Hail in Nebraska, June 12, 2004

Name: Hail in Nebraska, June 12, 2004
Start: 2004-06-12T16:40
End: 2004-06-12T16:40
Location: Nebraska

June 12, 2004 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 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: 1

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 Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 1:17 PM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:17 PM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
217 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

.DISCUSSION...
BRIEF DISCUSSION THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE CWA.

ATMOSPHERE IS DESTABILIZING RAPIDLY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHER
SECTIONS OF THE CWA. MSAS SBCAPES OVER NRN KS WERE OVER 4000
J/KG WITH LIS PUSHING -13. A CLUSTER OF STORMS HAVE BROKEN OUT OVER
THE CWA AND WAS PUSHING EAST/NORTHEAST. A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
FROM SRN MN INTO SERN NEB AND NRN KS IS THE DIVIDING LINE FOR AN
UNSTABLE AIR MASS. WEAK MLCINH AND FAVORABLE LSI VALUES INDICATE NO
SIGNIFICANT CAPPING PRESENT TO HAMPER STORM DEVELOPMENT. ALSO...
MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS SOUTH OF THE FRONT HELPING TO ENHANCE
CURRENTLY ACTIVE STORMS.

SHORT TERM CONCERNS ARE FOR MORE STORMS THIS EVENING. LATEST SPC DAY
1 SHOWS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA IN THE MODERATE RISK. THE
MODELS ARE SHOWING A FEW EMBEDDED SHORT WAVES MOVING THRU THE FLOW
OF THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS BROAD TROF WHICH SHOULD HELP ENHANCE
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY...ALBEIT MAINLY SOUTH WERE HIGH LEVEL OF
INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE REMAIN. THEREFORE WILL COVER SOUTHERN
SECTIONS...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-80...HEAVILY WITH POPS AND SMALL POPS
ELSEWHERE. FOR SUNDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL TROF AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE
AREA...TAKING PCPN CHANCES WITH IT. HOWEVER...WILL KEEP SOME SLGT
POPS IN PLACE OVER ERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA FOR ANY EXITING
ACTIVITY.

IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS...PCPN CHANCES RETURN MONDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE ETA ADVERTISES LOW LEVEL QG-
FRONTOGENETIC FORCING OVER THE CWA AS DEEP LAYER OMEGA VALUES
INCREASE THRU THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GOING POP
FCST SEEM REASONABLE AT THE MOMENT. FOR TUESDAY AND BEYOND...PCPN
CHANCES WILL BE DETERMINED BY LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY LOCATION.
CONFIDENT RATHER LOW GIVEN EXTENDED MODEL DIFFERENCES.

 &&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.

&&

DEE

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 10:36 AM CST, 6 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1136 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-122300-
ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-HARRISON IA-KNOX-
MADISON-MONONA IA-PIERCE-PLATTE-SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-
1136 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARD.

LOW PRESSURE OVER KANSAS AND A WARM FRONT IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WILL
BRING WARM AND MOIST AIR BACK NORTH INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA.  STRONG INSTABILITY AND AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA WILL HELP CAUSE THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN
THURSDAY.  THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL LIKELY BE FROM LATE AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE EVENING. SEVERE STORMS...AGAIN WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS...WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH LATE SUNDAY AND LATE MONDAY.
LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REGARDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATER NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FROM THIS AFTERNOON
INTO LATE EVENING.

IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ050>053-065>068-078-088>093-122300-
BUTLER-CASS-DOUGLAS-FREMONT IA-GAGE-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-
MILLS IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-
1136 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALL AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS...BUT
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO ACCOMPANY THE
STRONGER STORMS.

VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED AS WARM MOIST AIR MOVES
NORTH INTO THE REGION FROM KANSAS AND MISSOURI.  STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY...AND STORMS ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

DUE TO THE EARLY AND RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS...
A CONFERENCE CALL WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN
THURSDAY.  THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL LIKELY BE FROM LATE AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE EVENING. SEVERE STORMS...AGAIN WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS...WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH LATE SUNDAY AND LATE MONDAY.
LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REGARDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATER NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTIVATION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

POLLACK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:14 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
414 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0409 PM     HAIL             GRETNA                  41.14N 96.24W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        SARPY              NE   STORM CHASER

&&

JB

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:16 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
416 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0409 PM     HAIL             4 SW DORCHESTER         40.61N 97.17W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JB

Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:35 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
435 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0410 PM     HAIL             8 S FRIEND              40.54N 97.28W
06/12/2004  2.00 INCH        SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0420 PM     HAIL             WILBER                  40.48N 96.96W
06/12/2004  2.00 INCH        SALINE             NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            SIXTH AND L STREETS WEST OF WILBER

0420 PM     HAIL             NELIGH                  42.13N 98.03W
06/12/2004  1.75 INCH        ANTELOPE           NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0415 PM     HAIL             4 NE GRETNA             41.18N 96.19W
06/12/2004  0.75 INCH        SARPY              NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            DIME SIZE HAIL COVERING BACK DECK OF HOME

0405 PM     HAIL             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   PUBLIC

            ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOURTH AND WEST CENTER IN OMAHA

0435 PM     HAIL             CRETE                   40.63N 96.96W
06/12/2004  0.88 INCH        SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JB

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:10 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
510 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0501 PM     HAIL             4 NW HALLAM             40.58N 96.84W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        LANCASTER          NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0459 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WILBER                  40.48N 96.96W
06/12/2004  69 MPH           SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0459 PM     HAIL             4 SW DENTON             40.70N 96.90W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        LANCASTER          NE   AMATEUR RADIO

0455 PM     HAIL             2 NW WILBER             40.50N 96.99W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        SALINE             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JB

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:13 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
513 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0509 PM     HAIL             5 S DENTON              40.67N 96.84W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        LANCASTER          NE   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JB

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:19 PM CST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
519 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004

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

0517 PM     HAIL             CRETE                   40.63N 96.96W
06/12/2004  1.00 INCH        SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JB

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:39 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Otoe

When: June 12, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Otoe County, 2 mi S of Palmyra
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.667, -96.383

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, June 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: 5405096.