Nebraska, 1999

Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 26 to 27, 1999

June 26 to 27, 1999 · NWS GLD · 12 events in 3 counties and zones

7 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.

  • 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$7,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:21 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Red Willow

When
June 26, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, 6 mi SSE of Mc Cook
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.120, -100.570

Tornado, Red Willow

When
June 26, 7:51 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, 4 mi NW of Danbury
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
250 yd
Property damage
$7,000
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
40.080, -100.450

Tornado, Red Willow

When
June 26, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, 9 mi NNW of Danbury
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
40.170, -100.470

Hail, Red Willow

When
June 26, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, 8 mi SW of Mc Cook
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.120, -100.720

Hail, Red Willow

When
June 26, 8:42 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, Mc Cook
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.200, -100.620

Hail, Red Willow

When
June 26, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, Mc Cook
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.200, -100.620

Hail, Red Willow

When
June 26, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, Mc Cook
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.200, -100.620

Hail, Red Willow

When
June 26, 9:47 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, Danbury
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.050, -100.400

Flash Flood, Red Willow

When
June 26, 9:47 PM CST
Where
Red Willow County, Mc Cook
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.176, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding in city of McCook.

Hail, Dundy

When
June 26, 10:45 PM MST
Where
Dundy County, 12 mi N of Parks
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.220, -101.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Red Willow

When
June 27, 12:55 AM CST
Where
Red Willow County, Mc Cook
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.200, -100.620

5 Inch diamter tree limbs broken by strong winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hitchcock

When
June 27, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Hitchcock County, 4 mi S of Culbertson
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.180, -100.830

Numerous large tree limbs broken by strong winds.

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.
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.
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.

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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: 5703205, 5703206, 5703207, 5703208, 5703209, 5703210, 5703308, 5703309, 5703310, 5703311, 5703312, 5703313.