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County, 3 mi S of Enders
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 40.400, -101.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Frontier
- When
- August 17, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Frontier County, Moorefield
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.680, -100.330
Thunderstorms moved through Frontier County produced damaging wind. 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 the inside the shed was driven into the side of a wooden truck box. Also, numerous trees were broken or damaged by the wind. Lightening struck a cedar tree and killed a bull standing nearby. Irrigation pipe throughout the area was blown around.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 17, 1999$250,000 · 75 kt wind · 4 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: 5713845, 5713846, 5713921, 5713922, 5713924, 5713923, 5713925, 5713927, 5713926, 5713928, 5713929, 5713930, 5713931.