Nebraska, 1999

Hail in Nebraska, May 14, 1999

May 14, 1999 · NWS LBF · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

7 hail, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:13 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Keith

When
May 14, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Keith County, 8 mi N of Keystone
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.330, -101.580

Hail, Chase

When
May 14, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Chase County, 10 mi SSW of Champion
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.330, -101.820

Hail, Chase

When
May 14, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Chase County, 4 mi W of Champion
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.470, -101.830

Hail, Chase

When
May 14, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Chase County, Wauneta
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.420, -101.370

Hail, Frontier

When
May 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, 8 mi S of Maywood
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.550, -100.620

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 14, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 7 mi E of Brady
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.030, -100.230

Hail, Frontier

When
May 14, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, 8 mi S of Eustis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.550, -100.030

Dime-sized hail covered the ground.

What these are

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

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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: 5700022, 5700023, 5700024, 5698246, 5698247, 5698248, 5698249.