Hail in Nebraska, July 5, 2005

Name: Hail in Nebraska, July 5, 2005
Start: 2005-07-05T16:10
End: 2005-07-05T22:30
Location: Nebraska

July 5, 2005 · NWS LBF · 13 events in 6 counties and zones

13 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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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 13

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 North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 5, 12:25 PM MST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 12:25 PM MST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
225 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

...FORECAST CHALLENGES ARE PRECIP CHANCES OVER THE NEXT 36
HOURS...THEN TEMPS...

.DISCUSSION...

NEAR TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...MAIN FORECASTING CHALLENGES IN
THE NEAR TERM ARE PRECIP CHANCES AND SEVERE CHANCES OVER THE NEXT 36
HOURS. CAP ERODING QUICKLY UPSTREAM OVER THE BLACK HILLS...SWRN SD
AND NWRN NEBR ATTM. ROBUST SB CAPES OF 2-3K EXTEND FROM SNY NWWD TO
CDR ATTM PER LAPS DATA. A QUICK LOOK AT SHEAR VIA THE
MODELS...CONTINUES TO INDICATE MARGINAL SHEAR ACROSS THE NRN
PANHANDLE...WITH STRONGER SHEAR OVER THE SRN PANHANDLE AND NERN CO.
WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES AND COLD H5 AIR ALOFT...MAIN SVR THREAT
SHOULD BE FROM LARGE HAIL. AM EXPECTING TORNADO THREAT TO BE FAIRLY
MINIMAL ACROSS THE FA AS SURFACE TO 3 KM HELICITY...AS WELL AS
STRONGER SHEAR...LOCATED OFF TO THE WEST AND SOUTH. ONGOING FCST IN
PRETTY GOOD SHAPE FOR TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST POPS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS...WITH THE LOWEST ACROSS THE NERN ZONES.

ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF TSRAS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. H5 PATTERN AMPLIFIES
FURTHER...WITH ONE LAST WAVE DIVING SSEWD INTO THE NRN PANHANDLE
FROM THE BLACK HILLS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SB CAPES RANGE FROM 1-2K
J/KG DURING THE AFTERNOON. WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL JUICE IN
PLACE...OPTED FOR MENTION OF THUNDER FOR ONE FINAL DAY. GIVEN THE
INCREASED AMPLITUDE OF THE MID LEVEL FLOW...I DIDNT CARRY POP FCST
AS FAR EAST AS TONIGHTS. THE EAST SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY
TOMORROW AND BEYOND. DRY CONDS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS H5 HTS RISE
20 TO 30 GPM AND H5 TEMPS RISE 2-3C.

LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...MODELS CONSISTENT THIS
MORNING WITH RIDGE ANCHORED OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. GUIDANCE POPS...AS WELL AS HPC GUIDANCE...PLACE POPS WELL
BELOW CLIMO FOR THE PERIOD AND WILL CONTINUE DRY CONDS. TEMPS WILL
BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S FOR THE PERIOD...WITH LITTLE DAY TO DAY
CHANGE IN H85 TEMPS NOTED.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE

&&

CLB

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 1:16 PM MST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
316 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-061100-
ARTHUR NE-BLAINE NE-BOYD NE-BROWN NE-CHASE NE-CUSTER NE-DEUEL NE-
EASTERN CHERRY NE-FRONTIER NE-GARDEN NE-GARFIELD NE-GRANT NE-
HAYES NE-HOLT NE-HOOKER NE-KEITH NE-KEYA PAHA NE-LINCOLN NE-LOGAN NE-
LOUP NE-MCPHERSON NE-PERKINS NE-ROCK NE-SHERIDAN NE-THOMAS NE-
WESTERN CHERRY NE-WHEELER NE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...ARNOLD...ARTHUR...BASSETT...
BIG SPRINGS...BREWSTER...BROKEN BOW...BURWELL...CHAPPELL...CURTIS...
GORDON...GRANT...HAY SPRINGS...HAYES CENTER...IMPERIAL...MULLEN...
NORTH PLATTE...ONEILL...OGALLALA...OSHKOSH...RUSHVILLE...SPENCER...
SPRINGVIEW...STAPLETON...TAYLOR...THEDFORD...TRYON AND VALENTINE
316 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL
9 PM MDT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER WYOMING AND SOUTH DAKOTA WILL SLOWLY
PROGRESS TO THE SOUTHEAST WHERE AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS IN PLACE.
THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING THIS AIRMASS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME
SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREAT. BEST CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL BE WEST OF HIGHWAY 83.
OVERNIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF
CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM VALENTINE TO ELLSWORTH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE
STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING WITH IT ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT. THEREAFTER...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY DRY
WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE.

JMC

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:27 PM MST, 3 hours 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
227 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

NEZ004-022-056-060300-
DEUEL NE-GARDEN NE-SHERIDAN NE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG SPRINGS...CHAPPELL...GORDON...
HAY SPRINGS...OSHKOSH AND RUSHVILLE
227 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 606 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR
DEUEL...GARDEN AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLE UNTIL 9 PM
MDT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FUTURE
WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS.

BUTTLER

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 167 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:07 UTC.

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Event by event

13 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sheridan

When: July 5, 4:10 PM MST
Where: Sheridan County, 4 mi N of Antioch
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.117, -102.583

Hail, Sheridan

When: July 5, 4:25 PM MST
Where: Sheridan County, 7 mi N of Antioch
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.167, -102.583

Hail, Holt

When: July 5, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Holt County, 15 mi WSW of Amelia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.150, -99.167

Hail, Sheridan

When: July 5, 5:14 PM MST
Where: Sheridan County, Gordon
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.800, -102.200

Hail, Holt

When: July 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Holt County, 1 mi NW of Amelia
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.250, -98.917

Hail, Holt

When: July 5, 7:01 PM CST
Where: Holt County, 6 mi WSW of Inman
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.333, -98.667

Hail, Rock

When: July 5, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Rock County, 12 mi SSE of Bassett
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.417, -99.433

Hail, Cherry

When: July 5, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 6 mi SSE of Valentine
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.783, -100.500

Hail, Cherry

When: July 5, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 2 mi W of Wood Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.633, -100.267

Hail, Grant

When: July 5, 7:55 PM MST
Where: Grant County, 1 mi W of Ashby
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.017, -101.933

Hail, Rock

When: July 5, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Rock County, 10 mi NE of Bassett
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.683, -99.383

Hail, Rock

When: July 5, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Rock County, 6 mi S of Newport
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.517, -99.333

Hail, Boyd

When: July 5, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Boyd County, 1 mi SW of Spencer
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.850, -98.717

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

Every storm in Nebraska in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, July 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: 5451932, 5451933, 5451934, 5451935, 5451936, 5451937, 5451938, 5451939, 5451940, 5451941, 5451942, 5451943, 5451944.