Nebraska, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 4, 1999

June 4, 1999 · NWS LBF · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

12 hail, 1 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.

  • 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
$24,000
Crop damage
$150,000
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.

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:38 UTC.

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Event by event

12 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Perkins

When
June 4, 5:37 PM CST to 5:43 PM CST
Where
Perkins County, Grant
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.850, -101.720

Hail, Keith

When
June 4, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 18 mi NW of Brule
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.280, -102.150

Hail, Keith

When
June 4, 6:07 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 7 mi SSW of Roscoe
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.030, -101.630

Hail, Arthur

When
June 4, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Arthur County, 10 mi NW of Arthur
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.670, -101.830

Hail, McPherson

When
June 4, 6:25 PM CST
Where
McPherson County, 13 mi W of Tryon
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.550, -101.220

Hail, Arthur

When
June 4, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Arthur County, 11 mi N of Arthur
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.730, -101.700

Hail, Grant

When
June 4, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 13 mi S of Hyannis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.820, -101.770

Hail, Grant

When
June 4, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 14 mi SSE of Hyannis
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$4,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.820, -101.670

Hail, Cherry

When
June 4, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 42 mi SSW of Merriman
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.350, -102.020

Hail, Hooker

When
June 4, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Hooker County, 20 mi S of Mullen
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$4,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.770, -101.030

Hail, Hooker

When
June 4, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Hooker County, 10 mi S of Mullen
Measured
4.5 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.900, -101.030

Hail, Hooker

When
June 4, 7:58 PM CST
Where
Hooker County, 6 mi E of Mullen
Measured
2.5 in hail
Property damage
$6,000
Crop damage
$50,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.050, -100.920

Tornado, Hooker

When
June 4, 8:03 PM CST
Where
Hooker County, 8 mi ENE of Mullen
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.100, -100.880

Spotter reported a brief tornado touch down over open country with no damage.

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.

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: 5706025, 5706026, 5706028, 5706027, 5706029, 5706030, 5706031, 5706032, 5706033, 5706034, 5706035, 5706036, 5706037.