Nebraska, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 21, 2000

July 21, 2000 · NWS LBF · 17 events in 11 counties and zones

11 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
$45,000
Events
17

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), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:19 UTC.

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Event by event

11 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Rock

When
July 21, 3:18 PM CST
Where
Rock County, 5 mi N of Newport
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.667, -99.333

Hail, Rock

When
July 21, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Rock County, Newport
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.600, -99.333

Hail, Holt

When
July 21, 3:48 PM CST
Where
Holt County, 7 mi SSW of Stuart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.500, -99.183

Hail, Holt

When
July 21, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Holt County, Swan Lake
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
42.167, -99.017

Hail, Cherry

When
July 21, 4:15 PM MST
Where
Cherry County, 43 mi S of Merriman
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.300, -101.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
July 21, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 15 mi N of Burwell
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.000, -99.133

Hail, Garfield

When
July 21, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 12 mi N of Burwell
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.950, -99.133

Thunderstorm Wind, Garden

When
July 21, 4:55 PM MST to 5:25 PM MST
Where
Garden County, 28 mi N of Lewellen
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.733, -102.150

Hail, Grant

When
July 21, 5:00 PM MST
Where
Grant County, 10 mi SSW of Hyannis
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.867, -101.833

Hail, Garfield

When
July 21, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 3 mi E of Burwell
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$15,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.783, -99.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Garfield

When
July 21, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 2 mi SSE of Burwell
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.750, -99.117

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a shed and damaged a quonset building.

Hail, Keith

When
July 21, 5:20 PM MST
Where
Keith County, 7 mi W of Lemoyne
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$15,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.283, -101.950

Hail, Keith

When
July 21, 5:50 PM MST
Where
Keith County, 4 mi NW of Roscoe
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$15,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.167, -101.633

Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins

When
July 21, 7:00 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 3 mi NNW of Madrid
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.883, -101.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Chase

When
July 21, 7:05 PM MST
Where
Chase County, 17 mi N of Wauneta
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.667, -101.367

Thunderstorm Wind, Hayes

When
July 21, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Hayes County, 14 mi NW of Hayes Center
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.667, -101.200

Hail, Frontier

When
July 21, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Frontier County, 8 mi S of Maywood
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
40.550, -100.617

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.

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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: 5176712, 5176713, 5176714, 5176715, 5176716, 5176717, 5176718, 5175522, 5175525, 5175523, 5175524, 5175526, 5175527, 5175528, 5175529, 5175530, 5175531.