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Hail in Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Hail June 26, 1999 · Cheyenne County, Nebraska

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$6.0M

Damage as recorded

$20.0M

Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms with large hail and winds exceeding 80 mph caused extensive damage to crops and property over a large part of western Cheyenne county in Nebraska, with many crops completely destroyed. This was the most damaging hailstorm ever recorded in Cheyenne county. Power was knocked out in Sidney with some streets flooded in the city. Meteorological observation equipment at the Sidney airport was severely damaged.

Began near Brownson (41.1800, -103.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5703847. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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