NOAA National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY  
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...HELPING CAUSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH  
PROMPTED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST WEST OF VALENTINE...ALONG  
WITH HAIL...AND THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT ANSELMO.  
  
BELOW ARE PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER  
WHICH UNFOLDED ON SATURDAY JULY 5TH OVER PARTS OF OUR REGION.  
   
.TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
  
            ..REMARKS..  
  
0335 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 W VALENTINE           42.87N 100.61W  
07/05/2008                   CHERRY             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
  
0340 PM     TORNADO          2 W VALENTINE           42.87N 100.59W  
07/05/2008                   CHERRY             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
  
            BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 2 MILES WEST OF VALENTINE.  
  
0353 PM     HAIL             VALENTINE               42.87N 100.55W  
07/05/2008 E1.00 INCH       CHERRY             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
  
0440 PM     HAIL             18 S VALENTINE          42.61N 100.55W  
07/05/2008 E1.00 INCH       CHERRY             NE   PUBLIC  
  
            WINDS TO 50 MPH IN ADDITION TO THE HAIL.  
  
0444 PM     HAIL             17 S VALENTINE          42.63N 100.55W  
07/05/2008 M1.25 INCH       CHERRY             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT  
  
0445 PM     HAIL             17 SSE VALENTINE        42.65N 100.42W  
07/05/2008 E0.88 INCH       CHERRY             NE   PUBLIC  
  
0504 PM     HAIL             30 S VALENTINE          42.44N 100.55W  
07/05/2008 M1.00 INCH       CHERRY             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER  
  
0545 PM     HAIL             10 W BROWNLEE           42.29N 100.82W  
07/05/2008 E0.88 INCH       CHERRY             NE   PUBLIC  
  
0808 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANSELMO                 41.62N 99.86W  
07/05/2008                   CUSTER             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR  
  
            TREE LIMBS REPORTED DOWN IN TOWN. A COUPLE OF POWER LINES
            DOWN JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN.