Severe Weather of April 2nd, 2007
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK at 528 pm for 21 counties in Nebraska. Thunderstorms began forming in the Nebraska panhandle and moved eastward. Hail up to golf balls, or 1.75 inches, was reported in southern Sheridan County. Rotation was reported with some of the storms, with brief funnel clouds. A large dust devil was reported in Hooker County by a trained spotter.
Photos of a shelf cloud just south-southwest of the National Weather Service Office can be seen below. Click on a photo to enlarge. |
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A summary of storm reports for the day are listed below.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
927 PM CDT MON APR 02 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HAIL ELLSWORTH 42.06N 102.29W
04/02/2007 E0.88 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
0500 PM HAIL 3 NNE ELLSWORTH 42.10N 102.26W
04/02/2007 E1.75 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
0615 PM HAIL 3 NW LEWELLEN 41.36N 102.18W
04/02/2007 E1.00 INCH GARDEN NE PUBLIC
NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL.
0645 PM TSTM WND GST 6 N OGALLALA 41.22N 101.72W
04/02/2007 M94.00 MPH KEITH NE PUBLIC
94 MPH WIND GUST AND QUARTER OF AN INCH OF MUSHY HAIL AT
ARTHUR BAY...NORTH SIDE OF LAKE MCCONAUGHY.
0650 PM TSTM WND GST 17 S MULLEN 41.80N 101.02W
04/02/2007 E60.00 MPH HOOKER NE TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WIND AND BRIEF NICKEL HAIL.
0712 PM TSTM WND GST PAXTON 41.12N 101.36W
04/02/2007 E70.00 MPH KEITH NE UNKNOWN
0721 PM HAIL 17 S SENECA 41.80N 100.83W
04/02/2007 E0.75 INCH THOMAS NE PUBLIC
0725 PM HAIL 15 N RINGGOLD 41.73N 100.77W
04/02/2007 E1.25 INCH MCPHERSON NE PUBLIC
PEA TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE SOFT HAIL REPORTED LASTING 5
MINUTES.
0730 PM HAIL 17 NNW STAPLETON 41.71N 100.64W
04/02/2007 E1.50 INCH LOGAN NE PUBLIC
0743 PM HAIL 4 W HERSHEY 41.16N 101.08W
04/02/2007 E1.00 INCH LINCOLN NE EMERGENCY MNGR
SCATTERED NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL.
0800 PM TSTM WND GST 8 W NORTH PLATTE 41.13N 100.93W
04/02/2007 E60.00 MPH LINCOLN NE PUBLIC
12 INCH TREE LIMB BROKE AND FELL ON HOUSE 8 MILES WEST OF
NORTH PLATTE ON WALKER ROAD.
0810 PM HAIL 2 E NORTH PLATTE 41.13N 100.73W
04/02/2007 M1.00 INCH LINCOLN NE OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SOFT HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZED.
0845 PM HAIL 9 SSE BRADY 40.90N 100.30W
04/02/2007 E0.75 INCH LINCOLN NE PUBLIC
0855 PM HAIL 11 WSW MERNA 41.42N 99.96W
04/02/2007 E1.25 INCH CUSTER NE PUBLIC
PEA TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
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