Severe Weather Summary, August 3rd-4th

 Storm Reports (rain reports are down the page)

Severe thunderstorms rolled across much of south central Nebraska during the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 4, 2009, producing a swath of damaging winds ranging from 50 to over 70 MPH in many areas. This resulted in several reports of toppled trees and downed branches. Unlike several prior severe weather events this spring and summer, large hail did not seem to be as big of an issue, with only a few reports of hail to the size of quarters.

One of the quarter-sized hail reports actually occurred with a storm that developed near Beloit, Kansas, earlier in the evening around 10:00 PM on August 3. This isolated storm was not associated with the more widespread high-wind event across Nebraska a few hours later. Here are a few of the more noteworthy storm reports received by NWS Hastings as of mid-afternoon, August 4:

  • York County: 77 MPH wind gust measured by a storm spotter in Benedict...large trees down
  • Adams County: 62 MPH wind gust measured at Hastings Municipal Airport
  • Phelps County: 63 MPH wind gust measured at Holdrege Brewster Field...62 MPH wind gust measured by storm spotter near Wilcox

Click Image Below For An Interactive Map Of Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1053 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009  
   
.TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
 
            ..REMARKS..  
 
0952 PM     HAIL             2 NW BELOIT             39.49N 98.13W   
08/03/2009  M0.75 INCH       MITCHELL           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER   
 
            DIME SIZE HAIL.  
 
1005 PM     HAIL             2 NW BELOIT             39.49N 98.13W   
08/03/2009  M1.00 INCH       MITCHELL           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER   
 
            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL...MOSTLY NICKELS.  
 
0125 AM     TSTM WND GST     GOTHENBURG              40.93N 100.16W  
08/04/2009  E60.00 MPH       DAWSON             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER   
 
            WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 60 MPH  
 
0131 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NW ORD                41.62N 98.96W   
08/04/2009  M49.00 MPH       VALLEY             NE   ASOS              
 
            PEAK WIND GUST AT EVELYN SHARP FIELD   
 
0139 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 WSW ARCADIA           41.40N 99.20W   
08/04/2009  M50.00 MPH       VALLEY             NE   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS  
 
            NDOR ROAD SENSOR ON HIGHWAY 70.  
 
0142 AM     TSTM WND GST     LEXINGTON               40.78N 99.74W   
08/04/2009  M59.00 MPH       DAWSON             NE   AWOS              
 
0202 AM     TSTM WND GST     MILLER                  40.93N 99.39W   
08/04/2009  M50.00 MPH       BUFFALO            NE   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS  
 
            NDOR ROAD SENSOR.  
 
0203 AM     TSTM WND GST     ARAPAHOE                40.31N 99.90W   
08/04/2009  M48.00 MPH       FURNAS             NE   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS  
 
            NDOR ROAD SENSOR. U.S. 283 AT MILEPOST 19.5.   
 
0206 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ASHTON                  41.25N 98.79W   
08/04/2009                   SHERMAN            NE   CO-OP OBSERVER    
 
            4-5 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN. CLOTHES LINE BLOWN DOWN.   
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.   
 
0206 AM     HAIL             BERTRAND                40.53N 99.63W   
08/04/2009  E0.88 INCH       PHELPS             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT   
 
0208 AM     TSTM WND GST     LOOMIS                  40.48N 99.51W   
08/04/2009  E50.00 MPH       PHELPS             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR    
 
            GUST TO 50MPH AND HEAVY RAIN.  
 
0213 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NE HOLDREGE           40.46N 99.35W   
08/04/2009  M48.00 MPH       PHELPS             NE   AWOS              
 
            HOLDREGE BREWSTER FIELD.  
 
0218 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 NE KEARNEY            40.74N 99.03W   
08/04/2009  M52.00 MPH       BUFFALO            NE   AWOS              
 
            KEARNEY REGIONAL AIRPORT.  
 
0220 AM     TSTM WND GST     HOLDREGE                40.44N 99.38W   
08/04/2009  M63.00 MPH       PHELPS             NE   AWOS              
 
            HOLDREGE BREWSTER FIELD.  
 
0223 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 SW WILCOX             40.35N 99.18W   
08/04/2009  M62.00 MPH       PHELPS             NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE  
 
            MEASURED 1S 1W OF WILCOX BY FIRE DEPT. AT 243 AM NNW WIND  
            SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH WITH RW+.  
 
0225 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BOELUS                  41.08N 98.72W   
08/04/2009                   HOWARD             NE   PUBLIC            
 
            1-FOOT DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM   
            RADAR DATA.   
 
0228 AM     TSTM WND GST     RAGAN                   40.31N 99.29W   
08/04/2009  E55.00 MPH       HARLAN             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER   
 
            50-55 MPH WINDS REPORTED BY SPOTTERS IN RAGAN AND WILCOX  
 
0245 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 S SHELTON             40.74N 98.73W   
08/04/2009  M49.00 MPH       BUFFALO            NE   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS  
 
            NDOR. I-80 MILEPOST 291.   
 
0255 AM     TSTM WND GST     HASTINGS                40.59N 98.39W   
08/04/2009  M62.00 MPH       ADAMS              NE   ASOS              
 
            HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  
 
0300 AM     TSTM WND GST     GRAND ISLAND            40.92N 98.37W   
08/04/2009  E60.00 MPH       HALL               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER   
 
0301 AM     TSTM WND GST     7 S GRAND ISLAND        40.82N 98.37W   
08/04/2009  M54.00 MPH       HALL               NE   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS  
 
            NDOR ROAD SENSOR. I-80 MILE POST 314.  
 
0305 AM     TSTM WND GST     SMITH CENTER            39.78N 98.78W   
08/04/2009  M47.00 MPH       SMITH              KS   AWOS              
 
            47 MPH PEAK WIND GUST AT SMITH CENTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT   
            ALONG OUTFLOW FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AT LEAST 20   
            MILES TO THE NORTH  
 
0306 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E HORDVILLE           41.08N 97.85W   
08/04/2009                   HAMILTON           NE   PUBLIC            
 
            SEVERAL SMALL TREE BRANCHES DOWN WITH A FEW LARGER   
            ONES...INCLUDING ONE ABOUT 18 INCHES IN DIAMETER. ALSO   
            HAD PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR   
            DATA.   
 
0313 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 E CAMPBELL            40.30N 98.71W   
08/04/2009  M56.00 MPH       WEBSTER            NE   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS  
 
            PEAK GUST OF 56 MPH. NDOR ROAD SENSOR. HIGHWAY 4 MILEPOST  
            50. UPDATE TO ORIGINAL REPORT OF 45 MPH.   
 
0318 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 N OSBORNE             39.51N 98.70W   
08/04/2009  M47.00 MPH       OSBORNE            KS   AMATEUR RADIO     
 
            47 MPH WIND GUST ALONG OUTFLOW FROM THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED  
            AT LEAST 35 MILES TO THE NORTH. MEASURED BY   
            APRSWXNET/CWOP STATION.   
 
0333 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HASTINGS                40.59N 98.39W   
08/04/2009                   ADAMS              NE   BROADCAST MEDIA   
 
            POWER POLE DOWN IN EASTERN HASTINGS NEAR DELAWARE AVE   
            SOME POWER OUTAGES. REPORTED BY KHAS-TV EMPLOYEE.   
 
0335 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW HENDERSON          40.75N 97.85W   
08/04/2009                   HAMILTON           NE   PUBLIC            
 
            TIME APPROX. TREE LIMBS DOWN UP TO 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER.   
            ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH WINDS. THIS IS AN UPDATE TO EARLIER   
            REPORT FROM SAME LOCATION.   
 
0338 AM     HAIL             5 SW YORK               40.82N 97.66W   
08/04/2009  E1.00 INCH       YORK               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER   
 
0350 AM     TSTM WND GST     BENEDICT                41.01N 97.61W   
08/04/2009  M77.00 MPH       YORK               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER   
 
            LARGE TREES DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF BENEDICT DUE TO   
            DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. TWO TRANSFORMERS STRUCK BY   
            LIGHTNING.   
 
0407 AM     HAIL             5 E WEBBER              39.93N 97.94W   
08/04/2009  E1.00 INCH       JEWELL             KS   PUBLIC            
 
            A FEW HAIL STONES NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE ON   
            JEWELL/REPUBLIC COUNTY LINE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR   
            DATA.  

Rainfall Reports:

Although there were a few narrow corridors of rainfall between 0.50 and 1.25 inches, the majority of central and south central Nebraska tallied rainfall well under one-half inch. A few of of the highest totals reported by National Weather Service Cooperative Observers were 1.29 inches (3 miles west of Gresham in York County) and 1.26 inches (Central City).  

Several other rainfall totals are listed in the Temperature and Precipitation tables below. 

Click Here For Experimental Rainfall Maps of NWS Hastings Coverage Area

MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR S CEN NE/N CEN KS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
722 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009  
 
CORRECTED KEARNEY PRECIPITATION DATA TO MISSING   
 
: VALUES REPRESENT YESTERDAY'S HIGHS....LOW OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS  
: AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM CDT.  
: SNOW DEPTH IS TAKEN DAILY AND IS VALID AS OF 7 AM CDT.  
 
.BR GID 0804 C DH00/TX/DH06/TAIRZP/PPD/SF/SD  
:  
:                                                 SNOW / SNOW  
:       STATION              MAX / MIN  / PCPN  / FALL / DEPTH  
:  
AUH  :  AURORA AIRPORT    :   89 /  66  / 0.36  /      /   
GRI  :  GRAND ISLAND      :   89 /  65  / 0.20  /  0.0 /   0  
HSI  :  HASTINGS AIRPORT  :   91 /  64  / 0.16  /  0.0 /   0  
HJH  :  HEBRON AIRPORT    :   93 /  67  / 0.01  /      /   
HDE  :  HOLDREGE          :   91 /  63  / 0.32  /      /   
EAR  :  KEARNEY AIRPORT   :   91 /  63  /    M  /      /   
LXN  :  LEXINGTON         :   89 /  60  / 0.65  /      /   
ODX  :  ORD AIRPORT       :   88 /  61  / 0.14  /      /   
JYR  :  YORK AIRPORT      :   91 /  64  /    M  /      /   
PHG  :  PHILLIPSBURG KS   :  100 /  67  / 0.00  /      /   
K82  :  SMITH CENTER KS   :   95 /  63  /       /      /   

MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR S CEN NE/N CEN KS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE  
1000 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009  
 
ADDED CENTRAL CITY PRECIPITATION DATA  
 
.BR GID 0804 C DH07/TX/TN/PPD/SF/SD  
 
: COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS  
: VALUES ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 AM LOCAL TIME  
:  
:                                                 SNOW / SNOW  
:SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA      MAX / MIN  / PCPN  / FALL / DEPTH  
:  
:  
.BR GID 0804 C DH07/TX/TN/PPD/SF/SD  
:  
LEXN1:  CANADAY STM PLNT  :   88 /  60  / 0.65  /  0.0 /  0   
CCRN1:  CLAY CENTER       :   91 /  65  / 0.08  /  0.0 /  0  
FRMN1:  FAIRMONT          :   89 /  61  / 0.38  /  0.0 /  0  
FKNN1:  FRANKLIN #2       :   95 /  62  /    T  /  0.0 /  0  
GREN1:  GREELEY           :   88 /  61  / 0.25  /  0.0 /  0   
HBRN1:  HEBRON            :   95 /  64  / 0.03  /  0.0 /  0   
KRNN1:  KEARNEY 4NE       :   91 /  63  / 0.21  /  0.0 /  0  
LUPN1:  LOUP CITY         :   90 /  62  / 0.10  /  0.0 /  0  
MINN1:  MINDEN            :   93 /  63  / 0.20  /  0.0 /  0  
OXFN1:  OXFORD 6NNW       :   91 /  61  / 0.24  /  0.0 /  0  
SRRN1:  SUPERIOR 4E       :    M /   M  / 0.12  /  0.0 /  0  
:  
:                                                 SNOW / SNOW  
:NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS        MAX / MIN  / PCPN  / FALL / DEPTH  
:  
ATNK1:  ALTON 2SW         :  100 /  63  / 0.00  /  0.0 /  0  
BELK1:  BELOIT            :  101 /  67  / 0.10  /  0.0 /  0  
BROK1:  BURR OAK          :   94 /  65  /    T  /  0.0 /  0   
LOVK1:  LOVEWELL DAM      :   93 /  64  / 0.07  /  0.0 /  0  
PHIK1:  PHILLIPSBURG #2   :  100 /  65  / 0.00  /  0.0 /  0  
PLNK1:  PLAINVILLE 4WNW   :  101 /  64  / 0.00  /  0.0 /  0   
SMCK1:  SMITH CENTER      :   98 /  66  / 0.00  /  0.0 /  0  
.END  
 
.BR GID  0804  C DH07/PPD/SF/SD  
 
:SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA PRECIPITATION STATIONS  
:MISSING OR INCOMPLETE DATA MEANS THE STATION DID NOT REPORT  
:OR DATA IS UNAVAILABLE  
:................................................................  
:       STATION            24-HR  / SNOW / SNOW  
:        NAME              PRECIP / FALL / DEPTH  
:................................................................  
 
ARCN1:  ARCADIA          :   0.10 /  0.0 /  0  
ASHN1:  ASHTON           :   0.15 /  0.0 /  0  
BLUN1:  BLUE HILL 4SW    :   0.75 /  0.0 /  0          
BNGN1:  BRUNING          :   0.04 /  0.0 /  0  
CMBN1:  CAMBRIDGE        :   0.03 /  0.0 /  0  
CLYN1:  CLAY CENTER 6ESE :   0.02 /  0.0 /  0          
COZN1:  COZAD 2S         :   0.54 /  0.0 /  0  
CTLN1:  CENTRAL CITY     :   1.26 /  0.0 /  0   
EDSN1:  EDISON           :   0.05 /  0.0 /  0  
ELWN1:  ELWOOD 8S        :   0.88 /  0.0 /  0  
FLTN1:  FULLERTON        :   0.05 /  0.0 /            
GRSN1:  GRESHAM 3W       :   1.29 /  0.0 /  0  
HLDN1:  TRI BASIN NRD    :   0.45 /  0.0 /  0  
MMLN1:  MILLER           :   0.09 /  0.0 /  0  
NAPN1:  NAPONEE          :   0.06 /  0.0 /  0  
ORDN1:  ORD #2           :   0.16 /  0.0 /  0  
PHLN1:  PHILLIPS 4SE     :   0.28 /  0.0 /  0  
SHKN1:  SHICKLEY 4S      :   0.02 /  0.0 /  0  
STPN1:  ST PAUL 4N       :   0.20 /  0.0 /  0  
WLHN1:  WOLBACH          :   0.10 /  0.0 /  0  
WODN1:  WOOD RIVER       :   0.48 /  0.0 /  0  



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