Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 2004

Name: Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 2004
Start: 2004-05-22T21:50
End: 2004-05-22T21:50
Location: Nebraska

May 22, 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 May 22, 12:50 PM CST, 9 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 12:50 PM CST, 9 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
150 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

.DISCUSSION...
PRIMARY CONCERNS WILL DEAL WITH THE SHORT TERM AND NEXT ROUND OF SEVERE
WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

REMNANTS OF OUTFLOW BOUNDRY THAT WAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER
EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS PRETTY MUCH WASHED OUT WITH 18Z SURFACE
ANALYSIS SHOWING MAIN BOUNDRY FROM NORTHERN NEBRASKA INTO NORTHERN
IOWA. 18Z OAX UA DATA ALSO SHOWING THAT MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES HAVE
RECOVERED QUICKLY FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING SO LATEST SPC DISCUSSION
SEEMS REASONABLE WITH STORMS EXPECTED TO LIGHT UP AGAIN IN THE
VICINITY OF THE SURFACE BOUNDRY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS
AFTERNOON. STILL PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN PLACE WITH 12Z META SETTING
UP 850 THETA-E AXIS FROM SOUTHERN NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHERN IOWA DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE FLOOD WATCH ISSUED EARLER FOR ABOUT THE
NORTH HALF OF THE CWA STILL LOOKS GOOD AT THIS TIME AND NO
ADJUSTMENTS PLANNED.

OVERALL LITTLE CHANGE TO THE FORECAST WITH A BREAK IN THE ACTIVE
WEATHER FOR SUNDAY AND NEXT CHANCE OF STORMS COMING IN ON MONDAY WITH
NEXT FRONT AND UPPER WAVE.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...FLOOD WATCH 4 PM SAT TO 4 AM SUN FROM BUTLER SAUNDERS AND SARPY
COUNTIES NORTHWARD.
IA...FLOOD WATCH 4 PM SAT TO 4 AM SUN FROM POTTAWATTMIE COUNTY
NORTHWARD.

&&

NOTE...EFFECTIVE 1200 UTC JUNE 8TH THE AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER
/PID/ FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION ISSUED BY OMAHA WFO WILL
CHANGE TO OMAAFDOAX.  THE WMO CODE WILL REMAIN FXUS63 KOAX.

FOBERT

Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 4:10 PM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
510 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ015-030>034-042>045-050>053-230500-
BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-HARRISON IA-MADISON-
MONONA IA-PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SHELBY IA-STANTON-
THURSTON-WASHINGTON-
510 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE VERY LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING. ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES MAY
ALSO OCCUR. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A MODERATE
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. STORMS SHOULD EVENTUALLY EVOLVE
INTO A LARGE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LARGE
HAIL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM
CDT.

VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS
LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS MOVES TO WEST CENTRAL IOWA
BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING THREAT
WILL LAST WELL INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL AS LATE NEXT WEEK.  LATER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL ADDRESS THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
WITH THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 11 PM CDT. STORM
SPOTTER WILL BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING.

IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ065>068-078-088>093-230500-
CASS-FREMONT IA-GAGE-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-MILLS IA-
MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SEWARD-
510 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA
AND SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. STRONG TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW
PRESSURE INTENSIFIES OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS AND MOVES TO WEST
CENTRAL IOWA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL
LAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL AS LATE NEXT WEEK.  LATER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL ADDRESS THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
WITH THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 11 PM CDT. STORM
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.

NEZ011-012-016>018-230500-
ANTELOPE-CEDAR-KNOX-PIERCE-WAYNE-
510 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA.
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
FLOODING. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A MODERATE
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. STORMS SHOULD EVENTUALLY EVOLVE
INTO A LARGE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LARGE
HAIL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM
CDT.

VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW
PRESSURE INTENSIFIES OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS AND MOVES TO WEST
CENTRAL IOWA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING THREAT
WILL LAST WELL INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL AS LATE NEXT WEEK.  LATER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL ADDRESS THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
WITH THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION LATER THIS EVENING.

FOBERT

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 9:10 PM CST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1010 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

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

0955 PM     HAIL             WILBER                  40.48N 96.96W
05/22/2004  0.75 INCH        SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 22, 9:15 PM CST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1015 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

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

1004 PM     HAIL             UNION                   40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004  1.00 INCH        CASS               NE   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 22, 9:17 PM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1017 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

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

1000 PM     TORNADO          3 NE MURRAY             40.95N 95.89W
05/22/2004                   CASS               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 22, 9:18 PM CST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1018 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

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

0930 PM     FLOOD            DORCHESTER              40.65N 97.11W
05/22/2004                   SALINE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOCAL FLOODING REPORTED

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 22, 9:34 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1034 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

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

1010 PM     TSTM WND GST     UNION                   40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004  80 MPH           CASS               NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION.

1000 PM     FLOOD            MADISON                 41.83N 97.46W
05/22/2004                   MADISON            NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY 32 EAST CLOSED

1000 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MURDOCK                 40.93N 96.28W
05/22/2004                   CASS               NE   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN

1005 PM     FLOOD            DODGE                   41.72N 96.88W
05/22/2004                   DODGE              NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            MAJOR FLOODING IN CITY OF DODGE SPUR 27A IS UNDER WATER.

1012 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FIRTH                   40.53N 96.60W
05/22/2004                   LANCASTER          NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            ENTIRE TOWN OF FIRTH BLOCKED OFF WITH DEBRIS, UPROOTED
            TREES AND BUILDINGS.

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 22, 9:45 PM CST, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1045 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004

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

1017 PM     HAIL             1 SW GLENWOOD           41.04N 95.76W
05/22/2004  0.75 INCH        MILLS              IA   AMATEUR RADIO

1022 PM     HAIL             GLENWOOD                41.05N 95.74W
05/22/2004  1.00 INCH        MILLS              IA   AMATEUR RADIO

1020 PM     HAIL             2 E GLENWOOD            41.05N 95.70W
05/22/2004  0.75 INCH        MILLS              IA   AMATEUR RADIO

1015 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N THURMAN             40.89N 95.75W
05/22/2004                   FREMONT            IA   AMATEUR RADIO

            80 TO 100 MPH WINDS. SEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-29 MILE MARKER
            23 NEAR BARTLETT IOWA. 5,000 TO 10,000 DAMAGE.

1036 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 N FAIRBURY            40.26N 97.18W
05/22/2004  60 MPH           JEFFERSON          NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

1036 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 N FAIRBURY            40.26N 97.18W
05/22/2004  60 MPH           JEFFERSON          NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JB

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:48 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Saline

When: May 22, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Saline County, Swanton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.383, -97.083

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, May 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: 5395919.