Hail, Furnas
- When
- September 3, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Furnas County, Edison
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.280, -99.770
Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 3, 1999
Strong winds and hail teamed to damage late season corn and soybean crops in eastern Furnas county.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 3
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.
Strong winds and hail teamed to damage late season corn and soybean crops in eastern Furnas county.
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:57 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Furnas
- When
- September 3, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Furnas County, Oxford
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.250, -99.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Gosper
- When
- September 3, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Gosper County, 14 mi SE of Elwood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.450, -99.670
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Utah, September 3, 1999
- Hail in Utah, September 3, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, September 3, 1999
- Funnel Clouds and Waterspouts in Texas, September 3 to 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 3, 1999
- Flood in South Dakota, September 3, 1999
- Flood in South Dakota, September 3 to 30, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, September 3, 1999
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, September 1999
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: 5713895, 5713896, 5713897.