Hail in Nebraska, May 9, 2004

Name: Hail in Nebraska, May 9, 2004
Start: 2004-05-09T18:29
End: 2004-05-09T18:29
Location: Nebraska

May 9, 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 9, 3:19 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 3:19 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
419 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004

.DISCUSSION...
FCST CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE PROSPECTS FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH MIDWEEK.

SHORT TERM...18Z OAX SPECIAL SOUNDING WAS A LOT DRIER THAN 12Z MODELS
SUGGESTED IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO SINKING MOTION ALOFT
BEHIND MID LVL MESO TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE AREA LEFT OVER FROM
LAST NIGHTS TSTMS.  THIS SHOULD CUT DOWN ON INSTABILITY AND SVR
POTENTIAL IN E CNTRL NEB FOR A WHILE AND TEND TO SLOW THE ADVANCE OF
THE COLD FRONT.  SHEAR IS ALSO ON THE WEAK SIDE.  FORECAST SCENARIO
IS FOR PULSE TYPE SEVERE IN NORTHEAST NEB THIS EVE WITH STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS...THEN CONSOLIDATING TO AN MCS OVERNIGHT AS MOIST
INFLOW INCREASES.  THIS WILL DRIVE THE BOUNDARY SLOWLY
SOUTH...ALTHOUGH CORFIDI VECTORS ARE NOT AT ALL STRONG.  NOT SURE
WHAT TO MAKE OF 18Z MESOETA REDEVELOPMENT OF A RAIN REGION IN
NORTHERN NEB LATE TONIGHT INTO MON MORNING EXCEPT THAT IT IS VERY
SLOW LOOKING IN DRIVING THE BOUNDARY SOUTH.

MON LIKELY TO START CLOUDY AND RAINY NORTH OF THE SFC FRONT...AND
LIKELY MUCH TOO COOL FOR SFC BASED AFTERNOON CONVECTION.  SOME
PROSPECTS FOR WARM ADVECTION TSTMS ABOVE THE BNDRY LAYER AS A
VIGOROUS LLJ SETS UP MONDAY NIGHT.

TUE LOOKS WINDY AND WARM IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG SFC LOW OVER WRN
DAKOTAS.  FRONT WILL PROB NOT BE CLOSE ENOUGH FOR CONVECTIVE
INITIATION...BUT CANNOT BE TOTALLY RULED OUT.  MODELS SUGGEST A LOT
OF LOW LVL MOISTURE MOVING N INTO THE AREA.

BEST CHC FOR MORE SEVERE WEATHER COMES IN THE MIDWEEK AS A
LARGE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.  THE ENVIRONMENT
SHOULD BECOME MORE STRONGLY SHEARED AND UNSTABLE NEAR THE
FRONTAL ZONE...BUT TIMING THE FRONT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT.
WENT WITH HPC IDEA THAT FRONT WOULD BE EAST OF US BY LATE THU.

AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER SHOULD PREVAIL
THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.  GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW ANOTHER MCS OVER OUR
SOUTHEAST THU NIGHT...SO THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR LATER
FCSTS.

&&

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

&&

POLLACK

Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 3:23 PM CST, 3 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
423 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-101100-
ANTELOPE-BOONE-CEDAR-KNOX-MADISON-PIERCE-PLATTE-STANTON-WAYNE-
423 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY OCCUR
THIS EVENING...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY...BUT THE CHANCE
FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT AS HIGH AS IT IS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE BEST
CHANCES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED THROUGH THAT PERIOD AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES INTERACT WITH A FRONT IN THE AREA. TIMING OF THESE
DISTURBANCES AND OF THE FRONT WILL DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND EXTENT
OF THE SEVERE WEATHER EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AND SPOTTERS SHOULD
RELAY ALL REPORTS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION
IS NOT AS LIKELY MONDAY.

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-
065>068-078-088>093-101100-
BURT-BUTLER-CASS-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-FREMONT IA-GAGE-
HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-MILLS IA-MONONA IA-
MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-
SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-SHELBY IA-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-
423 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. SOME STORMS
MAY BECOME SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE BEST
CHANCES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED THROUGH THAT PERIOD AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES INTERACT WITH A FRONT IN THE AREA. TIMING OF THESE
DISTURBANCES AND OF THE FRONT WILL DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND EXTENT
OF THE SEVERE WEATHER EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED...MAINLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN ON MONDAY.

MILLER

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 9, 4:21 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
521 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 2004

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

0740 PM     TORNADO          1 SW SCHUYLER           41.44N 97.07W
05/08/2004                   COLFAX             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DESTROYED ONE CENTER PIVOT SYSTEM

&&

JB

Local storm report, May 9, 4:45 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
545 PM CDT SUN MAY 09 2004

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

0605 PM     HAIL             4 SW LINDSAY            41.66N 97.75W
05/08/2004  1.50 INCH        PLATTE             NE   PUBLIC

0608 PM     HAIL             8 S STANTON             41.83N 97.22W
05/08/2004  1.00 INCH        STANTON            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM     HAIL             5 S LEIGH               41.63N 97.24W
05/08/2004  0.88 INCH        COLFAX             NE   PUBLIC

0640 PM     HAIL             6 SW BEEMER             41.87N 96.89W
05/08/2004  1.00 INCH        CUMING             NE   PUBLIC

0655 PM     HAIL             STANTON                 41.95N 97.22W
05/08/2004  0.75 INCH        STANTON            NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0700 PM     TORNADO          6 S CLARKSON            41.64N 97.12W
05/08/2004                   COLFAX             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0738 PM     HAIL             2 N SCHUYLER            41.48N 97.06W
05/08/2004  1.00 INCH        COLFAX             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0738 PM     HAIL             4 S ONAWA               41.97N 96.09W
05/08/2004  1.00 INCH        MONONA             IA   PUBLIC

0740 PM     TORNADO          1 SW SCHUYLER           41.44N 97.07W
05/08/2004                   COLFAX             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DESTROYED ONE CENTER PIVOT SYSTEM

0750 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N FREMONT             41.47N 96.49W
05/08/2004  60 MPH           DODGE              NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0755 PM     HAIL             SCHUYLER                41.45N 97.06W
05/08/2004  0.75 INCH        COLFAX             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0800 PM     HAIL             SCHUYLER                41.45N 97.06W
05/08/2004  1.00 INCH        COLFAX             NE   PUBLIC

0805 PM     TSTM WND GST     SCHUYLER                41.45N 97.06W
05/08/2004  80 MPH           COLFAX             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND CENTER PIVOTS OVERTURNED

0805 PM     HAIL             SCHUYLER                41.45N 97.06W
05/08/2004  1.25 INCH        COLFAX             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0830 PM     TSTM WND GST     FORT CALHOUN            41.46N 96.03W
05/08/2004  60 MPH           WASHINGTON         NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS DAMAGED TREES AND A POWER POLE IN
            TOWN. A FEW WINDOWS WERE ALSO BROKEN DUE TO THE WINDS.

0832 PM     HAIL             LINWOOD                 41.41N 96.93W
05/08/2004  0.75 INCH        BUTLER             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0843 PM     HAIL             EARLING                 41.78N 95.42W
05/08/2004  0.75 INCH        SHELBY             IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0845 PM     HAIL             IRWIN                   41.79N 95.21W
05/08/2004  0.88 INCH        SHELBY             IA   AMATEUR RADIO

0850 PM     HAIL             HARLAN                  41.65N 95.33W
05/08/2004  0.75 INCH        SHELBY             IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

0900 PM     HAIL             AVOCA                   41.48N 95.34W
05/08/2004  1.00 INCH        POTTAWATTAMIE      IA   AMATEUR RADIO

0908 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     WALNUT                  41.48N 95.22W
05/08/2004                   POTTAWATTAMIE      IA   PUBLIC

1105 PM     HAIL             3 E PENDER              42.11N 96.65W
05/08/2004  0.88 INCH        THURSTON           NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

1109 PM     HAIL             5 NW CROFTON            42.78N 97.57W
05/08/2004  1.00 INCH        KNOX               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

1150 PM     HAIL             GLENWOOD                41.05N 95.74W
05/08/2004  0.88 INCH        MILLS              IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

JB

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Knox

When: May 9, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Knox County, Verdigre
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.600, -98.033

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: 5395131.