During the evening hours of Thursday, May 6, 2010, a corridor of strong to severe thunderstorms developed north of a surface warm front stretched from west to east across Kansas. Most severe weather in the NWS Hastings coverage area affected locations along and 15 miles either side of the Nebraska-Kansas border. Several storms became elevated supercells, producing considerable amounts of large hail, and also some damaging winds. Some locations saw multiple episodes of hail, as one storm after another tracked from west to east across the area.
(If you have any photos of hail or wind damage from these storms, please feel free to e-mail them to: w-gid.webmaster@noaa.gov)
Severe Weather:
- Hail was widespread in counties near the Nebraska and Kansas border, with the largest reported hail stones up to golf ball size, reported 2 miles west of Osborne, KS, and also 4 miles southwest of Riverton, NE.
- Fortunately, most of these storms did not produce widespread damaging winds. However, a major exception was found across portions of Jewell County KS, where an unofficial 71 MPH gust was measured in Mankato, and a 16-by-24 foot hoop-barn hog shed was destroyed 5 miles east of Esbon.
- Click on the image below for an "interactive" map of PRELIMINARY storm reports.
These photos, courtesy of Rebecca Wells of Damar, KS, depict copious amounts of small hail from these storms. Just a few miles north of Damar, considerably larger hail to around half-dollar size was reported.
- The radar loop below, courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (Iowa State University), depicts storms across southern NE and northern KS between 8pm-1am, May 6-7, 2010.
- The NWS Hastings 30-county coverage area is depicted within the orange outlined area labeled "GID"
- Interstate Highways are depicted by the thick red and black lines
- Preliminary local storm reports pop up on the image as small white triangles (for example, "Hail 1.5" indicates hail 1.5 inches in diameter)
Rainfall:
- Summarized in the tables and graphics below is a partial listing of rainfall totals from May 6-7, 2010, ending around 7 AM on the 7th. These reports are from a variety of sources, including NWS Cooperative Observers and automated systems at area airports and along rivers. A special thanks goes to the CoCoRaHS program and Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network (NeRAIN) for providing a wealth of precipitation information to the NWS.
- Please note that the "Top 10" list only reflects rainfall totals accessible by NWS Hastings through "official" sources or via the Internet. It is likely that locally heavy rain also affected portions of the area from which gauge readings were not accessible or known.
| Location | May 6-7 Total Rainfall |
Source |
| Webber, KS (3 miles ENE) |
1.14" | CoCoRaHS observer |
| Byron, NE | 1.12" | NeRAIN observer |
| Gilead, NE |
1.08" | NeRAIN observer |
| Scottsville, KS (5 SSW) |
0.95" | CoCoRaHS observer |
| Deshler, NE (5 SSW) |
0.95" | NeRAIN observer |
| Hebron, NE |
0.92" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Hardy, NE (4 E) | 0.86" | NeRAIN observer |
| Tobias, NE (2 WSW) |
0.83" | NeRAIN observer |
| Ruskin, NE (3 W) | 0.83" | NeRAIN observer |
| Superior, NE (7 NE) |
0.82" | NeRAIN observe |
| Location | May 6-7 Total Rainfall | Source |
| Hastings, NE (airport) | 0.61" | ASOS (automated) |
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Beloit, KS |
0.60" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Grand Island, NE (airport) | 0.60" | ASOS (automated) |
| Hastings, NE (NWS Office) | 0.58" | NWS Obs |
| York, NE (3 miles N) | 0.52" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Kearney, NE (airport) | 0.51" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Holdrege, NE | 0.49" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Minden, NE | 0.49" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Loup City, NE | 0.47" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Ord, NE | 0.39" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Phillipsburg, KS |
0.28" | NWS Coop Observer |
| Smith Center, KS | 0.27" | NWS Coop Observer |
The graphic below depicts an approximation of 24-HOUR RAINFALL totals ending around 7 AM on the morning of May 7, 2010.
Click Here For Archived Experimental Rainfall Maps of NWS Hastings Coverage Area
For more climate related information, check out the following websites:
- NOWdata - NOAA Online Weather Data
- National Climatic Data Center
- High Plains Regional Climate Center
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