Nebraska, 2000

Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, August 12 to 13, 2000

August 12 to 13, 2000 · NWS LBF · 12 events in 3 counties and zones

9 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
$31,000
Crop damage
$57,000
Events
12

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), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:47 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
August 12, 9:48 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 10 mi S of North Platte
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.000, -100.783

Hail, Lincoln

When
August 13, 4:26 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 15 mi S of Maxwell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.867, -100.533

Hail, Frontier

When
August 13, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, 5 mi W of Maywood
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$40,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.667, -100.717

Hail, Lincoln

When
August 13, 5:14 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 6 mi E of Wellfleet
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.750, -100.617

Hail, Lincoln

When
August 13, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 18 mi N of North Platte
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.417, -100.783

Hail, Frontier

When
August 13, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, 5 mi W of Maywood
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.667, -100.717

Hail, Frontier

When
August 13, 5:46 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, Maywood
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.667, -100.617

Hail, Logan

When
August 13, 5:48 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 5 mi W of Stapleton
Measured
1.25 in hail
Crop damage
$7,000
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.483, -100.617

Hail, Logan

When
August 13, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Logan County, 5 mi SW of Stapleton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.433, -100.583

Hail, Lincoln

When
August 13, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 2 mi S of Wellfleet
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.717, -100.733

Flash Flood, Frontier

When
August 13, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, 2 mi W of Maywood
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.530, -100.394 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash flooding washed out 400 to 500 feet of a gravel road.

Flash Flood, Lincoln

When
August 13, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 1 mi NW of Wellfleet
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.048, -100.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Medicine creek out of its banks with water over a bridge.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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: 5155292, 5155294, 5155293, 5155295, 5155296, 5155297, 5155298, 5155299, 5155300, 5155301, 5155302, 5155303.