Hail in Nebraska, August 9, 2005

Name: Hail in Nebraska, August 9, 2005
Start: 2005-08-09T15:20
End: 2005-08-09T15:20
Location: Nebraska

August 9, 2005 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 Aug 9, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:00 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
300 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

.DISCUSSION...

MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES REVOLVE AROUND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THATS
NOW MOVING INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. THIS CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH
THROUGH THE CWA OVERNIGHT AND THEN HANGS UP SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE LOCATION WILL
BE THE KEY TO THE FORECAST...IN BOTH CONVECTIVE TRENDS AND DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES.

JUST RECENTLY ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR AREAS ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH 3500 J/KG OF MLAYER CAPE WITH NO CIN. THE BULK
SHEAR IS STILL WEAK THOUGH...BUT THE ENERGY ALLOWED NEARLY EXPLOSIVE
DEVELOPMENT SHORTLY AFTER 2 PM. THUS...THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED
SEVERE THREAT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...WITH
THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE
CWFA OVERNIGHT.

THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE A BIT FURTHER SOUTH
INTO KANSAS AND MISSOURI ON WEDNESDAY...BUT SHOULD STILL ALLOW FOR
AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THEREAFTER...THE FRONT APPEARS TO MEANDER ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND CENTRAL IOWA. THIS SHOULD SUPPORT CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT...AND ESPECIALLY
DURING THE NIGHTTIME.  THUS...A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP ACROSS THE DAKOTAS BOTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT
AND ESPECIALLY AFFECT NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

THE FRONT GETS A REINFORCING SHOT OF COOLER AIR FOR THE WEEKEND.
THIS SHOULD PUSH THE FRONT BACK SOUTH AGAIN INTO KANSAS AND MISSOURI
WHERE IT WILL LIKELY STAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST. AT
THE SAME TIME...WELL GET MORE INFLUENCE FROM THE WESTERLIES (JET
STREAM) THAN WE HAVE BEFORE WHICH WILL ALLOW PERIODIC IMPULSES TO
EJECT IN SLIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL BRING A CONTINUED
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S EXPECTED.

AM THINKING THAT WEAK IMPULSES WILL LIKELY WANE BY TUESDAY WITH LEAD
SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THUS THE FORECAST
WILL DRY FOR DAY SEVEN.  HOWEVER...IT LOOKS LIKE A NEAR ZONAL
PATTERN IS SETTING UP FOR THE NEXT 8 TO 15 DAYS WITH MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL PLAINS STILL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WESTERLIES.  THIS
EFFECTIVELY KEEPS THE HOT TEMPERATURES SHUNTED TO THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES. THIS SHOULD SUPPORT COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
AND PERIODIC CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS
THEN WITH A POTENTIAL WEAK BOUNDARY REMAINING. THUS...IT APPEARS TO
BE A SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED COUPLE OF WEEKS, WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIP.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.

&&

DEWALD

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 1:43 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
243 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-092300-
ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-HARRISON IA-KNOX-
MADISON-MONONA IA-PIERCE-PLATTE-SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-
WASHINGTON-WAYNE-
243 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
WEST CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO HARLAN IOWA WHERE A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT. THERE WILL STILL BE A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL DIMINISH BY THEN.

THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ALONG A COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA AND IOWA OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. AS OF NOW...IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE
FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITHIN THE OUTLOOK AREA WILL BE FROM FRIDAY INTO
LATE SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.  SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT ANY LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ050>053-065>068-078-088>093-092300-
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-
243 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS
THE OUTLOOK AREA. WHILE SOME SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS MAY BE
OBSERVED...THERE APPEARS TO BE A GREATER CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING JUST NORTH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.  THIS
WOULD BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO HARLAN IOWA
WHERE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT.

THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ALONG A COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA AND IOWA OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. AS OF NOW...IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE
FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITHIN THE OUTLOOK AREA WILL BE FROM FRIDAY INTO
LATE SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT...BUT SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SMALL HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IF THEY OCCUR IN YOUR AREA.

DEWALD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 9, 2:03 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
303 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2005

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

0250 PM     HAIL             6 SSW ORCHARD           42.26N 98.29W
08/09/2005  0.88 INCH        ANTELOPE           NE   PUBLIC

&&

TL

Local storm report, Aug 9, 2:12 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
312 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2005

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

0250 PM     HAIL             3 WSW CREIGHTON         42.45N 97.96W
08/09/2005  0.88 INCH        KNOX               NE   PUBLIC

&&

TL

Local storm report, Aug 9, 2:15 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
315 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2005

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

0113 PM     HAIL             2 NW PLAINVIEW          42.37N 97.81W
08/09/2005  0.75 INCH        PIERCE             NE   PUBLIC

&&

TL

Local storm report, Aug 9, 2:16 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
316 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2005

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

0313 PM     HAIL             2 NW PLAINVIEW          42.37N 97.81W
08/09/2005  0.75 INCH        PIERCE             NE   PUBLIC

&&

TL

Local storm report, Aug 9, 2:28 PM CST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
328 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2005

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

0321 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE PLAINVIEW          42.37N 97.76W
08/09/2005                   PIERCE             NE   PUBLIC

            2-3 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

TL

Local storm report, Aug 9, 2:39 PM CST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
339 PM CDT TUE AUG 09 2005

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

0335 PM     TSTM WND GST     CLEARWATER              42.17N 98.19W
08/09/2005  60 MPH           ANTELOPE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TL

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:18 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cedar

When: August 9, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Cedar County, 3 mi SW of Hartington
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.583, -97.317

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 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, August 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: 5473531.