Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 3, 2004

Name: Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 3, 2004
Start: 2004-07-03T22:25
End: 2004-07-03T22:40
Location: Nebraska

July 3, 2004 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 3, 9:05 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 9:05 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1005 PM CDT SAT JUL 3 2004

.DISCUSSION...
BUSY WITH SEVERE WEATHER. HAVE UPDATED ZONE FOR LINE OF TSTMS IN SE
SD MOVG SLOWLY AS TROF MOVES THROUGH. DID LEAVE  A LOW POP CHC OF
TSTMS TNGT BEHIND THROUGH IN NRN PARTS OF CWA. EARLIER LOWS LOOK
GOOD.

&&

.FSD...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
MN...NONE.
IA...NONE.
NE...NONE.

&&

WB

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 4:27 AM CST, 17 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
527 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2004

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-041200-
AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA-
CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE-
DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-
IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN-
LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN-
SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON-
527 AM CDT SAT JUL 03 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WITH LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND RELATIVELY
COLD AIR ALOFT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP WEST OF
THE JAMES RIVER THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE
AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED STORMS COULD
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL...MAINLY WEST
OF A LINE FROM BROOKINGS TO YANKTON IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIGNIFICANT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER
THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
TAP INTO A SOUTHEAST FLOW OF MOIST UNSTABLE AIR FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS TO PRODUCE EXPECTED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS... DEVELOPING WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...THEN SPREADING EAST MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS
COULD PRODUCE DIME SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. HEAVY RAINS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 3 PM CDT WEST OF LINE
FROM BROOKINGS TO YANKTON IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FSD. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:22 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1022 PM CDT SAT JUL 03 2004

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

1021 PM     HAIL             CROOKS                  43.66N 96.81W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKLE SIZE HAIL AND LARGER.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:28 PM CST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1028 PM CDT SAT JUL 03 2004

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

1022 PM     HAIL             TYNDALL                 42.99N 97.86W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        BON HOMME          SD   PUBLIC

            WEST SIDE OF TYNDALL.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:35 PM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1035 PM CDT SAT JUL 03 2004

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

0905 PM     HAIL             7 NNW FLANDREAU         44.14N 96.65W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC

0940 PM     HAIL             COLTON                  43.79N 96.93W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0955 PM     HAIL             5 N YANKTON             42.96N 97.39W
07/03/2004  1.00 INCH        YANKTON            SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            INTERSECTION OF US 81 HWY 303.

0915 PM     HAIL             6 NE TRIPP              43.29N 97.88W
07/03/2004  1.25 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   PUBLIC

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:53 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1053 PM CDT SAT JUL 03 2004

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

1022 PM     HAIL             TYNDALL                 42.99N 97.86W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        BON HOMME          SD   PUBLIC

            WEST SIDE OF TYNDALL.

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 10:00 PM CST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1100 PM CDT SAT JUL 03 2004

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

1010 PM     HAIL             YANKTON                 42.89N 97.39W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        YANKTON            SD   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 3, 10:06 PM CST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1106 PM CDT SAT JUL 03 2004

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

0650 PM     HAIL             5 SSW ARTESIAN          43.94N 97.96W
07/03/2004  1.75 INCH        SANBORN            SD   PUBLIC

0705 PM     HAIL             5 SSW FEDORA            43.94N 97.83W
07/03/2004  1.00 INCH        MINER              SD   PUBLIC

0708 PM     HAIL             11 S FEDORA             43.85N 97.79W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        MINER              SD   PUBLIC

0710 PM     HAIL             9 SSW FEDORA            43.89N 97.86W
07/03/2004  0.25 INCH        SANBORN            SD   PUBLIC

0739 PM     HAIL             7 N FULTON              43.83N 97.82W
07/03/2004  1.00 INCH        HANSON             SD   PUBLIC

0755 PM     HAIL             4 W CANOVA              43.88N 97.58W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        MINER              SD   PUBLIC

0756 PM     HAIL             1 W DIMOCK              43.48N 98.01W
07/03/2004  1.75 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   PUBLIC

0756 PM     HAIL             MITCHELL                43.73N 98.03W
07/03/2004  2.50 INCH        DAVISON            SD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0758 PM     HAIL             1 E FULTON              43.73N 97.80W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        HANSON             SD   PUBLIC

0758 PM     HAIL             1 E FULTON              43.73N 97.80W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        HANSON             SD   AMATEUR RADIO

0800 PM     HAIL             ALEXANDRIA              43.65N 97.78W
07/03/2004  1.75 INCH        HANSON             SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0818 PM     HAIL             6 N COLMAN              44.07N 96.82W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC

0823 PM     HAIL             NW PARKSTON             43.39N 97.99W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0823 PM     HAIL             PARKSTON                43.39N 97.99W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   PUBLIC

0825 PM     HAIL             3 NW EMERY              43.63N 97.66W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        HANSON             SD   PUBLIC

0845 PM     HAIL             2 E HOWARD              44.01N 97.48W
07/03/2004  1.25 INCH        MINER              SD   PUBLIC

0845 PM     HAIL             9 NE TRIPP              43.32N 97.84W
07/03/2004  1.50 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   PUBLIC

0856 PM     HAIL             2 S WINFRED             43.97N 97.36W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        LAKE               SD   NWS EMPLOYEE

0901 PM     HAIL             2 S WINFRED             44.00N 97.36W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        LAKE               SD   NWS EMPLOYEE

0905 PM     HAIL             7 NNW FLANDREAU         44.14N 96.65W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC

0915 PM     HAIL             6 NE TRIPP              43.29N 97.88W
07/03/2004  1.25 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   PUBLIC

0921 PM     HAIL             2 S WARD                44.13N 96.46W
07/03/2004  1.00 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC

0926 PM     HAIL             1 N LESTERVILLE         43.05N 97.59W
07/03/2004  1.75 INCH        YANKTON            SD   EMERGENCY MNGR

0940 PM     HAIL             COLTON                  43.79N 96.93W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0949 PM     HAIL             7 N YANKTON             42.99N 97.39W
07/03/2004  1.00 INCH        YANKTON            SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0951 PM     HAIL             LESTERVILLE             43.04N 97.59W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        YANKTON            SD   EMERGENCY MNGR

0951 PM     HAIL             UTICA                   42.98N 97.50W
07/03/2004  1.75 INCH        YANKTON            SD   EMERGENCY MNGR

0955 PM     HAIL             5 N YANKTON             42.96N 97.39W
07/03/2004  1.00 INCH        YANKTON            SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            INTERSECTION OF US 81 HWY 303.

1010 PM     HAIL             YANKTON                 42.89N 97.39W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        YANKTON            SD   BROADCAST MEDIA

1013 PM     HAIL             CROOKS                  43.66N 96.81W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

1018 PM     HAIL             YANKTON                 42.89N 97.39W
07/03/2004  1.00 INCH        YANKTON            SD   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WEST SIDE OF YANKTON.

1021 PM     HAIL             CROOKS                  43.66N 96.81W
07/03/2004  0.88 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKLE SIZE HAIL AND LARGER.

1022 PM     HAIL             TYNDALL                 42.99N 97.86W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        BON HOMME          SD   PUBLIC

            WEST SIDE OF TYNDALL.

1022 PM     HAIL             TYNDALL                 42.99N 97.86W
07/03/2004  0.75 INCH        BON HOMME          SD   PUBLIC

            WEST SIDE OF TYNDALL.

&&

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The radar

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dixon

When: July 3, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Dixon County, 2 mi E of Concord
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.383, -96.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Dixon

When: July 3, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Dixon County, 2 mi E of Concord
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.383, -96.950

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, July 2004

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5415924, 5415991.