Nebraska, 1999

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 1999

June 29, 1999 · NWS LBF · 19 events in 4 counties and zones

14 hail, 5 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$71,000
Events
19

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), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:11 UTC.

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Event by event

14 hail, 5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 29, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 2 mi NW of Kilgore
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
42.950, -101.000

Coop observer reported a brief tornado touch down.

Hail, Cherry

When
June 29, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 22 mi WSW of Brownlee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.170, -101.020

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 29, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 4 mi NE of Kilgore
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.970, -100.920

Law Enforcement watched the slow moving tornado touch down briefly.

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 29, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 4 mi ENE of Kilgore
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.950, -100.900

Sheriffs deputy observed a brief tornado touch down over open country.

Hail, Cherry

When
June 29, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 12 mi W of Brownlee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.280, -100.850

Tornado, Cherry

When
June 29, 3:50 PM CST to 3:55 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, Kilgore to 5 mi E of Kilgore
Rating
F0
Path length
2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.970, -100.880

Law Enforcement officials observed the tornado tornado as it moved slowly along a 2 mile path. Two power poles were downed.

Hail, Cherry

When
June 29, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 15 mi W of Brownlee
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.280, -100.920

Hail, Cherry

When
June 29, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 8 mi N of Brownlee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.400, -100.620

Hail, Cherry

When
June 29, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 8 mi NW of Brownlee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.370, -100.730

Hail, Cherry

When
June 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 7 mi SE of Brownlee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.220, -100.520

Hail, Cherry

When
June 29, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 4 mi N of Brownlee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.330, -100.620

Hail, Cherry

When
June 29, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 16 mi SE of Brownlee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.120, -100.400

Hail, Thomas

When
June 29, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, 1 mi W of Halsey
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$55,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.900, -100.350

Hail, Thomas

When
June 29, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, Halsey
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.900, -100.330

Hail, Thomas

When
June 29, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, 2 mi SW of Halsey
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.880, -100.370

Hail, Blaine

When
June 29, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Blaine County, 5 mi WSW of Dunning
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$6,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.780, -100.200

Hail, Custer

When
June 29, 5:40 PM CST to 6:05 PM CST
Where
Custer County, Anselmo to 13 mi SW of Anselmo
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.750, -100.050

A severe thunderstorm developed in northwest Custer County and first produced 0.75 inch hail 13 miles northwest of Anselmo. By the time it was southwest of Anselmo, the hail was 1.00 inch in diameter.

Tornado, Custer

When
June 29, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 3 mi S of Merna
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.430, -99.770

The tornado touched down briefly.

Hail, Custer

When
June 29, 6:33 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 6 mi W of Berwyn
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.350, -99.620

What these are

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.

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: 5706425, 5706429, 5706426, 5706427, 5706430, 5706428, 5706468, 5706469, 5706473, 5706474, 5706475, 5706470, 5706471, 5706472, 5706476, 5706477, 5706422, 5706423, 5706424.