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.
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTS.
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