National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Severe thunderstorms produced hail over parts of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa on Wednesday August 19. Below is a preliminary list of storm reports received.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
847 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2009

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

0502 PM     HAIL             14 W ALBION             41.69N 98.27W
08/19/2009  E0.50 INCH       BOONE              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0502 PM     HAIL             5 NE TOBIAS             40.47N 97.27W
08/19/2009  E0.50 INCH       SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0505 PM     HAIL             7 NNW MEADOW GROVE      42.12N 97.79W
08/19/2009  E1.00 INCH       PIERCE             NE   PUBLIC

0508 PM     HAIL             6 W WILBER              40.48N 97.08W
08/19/2009  E0.75 INCH       SALINE             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0520 PM     HAIL             NORTHBORO               40.61N 95.29W
08/19/2009  E1.75 INCH       PAGE               IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0532 PM     HAIL             6 NE WESTERN            40.45N 97.12W
08/19/2009  M1.25 INCH       SALINE             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0544 PM     HAIL             1 S WILBER              40.47N 96.96W
08/19/2009  M1.75 INCH       SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REAR AND SIDE WINDOWS IN VEHICLE BROKEN OUT DUE TO LARGE
            HAIL.

0550 PM     HAIL             WILBER                  40.48N 96.96W
08/19/2009  E1.75 INCH       SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL

0550 PM     HAIL             WILBER                  40.48N 96.96W
08/19/2009  E1.75 INCH       SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0550 PM     HAIL             2 S WILBER              40.45N 96.96W
08/19/2009  M1.50 INCH       SALINE             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0552 PM     HAIL             1 NW CLARINDA           40.75N 95.05W
08/19/2009  M1.00 INCH       PAGE               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0556 PM     HAIL             CRETE                   40.63N 96.96W
08/19/2009  M1.00 INCH       SALINE             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0605 PM     HAIL             3 N WILBER              40.52N 96.96W
08/19/2009  M1.00 INCH       SALINE             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0620 PM     HAIL             5 SE DE WITT            40.34N 96.85W
08/19/2009  E1.00 INCH       GAGE               NE   PUBLIC

0620 PM     HAIL             3 E CLATONIA            40.46N 96.79W
08/19/2009  E1.75 INCH       GAGE               NE   PUBLIC

            MOSTLY NICKEL TO QUARTER WITH A FEW LARGER GOLFBALL SIZED
            HAIL.

0627 PM     HAIL             6 W FAIRBURY            40.14N 97.29W
08/19/2009  E1.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0643 PM     HAIL             FAIRBURY                40.14N 97.18W
08/19/2009  M1.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0650 PM     HAIL             6 W COLUMBUS            41.43N 97.47W
08/19/2009  E1.00 INCH       PLATTE             NE   PUBLIC

0700 PM     HAIL             COLUMBUS                41.43N 97.36W
08/19/2009  E1.00 INCH       PLATTE             NE   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL RELAYED THROUGH KETV

0935 PM     HAIL             2 N BENNET              40.71N 96.51W
08/19/2009  E0.75 INCH       LANCASTER          NE   TRAINED SPOTTER