Another batch of strong to severe thunderstorms rolled from north to south across parts of central and south central Nebraska during the late afternoon and evening on Friday, June 20th,  resulting in several reports of hail and strong gusty winds.

One isolated supercell thunderstorm was a prolific hail producer across parts of northern Dawson County, with areas north of Cozad and Lexington reporting quarter to golf ball size hail falling for 5-10 minutes...breaking windows, damaging siding and wreaking havoc on crops.

Farther east, a separate cluster of storms raced south from the Ord area toward Grand Island, where a 60 MPH wind gust was recorded at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport. These storms continued southeast toward Sutton and Geneva as they gradually weakenend and exited the area.

Below is a list of PRELIMINARY Local Storm Reports from this event:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
918 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008  
   
.TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
 
            ..REMARKS..  
 
0526 PM     HAIL             4 S ORD                 41.54N 98.93W   
06/20/2008  E0.75 INCH       VALLEY             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR    
 
0532 PM     HAIL             PROSSER                 40.69N 98.58W   
06/20/2008  E0.75 INCH       ADAMS              NE   EMERGENCY MNGR    
 
            DIME SIZE HAIL IN PROSSER  
 
0610 PM     HAIL             8 N COZAD               40.98N 99.99W   
06/20/2008  E1.00 INCH       DAWSON             NE   PUBLIC            
 
            QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL FOR 10 MINUTES. TIME ESTIMATED   
            FROM RADAR.   
 
0618 PM     HAIL             7 NNE COZAD             40.96N 99.93W   
06/20/2008  E1.75 INCH       DAWSON             NE   PUBLIC            
 
            HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE FELL FOR AROUND 10   
            MINUTES...BREAKING WINDOW ON HOUSE AND DAMAGING SIDING.   
            CONSIDERABLE CROP DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE AREA.   
 
0630 PM     HAIL             4 NE COZAD              40.90N 99.93W   
06/20/2008  E0.88 INCH       DAWSON             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR    
 
0648 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRAND ISLAND            40.92N 98.37W   
06/20/2008  M60.00 MPH       HALL               NE   ASOS              
 
            GRAND ISLAND ASOS  
 
0648 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W GRAND ISLAND        40.92N 98.42W   
06/20/2008                   HALL               NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT   
 
            ROOF BLOWN OFF OF MOBILE HOME ON WEST SIDE OF GRAND   
            ISLAND   
 
0653 PM     TSTM WND GST     GRAND ISLAND            40.92N 98.37W   
06/20/2008  M57.00 MPH       HALL               NE   PUBLIC            
 
            MEASURED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRAND ISLAND.   
 
0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SUTTON                  40.61N 97.86W   
06/20/2008                   CLAY               NE   EMERGENCY MNGR    
 
            SOME 2.5 TO 3 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN. ONE POWER LINE DOWN.  
 
0743 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 S AURORA              40.82N 98.00W   
06/20/2008  E60.00 MPH       HAMILTON           NE   EMERGENCY MNGR   

 

The following photos depict the aftermath of the Dawson County hail storm, and were taken approximately 7 miles north-northeast of Cozad.

 (all images courtesy Tami Stombaugh)


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