Nebraska, 1999

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 19, 1999

July 19, 1999 · NWS LBF · 16 events in 7 counties and zones

11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$521,000
Crop damage
$51,000
Events
16

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), 168 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:06 UTC.

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Event by event

11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Deuel

When
July 19, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Deuel County, 10 mi NE of Chappell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.200, -102.330

Hail, Garden

When
July 19, 4:27 PM CST to 4:30 PM CST
Where
Garden County, Oshkosh to 10 mi SE of Oshkosh
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$4,000
Crop damage
$20,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.270, -102.330

Tornado, Garden

When
July 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Garden County, 9 mi SE of Oshkosh
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.320, -102.220

A brief tornado touchdown was reported by a spotter.

Hail, Deuel

When
July 19, 5:28 PM CST
Where
Deuel County, 2 mi E of Chappell
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$20,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.100, -102.430

Hail, Garden

When
July 19, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Garden County, Lewellen
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.330, -102.150

Tornado, Keith

When
July 19, 5:50 PM CST to 6:15 PM CST
Where
Keith County, Ogallala to 4 mi of Ogallala
Rating
F1
Path length
6 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.100, -101.770

The tornado touched down briefly 4 miles southwest of Ogallala where its intensity was F0. The tornado then lifted and touched down again in the southeast part of Ogallala as an F1 and travelled northwest through a mobile home park destroying two trailers and damaging ten others. It then crossed Highway 61 and struck Indian Hills Manor breaking all the windows on the east side of the building and taking the roof off WEL-Life, a senior residence near Indian Hills. It then hit two homes, taking the roof off one and removing the garage from the other.

Hail, Keith

When
July 19, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 5 mi N of Ogallala
Measured
1.5 in hail
Crop damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.200, -101.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Keith

When
July 19, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 2 mi NE of Roscoe
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.150, -101.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Keith

When
July 19, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 1 mi S of Keystone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.200, -101.580

Hail, Keith

When
July 19, 6:18 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 3 mi N of Ogallala
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.180, -101.720

Hail, Cherry

When
July 19, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 48 mi S of Merriman
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.220, -101.700

Hail, Perkins

When
July 19, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Perkins County, 2 mi SW of Grant
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.830, -101.750

Hail, Keith

When
July 19, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 6 mi NW of Paxton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.200, -101.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Hooker

When
July 19, 7:45 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Hooker County, Mullen to 17 mi of Mullen
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
41.880, -101.270

Thunderstorm wind damaged, broke, or blew down numerous trees southwest of Mullen and in Mullen.

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 19, 7:52 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 12 mi NNW of Sutherland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.330, -101.220

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 19, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 20 mi NE of North Platte
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.350, -100.520

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

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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: 5707152, 5707153, 5707392, 5707154, 5707383, 5707393, 5707155, 5707499, 5707385, 5707386, 5707387, 5707384, 5707388, 5707391, 5707389, 5707390.