July 7th Severe Storms Summary

Severe thunderstorms developed across far south central Nebraska and much of north central Kansas during the afternoon and evening hours on July 7th, resulting in several reports of hail up to quarter size, wind gusts to at least 60 mph, and torrential rainfall. Some of the heaviest rainfall was concentrated across parts of Jewell and Rooks counties in north central Kansas, where 3.50 inches was reported 6 miles north of Mankato, and nearly 3.00 inches drenched Palco (note that these totals do not reflect any rain that fell during the early morning hours on July 8th).

Following is a list of PRELIMINARY local storm reports gathered from a variety of sources:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
947 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

.TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON

.DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.

            ..REMARKS..

0319 PM     HAIL             ROSELAND                40.47N 98.56W
07/07/2008 E1.00 INCH       ADAMS              NE   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0347 PM     HAIL             11 WSW RED CLOUD        40.03N 98.71W
07/07/2008 E1.00 INCH       WEBSTER            NE   PUBLIC

0409 PM     HAIL             1 W RED CLOUD           40.09N 98.54W
07/07/2008 E0.88 INCH       WEBSTER            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE

0448 PM     HAIL             BOSTWICK                40.04N 98.18W
07/07/2008 E1.00 INCH       NUCKOLLS           NE   PUBLIC

0458 PM     TSTM WND GST     SUPERIOR                40.02N 98.07W
07/07/2008 E60.00 MPH       NUCKOLLS           NE   BROADCAST MEDIA

0458 PM     HAIL             SUPERIOR                40.02N 98.07W
07/07/2008 E1.00 INCH       NUCKOLLS           NE   BROADCAST MEDIA

0510 PM     HAIL             PALCO                   39.25N 99.56W
07/07/2008 E0.88 INCH       ROOKS              KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0510 PM     TSTM WND GST     PALCO                   39.25N 99.56W
07/07/2008 E60.00 MPH       ROOKS              KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            WINDS ESTIMATED TO AT LEAST 60 MPH

0510 PM     TSTM WND GST     LOVEWELL STATE PARK     39.89N 98.03W
07/07/2008 E60.00 MPH       JEWELL             KS   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            HIGH WINDS LASTED FROM APPROXIMATELY 510 TO 525 PM WITH
            ESTIMATED GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

0530 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SW WOODSTON           39.43N 99.13W
07/07/2008 E60.00 MPH       ROOKS              KS   PUBLIC

            ALSO DIME SIZE HAIL

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BURR OAK                39.87N 98.30W
07/07/2008 M1.32 INCH       JEWELL             KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            1.32 INCHES OF RAIN IN 50 MINUTES

0655 PM     FLOOD            3 S BURR OAK            39.83N 98.30W
07/07/2008                   JEWELL             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DISPATCH HAD A REPORT OF WATER OVER THE ROAD SOUTH OF
            BURR OAK ON HIGHWAY 28 2 MILES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 36.

0659 PM     HAIL             5 N AGRA                39.83N 99.12W
07/07/2008 E0.88 INCH       PHILLIPS           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0700 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PALCO                   39.25N 99.56W
07/07/2008 M2.90 INCH       ROOKS              KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            2.90 INCHES SO FAR AND LIGHT RAIN STILL FALLING

0701 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 W JEWELL              39.67N 98.23W
07/07/2008 M1.70 INCH       JEWELL             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.70 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR

0720 PM     HAIL             7 SSW REPUBLICAN CITY   40.01N 99.27W
07/07/2008 E1.00 INCH       HARLAN             NE   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL

0723 PM     HAIL             13 N AGRA               39.95N 99.12W
07/07/2008 M0.50 INCH       PHILLIPS           KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0725 PM     FLOOD            2 N IONIA               39.69N 98.35W
07/07/2008                   JEWELL             KS   PUBLIC

            DISPATCHER HAD A REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC OF WATER OVER
            HIGHWAY 128.

0740 PM     HAIL             2 E ALMA                40.10N 99.32W
07/07/2008 M1.00 INCH       HARLAN             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL RANGING
            FROM PEA TO QUARTERS.

0807 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MANKATO                 39.79N 98.21W
07/07/2008 M3.20 INCH       JEWELL             KS   PUBLIC

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR

0816 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 N MANKATO             39.87N 98.21W
07/07/2008 M3.50 INCH       JEWELL             KS   PUBLIC

            3.50 INCHES SO FAR AND LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES

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