Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 7, 2000

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 7, 2000
Start: 2000-05-07T16:40
End: 2000-05-07T22:15
Location: Nebraska

May 7, 2000 · NWS LBF · 24 events in 12 counties and zones

16 hail, 8 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: $151,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

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), 160 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:39 UTC.

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Event by event

16 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sheridan

When: May 7, 4:40 PM MST
Where: Sheridan County, 26 mi S of Rushville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.333, -102.450

Hail, Deuel

When: May 7, 4:40 PM MST
Where: Deuel County, 5 mi WSW of Chappell
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.067, -102.550

Hail, Cherry

When: May 7, 4:45 PM MST
Where: Cherry County, 8 mi S of Merriman
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.800, -101.700

Hail, Deuel

When: May 7, 5:15 PM MST
Where: Deuel County, Chappell
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.100, -102.467

Extensive damage done to houses and vehicles in Chappell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherry

When: May 7, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, Valentine Arpt
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 42.850, -100.550

Hail, Keith

When: May 7, 6:00 PM MST
Where: Keith County, 1 mi NW of Keystone
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.233, -101.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherry

When: May 7, 7:20 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 11 mi NE of Brownlee
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.400, -100.467

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherry

When: May 7, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 13 mi S of Valentine
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.683, -100.550

Semi truck blown over

Thunderstorm Wind, Keya Paha

When: May 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Keya Paha County, 19 mi NW of Springview
Property damage: $500
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 43.017, -100.000

Large tree down

Hail, Hooker

When: May 7, 6:35 PM MST
Where: Hooker County, 2 mi N of Mullen
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.083, -101.033

Hail, Perkins

When: May 7, 6:35 PM MST
Where: Perkins County, 5 mi SE of Grant
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 40.800, -101.650

Hail, Keith

When: May 7, 6:45 PM MST
Where: Keith County, 1 mi E of Sarben
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.167, -101.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Keya Paha

When: May 7, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Keya Paha County, 15 mi NE of Springview
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.967, -99.517

Wind damage to shop building

Hail, Chase

When: May 7, 6:52 PM MST
Where: Chase County, 8 mi WNW of Imperial
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 40.567, -101.767

Hail, Brown

When: May 7, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Brown County, 6 mi N of Johnstown
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.650, -100.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 7, 8:02 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 10 mi NW of North Platte
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.250, -100.917

Hail, Perkins

When: May 7, 7:05 PM MST
Where: Perkins County, 3 mi WSW of Madrid
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 40.833, -101.583

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 7, 8:11 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 8 mi W of North Platte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.150, -100.933

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 7, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Hershey
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.167, -101.000

Power lines down

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 7, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 2 mi W of North Platte
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.150, -100.817

Hail, Custer

When: May 7, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Custer County, 20 mi W of Oconto
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.150, -100.167

Hail, Lincoln

When: May 7, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 10 mi NE of Brady
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.133, -100.233

Hail, Frontier

When: May 7, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Frontier County, 4 mi W of Stockville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 40.533, -100.467

Hail, Custer

When: May 7, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Custer County, 9 mi SW of Mason City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.133, -99.417

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

Every storm in Nebraska in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, May 2000

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: 5143447, 5143448, 5143449, 5143516, 5143517, 5143518, 5143520, 5143521, 5143522, 5142871, 5143519, 5142872, 5142874, 5142875, 5142873, 5143523, 5142876, 5142877, 5143524, 5144771, 5145102, 5145103, 5145104, 5145105.