Nebraska, 2000

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 24, 2000

July 24, 2000 · NWS LBF · 16 events in 7 counties and zones

13 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$181,000
Crop damage
$335,000
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), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:07 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Keya Paha

When
July 24, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Keya Paha County, 22 mi NW of Springview
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.050, -100.033

Tornado, Brown

When
July 24, 6:47 PM CST to 7:12 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 7 mi NW of Johnstown
Rating
F1
Path length
10 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$75,000
Crop damage
$75,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.633, -100.167

Hail, Keya Paha

When
July 24, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Keya Paha County, 18 mi W of Springview
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.817, -100.083

Hail, Brown

When
July 24, 7:07 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 3 mi S of Johnstown
Measured
2.75 in hail
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
$40,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.517, -100.067

Tornado, Cherry

When
July 24, 7:12 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 10 mi SSE of Wood Lake
Rating
F1
Path length
12 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$40,000
Crop damage
$75,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.500, -100.150

A tornado touched down 7 miles northwest of Johnstown and was intermittently on the ground producing tree damage in Brown county. The tornado continued to touch down intermittently and grew to a width of a quarter mile near the Brown and Cherry county line. This is where the tornado caused the most extensive damage, destroying a large grove of trees, a calving shed, and moving a barn from its foundation, 8 miles southwest of Johnstown. The tornado proceeded to move nearly straight south in Cherry county and continued to cause extensive tree damage, and moved and destroyed several 1500 lb hay bales, 17 miles north of Elsmere. The tornado last touched down 10 miles north of Elsmere causing tree damage.

Hail, Brown

When
July 24, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 5 mi SW of Johnstown
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.517, -100.133

Hail, Cherry

When
July 24, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 2 mi NW of Elsmere
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.083, -100.217

Hail, Brown

When
July 24, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 31 mi S of Ainsworth
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.100, -99.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Blaine

When
July 24, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Blaine County, 5 mi SE of Purdum
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.017, -100.200

Large tree limbs down.

Hail, Cherry

When
July 24, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Cherry County, 9 mi ENE of Elsmere
Measured
2 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
$25,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.117, -100.017

A funnel cloud reported.

Hail, Boyd

When
July 24, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Boyd County, 3 mi E of Naper
Measured
1 in hail
Crop damage
$15,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.967, -99.017

Hail, Custer

When
July 24, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 6 mi N of Anselmo
Measured
1.25 in hail
Crop damage
$20,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.700, -99.867

Hail, Blaine

When
July 24, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Blaine County, 12 mi S of Brewster
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.767, -99.867

Hail, Garfield

When
July 24, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Garfield County, 9 mi ENE of Burwell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.833, -98.967

Hail, Custer

When
July 24, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Custer County, Merna
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.483, -99.767

Hail, Custer

When
July 24, 10:59 PM CST
Where
Custer County, 5 mi E of Oconto
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.150, -99.683

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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.

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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: 5153303, 5153304, 5153306, 5153305, 5153401, 5153307, 5153402, 5175644, 5153403, 5175645, 5175646, 5175647, 5175648, 5175649, 5175650, 5175651.