Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 3 to 4, 1999

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 3 to 4, 1999
Start: 1999-06-03T16:50
End: 1999-06-04T01:08
Location: Nebraska

June 3 to 4, 1999 · NWS LBF · 18 events in 5 counties and zones

15 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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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Tropical storms and surge
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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: $162,000
Events: 18

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), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:50 UTC.

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Event by event

15 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sheridan

When: June 3, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, Lakeside
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.070, -102.420

Hail, Sheridan

When: June 3, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, 1 mi W of Lakeside
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.070, -102.430

Hail, Sheridan

When: June 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, 7 mi N of Ellsworth
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.170, -102.280

Hail, Sheridan

When: June 3, 6:20 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, 20 mi NNE of Ellsworth
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.330, -102.130

Hail, Cherry

When: June 3, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 38 mi SSE of Merriman
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.400, -101.420

Hail, Sheridan

When: June 3, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, 21 mi NNE of Ellsworth
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.350, -102.130

Hail, Cherry

When: June 3, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 38 mi S of Merriman
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.370, -101.700

Hail, Cherry

When: June 3, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 38 mi SSE of Merriman
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.400, -101.420

A Funnel Cloud was sighted at the same location.

Hail, Custer

When: June 3, 8:36 PM CST
Where: Custer County, 1 mi E of Berwyn
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.350, -99.480

Hail, Garfield

When: June 3, 9:03 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, 10 mi N of Burwell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.930, -99.130

Hail, Cherry

When: June 3, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 18 mi SSW of Cody
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.700, -101.380

Hail, Garfield

When: June 3, 10:55 PM CST to 11:25 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, 12 mi E of Burwell
Measured: 1 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.780, -98.900

Hail, Wheeler

When: June 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, 1 mi S of Bartlett
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.870, -98.550

Hail, Garfield

When: June 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Garfield County, 4 mi SE of Burwell
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.750, -99.080

Hail, Wheeler

When: June 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, 1 mi S of Bartlett
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.870, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Wheeler

When: June 3, 11:38 PM CST
Where: Wheeler County, 6 mi S of Bartlett
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.800, -98.550

Shingles were blown from a roof.

Tornado, Cherry

When: June 4, 12:44 AM CST
Where: Cherry County, 5 mi W of Crookston
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Crop damage: $1,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.930, -100.850

Spotter reported brief tornado touch down over open rangeland.

Tornado, Cherry

When: June 4, 1:08 AM CST
Where: Cherry County, 5 mi NW of Valentine
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Crop damage: $1,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.920, -100.620

Spotter reported brief tornado touch down over open rangeland.

What these are

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5705914, 5705915, 5705916, 5705917, 5705930, 5705918, 5705931, 5705921, 5705919, 5705920, 5705922, 5705925, 5705923, 5705924, 5705926, 5705927, 5705928, 5705929.