Significant Severe Weather Occurred Sunday Afternoon and Sunday Night

Heavy Rain Also Fell and Produced Flash Flooding

Severe thunderstorms brought very large hail, destructive straight line winds, very heavy rainfall, and even funnel clouds and a tornado to parts of the area on Sunday, June 19th, 2011. The storms were most numerous over southwestern Nebraska from Imperial east to Hayes Center and Stockville. In that part of southwestern Nebraska, several different intense thunderstorms moved eastward over the same general area from the late evening hours into the early morning hours of Monday, June 20th, 2011.  The largest hail reported was baseball size, which was reported 10 miles northwest of Imperial in the early evening, and again with a different storm in Champion at 9:25 p.m. MDT.  The highest reported wind gust was 77 mph in Imperial at 8:23 p.m. MDT.  The storms also produced very heavy rainfall in some places, with as much as 5.20 inches of rain reported in Hayes Center. Heavy rainfall also caused flash flooding in the Stapleton and Merna areas. In fact, Nebraska State Highway 92 was under water from 6 miles southeast of Stapleton to 10 miles southeast of Stapleton on Sunday evening, and several county roads in that area were washed out.

 

SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS 

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             5 SSW NEWPORT           42.53N 99.37W
06/19/2011  M1.00 INCH       ROCK               NE   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL 5 MILES SSW OF NEWPORT


0553 PM     HAIL             NEWPORT                 42.60N 99.33W
06/19/2011  M1.25 INCH       ROCK               NE   PUBLIC

            QUARTERS AND HALF DOLLARS SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NEWPORT.

0602 PM     HAIL             10 WNW IMPERIAL         40.57N 101.81W
06/19/2011  E2.75 INCH       CHASE              NE   PUBLIC

0602 PM     HAIL             1 SW NEWPORT            42.59N 99.34W
06/19/2011  M2.50 INCH       ROCK               NE   PUBLIC

            THE HAIL LASTED FOR 20 MINUTES.

0622 PM     HAIL             9 SW ARNOLD             41.33N 100.32W
06/19/2011  M1.50 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            MARBLE TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL PARTIALLY COVERING
            THE GROUND

0636 PM     HAIL             5 NNE STUART            42.67N 99.10W
06/19/2011  M1.75 INCH       HOLT               NE   PUBLIC

0638 PM     HAIL             6 N STUART              42.69N 99.14W
06/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       HOLT               NE   PUBLIC

0648 PM     TORNADO          8 S WAUNETA             40.30N 101.37W
06/19/2011                   DUNDY              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CHASE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
            WAUNETA

0706 PM     HAIL             12 N ATKINSON           42.71N 98.98W
06/19/2011  M1.00 INCH       HOLT               NE   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED A FEW HAIL STONES THE SIZE OF A
            QUARTER...BUT MOST WERE THE SIZE OF A LARGE MARBLE.

0712 PM     HAIL             10 S HAYES CENTER       40.37N 101.02W
06/19/2011  M1.75 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL 10 S OF HAYES CENTER


0713 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 SE HAYES CENTER       40.45N 100.94W
06/19/2011                   HAYES              NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0739 PM     HAIL             4 S BIG SPRINGS         41.01N 102.07W
06/19/2011  M1.00 INCH       DEUEL              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

0745 PM     HAIL             9 SE HAYES CENTER       40.42N 100.90W
06/19/2011  M1.75 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL 9 SE OF HAYES CENTER

0811 PM     HAIL             7 W ARNOLD              41.42N 100.33W
06/19/2011  M0.88 INCH       LOGAN              NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            ARNOLD FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED NICKEL SIZED HAIL 7 MILES
            WEST OF ARNOLD.

0813 PM     FLASH FLOOD      9 SE STAPLETON          41.39N 100.39W
06/19/2011                   LINCOLN            NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
            STAPLETON...STATE HIGHWAY 92 IS UNDER WATER DUE TO HEAVY
            RAIN.

0815 PM     HAIL             W BRULE                 41.10N 101.89W
06/19/2011  E1.00 INCH       KEITH              NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0829 PM     FLASH FLOOD      10 SE STAPLETON         41.38N 100.38W
06/19/2011                   LINCOLN            NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            SEVERAL COUNTRY ROADS ARE WASHED OUT FROM 9 MILES
            SOUTHEAST TO 10 MILES EAST OF STAPLETON.

0840 PM     HAIL             STOCKVILLE              40.53N 100.38W
06/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       FRONTIER           NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0859 PM     HAIL             6 NE ARNOLD             41.49N 100.11W
06/19/2011  M1.25 INCH       CUSTER             NE   PUBLIC

0900 PM     HAIL             7 W HAYES CENTER        40.51N 101.15W
06/19/2011  E0.50 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

0905 PM     HAIL             ARNOLD                  41.42N 100.19W
06/19/2011  M1.75 INCH       CUSTER             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TIME IS ESTIMATED...THIS IS A DELAYED REPORT.

0923 PM     TSTM WND GST     IMPERIAL                40.52N 101.64W
06/19/2011  M77.00 MPH       CHASE              NE   ASOS

            IMPERIAL ASOS REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 77 MPH. DELAYED
            REPORT.

0943 PM     HAIL             8 S NORTH PLATTE        41.02N 100.77W
06/19/2011  E0.88 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE MALONEY

0949 PM     HAIL             10 S NORTH PLATTE       40.99N 100.77W
06/19/2011  M1.25 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0957 PM     HAIL             11 S NORTH PLATTE       40.97N 100.77W
06/19/2011  E1.50 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1008 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 W MERNA               41.48N 99.80W
06/19/2011                   CUSTER             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER IS OVER THE WESTBOUND LANE ON HIGHWAY 92 IN
            NORTHWEST CUSTER COUNTY.

1008 PM     HAIL             7 W HAYES CENTER        40.51N 101.15W
06/19/2011  M1.25 INCH       HAYES              NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL WITH 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

1023 PM     HAIL             7 W HAYES CENTER        40.51N 101.15W
06/19/2011  M0.50 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

1025 PM     HAIL             CHAMPION                40.47N 101.71W
06/19/2011  M2.75 INCH       CHASE              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CHASE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED GOLF BALL AND BASEBALL
            SIZED HAIL IN CHAMPION

1035 PM     HAIL             IMPERIAL                40.52N 101.64W
06/19/2011  E1.75 INCH       CHASE              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

1038 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 E MAXWELL             41.08N 100.51W
06/19/2011                   LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED EAST OF MAXWELL ALONG HIGHWAY
            30 TO HAVE DECENDED HALFWAY TO THE GROUND BEFORE
            RETURNING BACK UP INTO THE CLOUD.

1131 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HAYES CENTER            40.51N 101.02W
06/19/2011  M4.75 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

1131 PM     HEAVY RAIN       7 W HAYES CENTER        40.51N 101.15W
06/19/2011  E3.00 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

1147 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HAYES CENTER            40.51N 101.02W
06/19/2011  M5.20 INCH       HAYES              NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FIRE DEPARTMENT IN HAYES CENTER REPORTED 5.20 INCHES OF
            RAIN SINCE LATE AFTERNOON

1147 PM     HEAVY RAIN       7 W HAYES CENTER        40.51N 101.15W
06/19/2011  M3.80 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED 3.80 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE LATE AFTERNOON

0113 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 N WESTERVILLE         41.44N 99.39W
06/20/2011  E65.00 MPH       CUSTER             NE   PUBLIC

            60 TO 65 MPH WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
            SEVERAL 6 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN ON HIGHWAY 183.

0136 AM     HAIL             WAUNETA                 40.42N 101.37W
06/20/2011  M1.75 INCH       CHASE              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CHASE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND
            VERY HEAVY RAIN IN WAUNETA

 

RADAR IMAGE OF SEVERE STORMS IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA 

(Radar image from 10:01 p.m. CDT. )

 

RADAR-ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION

 

 

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