Hail, Shelby
- When
- May 8, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, 2 mi W of Earling
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.783, -95.450
Hail in Iowa, May 8, 2005
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 8, 3:03 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 3:03 PM CST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 403 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...THEN THE LOCATION OF NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM MIDWEEK AND ITS EFFECTS ON POPS AND TEMPERATURES. IN THE SHORT TERM...WATCHES APPEAR WELL JUSTIFIED. 18Z SOUNDING SHOWED A SLIGHTLY STRENGTHENED AND LOWERED CAP FROM 12Z...WITH A MORE UNSTABLE LAPSE RATE ABOVE ALONG WITH HIGHER CAPE. THIS CAP HAS BEEN BREACHED ALREADY IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS...WITH MORE TO COME. SHEAR HAS STRENGTHENED SUBSTAINTIALLY FROM 12Z. WHILE MUCH OF IT IS UNIDIRECTIONAL...SLIGHT BACKING HAS OCCURRED PAST FEW HRS ALONG AND E OF MO RVR FROM OMA NORTHWARD. EXPECT A LOT OF LINEAR ORGANIZATION OF CELLS...AS IS ALREADY APPARENT ON SATELLITE...BUT ANY CELL MANAGING TO GET BY ITSELF COULD BECOME SUPERCELLULAR. ENOUGH DRY AIR AT MID LEVELS FOR WIND TO BE A THREAT ALONG WITH HAIL EVEN IN LINEAR STORMS. STRONGEST STORMS SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT AS AFTERNOON CAPE IS USED UP...THEN COLD FRONT SHOULD SWEEP REMNANTS EAST OF OUR AREA BEFORE MORNING. FOR MONDAY...ELECTED TO INTRODUCE A SLIGHT CHC OF WRAPAROUND SHOWERS TO THE FAR NORTH...WHILE LEAVING THE REST OF THE AREA DRY. COOL ADVECTION WILL BE OVER BY LATE MORNING...WITH AFTN SHOWING NET 850 WARM ADVECTION WITH HIGHS STILL WELL IN THE 70S SOUTH...BUT HELD DOWN BY COOL WRAPAROUND NORTH. SOUTHERLY FLOW AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MAKE A RETURN ON TUESDAY. WENT FOR NAM SUGGESTION THAT THERE COULD BE ENOUGH LIFT FOR SOME AFTERNOON THUNDERSHOWERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT ONWARD...MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE SERIOUSLY FOR OUR AREA. WHILE THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT UPPER LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE WEST COAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN...THEN GRADUALLY PHASE WITH THE NORTHERN BRANCH AND EJECT OVER MT OR ND FRI...THE PLACEMENT OF A SURFACE FRONT THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLANS IS MORE UNCERTAIN. THERE WILL BE A STRONG GRADIENT OF TEMPS AND POPS ACROSS THIS FRONT. WITH WARM HUMID AIR TO THE SOUTH...AND SW FLOW ALOFT...THIS SHOULD BE A POTENT LIFT BOUNDARY WITH HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL ON THE NORTH SIDE...AS WELL AS SEVERE POTENTIAL NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT. NAM DEVELOPS THE FRONT IN A SOUTHERLY POSITION NEAR THE NE/KS BORDER...WHILE GFS IS MUCH FARTHER NORTH. GFS HAS TRENDED A BIT TOWARD SLOWER ECMWF SOLUTION...BUT ALSO HAS A BIAS WITH PUSHING WARM FRONTS TOO FAR NORTH INTO A SHALLOW COLD POOL. IN THIS VERY UNCERTAIN FORECAST SITUATION...TOOK A BLEND OF PREVIOUS FORECAST AND NEW NAM. THIS WAS COOLER AND WETTER FOR MOST OF THE TIME AND AREA THROUGH FRI...BUT WARMER IN THE SOUTH AS FRONT SETS UP TUE. AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND...DRIER CONDITIONS SHOULD SET IN WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPS. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && POLLACK
Hazardous weather outlook, May 8, 10:57 AM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1157 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005 IAZ043-055-NEZ012-015-018-032>034-082200- BURT-CEDAR-CUMING-HARRISON IA-MONONA IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WAYNE- 1157 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA. STORMS SHOULD INITIATE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO OCCUR INTO EARLY THIS EVENING IN AN AREA ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER IN EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA WHERE SHEAR VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA AFTER 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ONTO THE PLAINS BY MID WEEK. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE STILL IS SOME UNCERTAINTY TO EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MIGHT DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR 1 PM TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. IAZ056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-016-017-030-031-042>045-050>053- 065>068-078-088>093-082200- ANTELOPE-BOONE-BUTLER-CASS-COLFAX-DODGE-DOUGLAS-FREMONT IA-GAGE- JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON-MILLS IA-MONTGOMERY IA- NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PIERCE-PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON- SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-SHELBY IA-WASHINGTON- 1157 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA. STORMS SHOULD INITIATE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ONTO THE PLAINS BY MID WEEK. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE STILL IS SOME UNCERTAINTY TO EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MIGHT DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. FOBERT
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 8, 1:37 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 237 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-017-018-031>034-042>045- 050>053-065>068-078-088>093-090200- BURT-BUTLER-CASS-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-FREMONT IA-GAGE- HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-MADISON-MILLS IA-MONONA IA- MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PIERCE-PLATTE- POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-SHELBY IA- STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...BEATRICE...BELLEVUE...BLAIR... CLARINDA...CLARKSON...COLUMBUS...COUNCIL BLUFFS...CRETE... DAVID CITY...FAIRBURY...FALLS CITY...FREMONT...GLENWOOD...HARLAN... LINCOLN...LOGAN...LOUISVILLE...NEBRASKA CITY...NORFOLK...OMAHA... ONAWA...PAWNEE CITY...PIERCE...RED OAK...SEWARD...SIDNEY...STANTON... TECUMSEH...TEKAMAH...THURSTON...WAHOO...WAYNE...WISNER 237 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 234 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 9 PM CDT... IN EASTERN NEBRASKA THE WATCH INCLUDES... JEFFERSON...GAGE...PAWNEE...RICHARDSON...NEMAHA...JOHNSON...SALINE... SEWARD...LANCASTER....CASS...SARPY....DOUGLAS...SAUNDERS...BUTLER... PLATTE...COLFAX...DODGE...WASHINGTON...BURT...CUMING...STANTON.... MADISON...PIERCE...WAYNE...THURSTON. IN SOUTHWEST IOWA THE WATCH INCLUDES... MONONA...HARRISON...SHELBY...POTTAWATTAMIE...MONTGOMERY...MILLS... FREMONT...PAGE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE VERY QUICKLY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN THE MAIN THREAT. BOUSTEAD
Local storm report, May 8, 2:36 PM CST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
336 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0335 PM HAIL 2 W CRESCENT 41.37N 95.90W
05/08/2005 0.75 INCH POTTAWATTAMIE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ON INTERSTATE 29.
&&
DEWALDLocal storm report, May 8, 2:50 PM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
350 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0348 PM HAIL 1 W PAPILLION 41.16N 96.06W
05/08/2005 0.75 INCH SARPY NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
DEWALDLocal storm report, May 8, 3:01 PM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
401 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM HAIL OMAHA 41.26N 96.01W
05/08/2005 0.75 INCH DOUGLAS NE TRAINED SPOTTER
AT 70TH AND CHARLES STREET.
&&
DEWALDLocal storm report, May 8, 3:04 PM CST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
404 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM HAIL OMAHA 41.26N 96.01W
05/08/2005 1.00 INCH DOUGLAS NE TRAINED SPOTTER
AT 108TH AND POLK.
&&
DEWALDLocal storm report, May 8, 3:09 PM CST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
409 PM CDT SUN MAY 08 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM HAIL OMAHA 41.26N 96.01W
05/08/2005 0.75 INCH DOUGLAS NE TRAINED SPOTTER
AT 90TH AND PACIFIC.
&&
DEWALDThe radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in California, May 8 to 9, 2005
- Flash Flood in Idaho, May 8, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 8, 2005
- Flood in California, May 8 to 10, 2005
- Hail in Texas, May 8, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 8, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, May 8, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2005
- Tornado and Flooding in Kansas, May 8, 2005
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, May 8, 2005
- Tornado and Flash Flood in North Dakota, May 8 to 9, 2005
- Hail in South Dakota, May 8, 2005
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, May 2005
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: 5449274.