Hail, Howard
- When
- September 3, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Howard County, 3 mi SE of St Libory
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.050, -98.333
Hail in Nebraska, September 3, 2000
A single, isolated severe thunderstorm moved from near Saint Libory to Polk and dumped hail from 1 to 2 inches in diameter.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $1.3 million
- Events
- 5
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.
A single, isolated severe thunderstorm moved from near Saint Libory to Polk and dumped hail from 1 to 2 inches in diameter.
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:45 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hamilton
- When
- September 3, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, Marquette
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -98.000
Hail, Hamilton
- When
- September 3, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton County, 6 mi E of Marquette
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -97.883
Hail, Polk
- When
- September 3, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Polk County, 2 mi SE of Polk
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.067, -97.767
Hail, York
- When
- September 3, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- York County, 10 mi N of Bradshaw
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.033, -97.733
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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More
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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: 5171083, 5171084, 5171085, 5171086, 5171087.