After weeks of little or no rain, thunderstorms unleashed a torrent of rain, hail and high winds across much of south-central Nebraska.  The thunderstorms developed west and north of Kearney and moved east and southeast throughout the evening.Early in the evening, severe thunderstorms pummeled the Johnson Lake area of northern Gosper county.  Winds of 75 mph tore apart trees and downed power lines.  Hail teamed with the wind to break several windows of homes around the lake.  The storms pushed east into western Phelps county producing a brief tornado that was sighted in the northwest part of the county.  No damage was reported.  Over 5 inches of rain fell in western Phelps county along with walnut sized hail.  There was considerable damage to both corn and bean crops.At nearly the same time, thunderstorms raged across Valley county.  Near total devastation of the corn and bean crops was reported west of Ord.  Baseball sized hail fell in the Ord area itself.  Agricultural losses in the Ord area alone totaled over 5 million dollars.  Roof and siding damage was reported in Ord along with damage to several vehicles due to the large hail.  A tornado was spotted northeast of Arcadia.  No damage was known to have occurred from this brief tornado.As the evening wore on, a large supercell thunderstorm moved east along U.S. Highways 6 and 34 from east of Holdrege to the Hastings area.  Blinding rain, hail and some funnel clouds were spawned from this storm.  In Kearney and Adams counties, 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in about one hour near Heartwell and Kenesaw.  Several county roads were washed out or were impassable due to flooding.  Water was flowing over U.S. Highways 6 and 34 for a time.  Again, the corn and soybean crops sustained considerable damage.  A grain bin was damaged in the Holstein area and several tree limbs fell in the strong wind.  In northern Franklin county, hail and wind damaged 60,000 acres of crops.  Producers in the county were expected to lose at least 4 million dollars from this storm.

Flash Flood in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 21:10:00 to 19-JUN-00 23:45:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 2.5M
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:38:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:38:00 (CST)
Location: KENESAW
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 15K
Crop damage: 100K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:48:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:48:00 (CST)
Location: HASTINGS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 30K
Crop damage: 200K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:53:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:53:00 (CST)
Location: HASTINGS
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Flash Flood in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:45:00 to 19-JUN-00 23:45:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 250K
Crop damage: 3M
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in HARLAN, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:58:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:58:00 (CST)
Location: ORLEANS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 200K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 21:08:00 to 19-JUN-00 21:08:00 (CST)
Location: ROSELAND
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in FRANKLIN, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 21:25:00 to 19-JUN-00 21:25:00 (CST)
Location: HILDRETH
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 75K
Crop damage: 2.5M
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail in FRANKLIN, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 21:50:00 to 19-JUN-00 21:50:00 (CST)
Location: MACON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 2M
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 18:27:00 to 19-JUN-00 18:27:00 (CST)
Location: BERTRAND
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 750K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 18:28:00 to 19-JUN-00 18:28:00 (CST)
Location: ORD
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 400K
Crop damage: 3.5M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 18:42:00 to 19-JUN-00 18:42:00 (CST)
Location: ELM CREEK
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 40K
Crop damage: 100K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 18:45:00 to 19-JUN-00 18:45:00 (CST)
Location: ORD
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 2.1M
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 19:45:00 to 19-JUN-00 19:45:00 (CST)
Location: KEARNEY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 70K
Crop damage: 100K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Rain in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 18:00:00 to 19-JUN-00 23:30:00 (CST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Property damage: 20K
Crop damage: 2.5M
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail in FURNAS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 19:47:00 to 19-JUN-00 19:47:00 (CST)
Location: WILSONVILLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 40K
Crop damage: 1.5M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in FURNAS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:00:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:00:00 (CST)
Location: BEAVER CITY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 40K
Crop damage: 300K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:00:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:00:00 (CST)
Location: HOLDREGE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 300K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:00:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:00:00 (CST)
Location: MINDEN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 400K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:25:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:25:00 (CST)
Location: MINDEN
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 30K
Crop damage: 300K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 20:30:00 to 19-JUN-00 20:30:00 (CST)
Location: HEARTWELL
Magnitude: 61 E
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 500K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in GOSPER, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 17:01:00 to 19-JUN-00 17:01:00 (CST)
Location: ELWOOD
Magnitude: 61 E
Property damage: 10K
Crop damage: 50K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 17:09:00 to 19-JUN-00 17:09:00 (CST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 61 M
Property damage: 20K
Crop damage: 50K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Thunderstorm Wind in GOSPER, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 17:20:00 to 19-JUN-00 17:20:00 (CST)
Location: ELWOOD
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 17:20:00 to 19-JUN-00 17:20:00 (CST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 52 E
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 17:50:00 to 19-JUN-00 17:50:00 (CST)
Location: BERTRAND
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 18:15:00 to 19-JUN-00 18:15:00 (CST)
Location: BERTRAND
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 50K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 18:17:00 to 19-JUN-00 18:18:00 (CST)
Location: HOLDREGE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Tornado in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 18:25:00 to 19-JUN-00 18:25:00 (CST)
Location: ARCADIA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in GOSPER, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-00 16:48:00 to 19-JUN-00 16:48:00 (CST)
Location: JOHNSON RES
Magnitude: 66 E
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 1M
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC