SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING FOLLOWED BY HEAVY RAINS 
 
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...ALONG WITH DECENT LOW LEVEL  WIND SHEAR AND STRONG INSTABILITY...LED TO WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS  ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING. SOME STORMS WERE ON THE 
SEVERE SIDE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE  AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. A TOTAL OF 6 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND  2 TORNADO WARNINGS WERE ISSUED FRIDAY EVENING. NO TORNADOES WERE  REPORTED...BUT NUMEROUS HAIL REPORTS...RANGING IN SIZE FROM PENNIES  TO GOLF BALLS...WERE RECEIVED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN  NORTH PLATTE.

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS RECEIVED  
AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM FRIDAY EVENING. ALL TIMES ARE  CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.  


.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
 
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
 
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0509 PM HAIL CHAPPELL 41.09N 102.47W  
05/09/2008 E0.88 INCH DEUEL NE TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
0510 PM HAIL CHAPPELL 41.09N 102.47W  
05/09/2008 M0.75 INCH DEUEL NE CO-OP OBSERVER  
 
0515 PM HAIL 1 SE CHAPPELL 41.08N 102.45W  
05/09/2008 M0.75 INCH DEUEL NE STORM CHASER  
 
0515 PM HAIL 2 S CHAPPELL 41.07N 102.47W  
05/09/2008 E1.25 INCH DEUEL NE PUBLIC  
 
0528 PM HAIL 8 SE CHAPPELL 41.01N 102.36W  
05/09/2008 M1.00 INCH DEUEL NE STORM CHASER  
 
WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 MPH.  
 
0538 PM HAIL 11 ESE CHAPPELL 41.03N 102.27W  
05/09/2008 M1.25 INCH DEUEL NE PUBLIC  
 
0538 PM HAIL 11 ESE CHAPPELL 41.03N 102.27W  
05/09/2008 E1.25 INCH DEUEL NE PUBLIC  
 
0600 PM HAIL 7 SSE BIG SPRINGS 40.97N 102.02W  
05/09/2008 E1.75 INCH PERKINS NE TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
NEBRASKA RAIN NETWORK OBSERVER REPORTED HAIL OF NICKEL TO  
GOLFBALL SIZE LASTED FOR 10 MINUTES.  
 
0645 PM HAIL 2 S GRANT 40.82N 101.73W  
05/09/2008 M1.00 INCH PERKINS NE TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
NEBRASKA RAIN NETWORK OBSERVER REPORTED AN ESTIMATED 60  
MPH WIND, HEAVY RAIN, AND ROOF DAMAGE.  
 
0650 PM DOWNBURST 6 SE GRANT 40.78N 101.64W  
05/09/2008 PERKINS NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE  
 
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN GRANT REPORTED WINDS ESTIMATED AT  
60 TO 70 MPH.  
 
0650 PM HAIL 6 SE GRANT 40.78N 101.64W  
05/09/2008 M1.75 INCH PERKINS NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE  
 
0720 PM TSTM WND GST 17 N WAUNETA 40.66N 101.37W  
05/09/2008 E0.00 MPH CHASE NE PUBLIC  
 
A PRIVATE CITIZEN REPORTED A 60 MPH WIND GUST.  
 
0722 PM HAIL 6 S GRAINTON 40.74N 101.29W  
05/09/2008 E1.00 INCH PERKINS NE PUBLIC  
 
0730 PM HAIL 9 S WALLACE 40.71N 101.16W  
05/09/2008 E1.75 INCH LINCOLN NE TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
NEBRASKA RAIN OBSERVER REPORTED HAIL LASTING FOR 5  
MINUTES, COVERING GROUND, AND MINOR CROP DAMAGE.  
 
0732 PM HAIL 8 S WALLACE 40.72N 101.16W  
05/09/2008 E1.25 INCH LINCOLN NE PUBLIC  
 
1105 PM HAIL 7 SSE LAMAR 40.48N 101.93W  
05/09/2008 E1.75 INCH CHASE NE PUBLIC  
 
1120 PM HAIL 5 NNE LAMAR 40.64N 101.94W  
05/09/2008 E1.75 INCH CHASE NE PUBLIC

OVER 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS REPORTED NORTH OF CURTIS, IN FRONTIER COUNTY. 

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTS.

  
: WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA - TEMPERATURE VALUES REPRESENT  
: YESTERDAYS HIGHS...LOWS OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS...24 HOUR  
: PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL AND SNOWDEPTH ENDING AT 7 AM CDT  
:  
: STATION NAME MAX / MIN / 24-HOUR / SNOW / SNOW  
: TEMP / TEMP / PRECIP / FALL / DEPTH  
:  
LBF : NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT: 63 / 48 / 1.33 / 0.0 / 0  
VTN : VALENTINE AIRPORT : 54 / 47 / 0.00 / 0.0 / M  
BBW : BROKEN BOW AIRPORT : 60 / 49 / 1.35 / M / M  
IML : IMPERIAL AIRPORT : 67 / 48 / 1.26 / M / M  
ANW : AINSWORTH AIRPORT : 52 / 46 / 0.01 / M / M  
ONL : ONEILL AIRPORT : 54 / 48 / 0.00 / M / M  
OGA : OGALLALA AIRPORT : 66 / 46 / 0.88 / M / M  
TIF : THEDFORD AIRPORT : 61 / 48 / 0.03 / M / M  
.END  
 
.BR LBF 0510 C DH07/TX/TN/PP/SF/SD  
:  
:COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS  
:VALUES ARE FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS IN CENTRAL TIME  
:  
:STATION NAME MAX / MIN / 24-HOUR / SNOW / SNOW / OBS  
: TEMP / TEMP / PRECIP / FALL / DEPTH / HR  
:  
ANSN1: ANSELMO 2SE : M / M / 1.16 / 0.0 / 0 : 7 AM  
ARHN1: ARTHUR : 65 / 44 / 0.35 / M / M : 7 AM  
BGSN1: BIG SPRINGS 4W : 67 / 42 / 0.76 / 0.0 / 0 : 8 AM  
BUTN1: BUTTE : 52 / 44 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 : 6 AM  
CHMN1: CHAMBERS : 56 / 45 / 0.07 / 0.0 / 0 : 8 AM  
CTSN1: CURTIS 3NNE : 66 / 41 / 1.50 / M / M : 7 AM  
ELSN1: ELLSWORTH 15NNE : 62 / 42 / 0.00 / 0.0 / 0 : 7 AM  
EUSN1: EUSTIS 2NW : 64 / 44 / 2.02 / M / M : 8 AM  
GRDN1: GORDON 3W : 61 / 38 / 0.12 / M / M : 7 AM  
GORN1: GORDON 6N : M / M / 0.21 / 0.0 / 0 : 8 AM  
HAYN1: HAYES CENTER : 66 / 40 / 1.29 / M / M : 7 AM  
IMPN1: IMPERIAL : 66 / 41 / 1.29 / 0.0 / 0 : 8 AM  
MDDN1: MADRID : 66 / 41 / 1.90 / M / M : 8 AM  
MASN1: MASON CITY : M / M / 1.20 / 0.0 / 0 : 8 AM  
MULN1: MULLEN 21NW : 63 / 39 / 0.00 / M / M : 8 AM  
MLSN1: MULLEN 15S : 60 / 40 / 0.10 / 0.0 / 0 : 7 AM  
OKSN1: OSHKOSH 10NE : M / M / 0.20 / 0.0 / 0 : 8 AM  
SPCN1: SPENCER : 54 / 46 / T / M / M :12 AM  
STAN1: STAPLETON 5W : 67 / 44 / 0.90 / M / M : 7 AM  
STKN1: STOCKVILLE : M / M / 1.20 / 0.0 / 0 : 7 AM  
WLLN1: WALLACE 2W : 66 / 42 / 1.12 / M / M : 7 AM  
WLFN1: WELLFLEET : M / M / 1.08 / M / M : 7 AM  


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