Nebraska, 1999

Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1999

May 22, 1999 · NWS LBF · 16 events in 11 counties and zones

16 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
$9,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:30 UTC.

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Event by event

16 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Blaine

When
May 22, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Blaine County, 7 mi SSE of Brewster
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.830, -99.820

Hail, Rock

When
May 22, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Rock County, 3 mi W of Rose
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.200, -99.530

Hail, Loup

When
May 22, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Loup County, 9 mi NW of Almeria
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.930, -99.630

Hail, Custer

When
May 22, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 7 mi W of Comstock
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.550, -99.380

Hail, Cherry

When
May 22, 1:40 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 4 mi NNW of Elsmere
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.120, -100.220

Hail, Garfield

When
May 22, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 5 mi NW of Burwell
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$9,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.830, -99.200

Hail, Brown

When
May 22, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 23 mi S of Johnstown
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.230, -100.070

Hail, Blaine

When
May 22, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Blaine County, 3 mi NW of Brewster
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.970, -99.900

Hail, Thomas

When
May 22, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Thomas County, 17 mi SE of Thedford
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.820, -100.350

Hail, Wheeler

When
May 22, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Wheeler County, 7 mi N of Ericson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.880, -98.680

Hail, Logan

When
May 22, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 12 mi N of Stapleton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.650, -100.520

Hail, Blaine

When
May 22, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Blaine County, 7 mi SSE of Brewster
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.830, -99.820

Hail, Loup

When
May 22, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Loup County, 1 mi W of Almeria
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.830, -99.530

Hail, Custer

When
May 22, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 15 mi NW of Merna
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.630, -99.970

Hail, Custer

When
May 22, 4:02 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 5 mi N of Broken Bow
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.470, -99.650

Hail, Frontier

When
May 22, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, 18 mi WSW of Stockville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.430, -100.700

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: 5698255, 5698256, 5698257, 5698259, 5698258, 5698261, 5698260, 5698265, 5698264, 5698262, 5698263, 5698266, 5698267, 5698268, 5698269, 5698270.