Hail in Nebraska, June 1, 2005

Name: Hail in Nebraska, June 1, 2005
Start: 2005-06-01T21:00
End: 2005-06-01T21:05
Location: Nebraska

June 1, 2005 · NWS CYS · 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 Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 1:08 PM MST, 7 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 1:08 PM MST, 7 hours 52 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
208 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2005

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...VIGOROUS WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW
AROUND AN UPPER LOW OVER IDAHO AND MONTANA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT. A 100-120 MPH JET STREAK RACING ACROSS WYOMING IS EVIDENT ON
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. THERE IS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON. FRONTOGENESIS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET WILL TIGHTEN THIS FRONT...AND PROVIDE THE
FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE
FRONT STALLS OUT LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE WYOMING/COLORADO BORDER
TONIGHT WITH A DRY SLOT AFFECTING POINTS NORTH OF A RAWLINS TO
CHADRON LINE. THOSE AREAS WILL SEE DECREASING CLOUDINESS WITH ONLY
ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT LEAVES BEHIND A SLIGHTLY
COOLER AIR MASS FOR TOMORROW.

.LONG TERM...FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...CWA REMAINS IN
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH SEVERAL VORT MAXES EJECTING NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE CWA. STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS IN PLACE ALONG
THE COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER NORTHEAST THRU THE WESTERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE. ALL MODELS SHOWING GOOD CONSISTENCY WITH DECENT QPF BAND
ALONG THIS FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL
BE MAINLY OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AS WESTERN AREAS IN DRY WESTERLY FLOW AND BEST DYNAMICS
SHIFT EAST. REMNANTS OF UPPER LOW OVER NEVADA MOVES EAST THRU
WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA BY EARLY SATURDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AS THIS UPPER FEATURE PASSES BY. THEN AS
WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND THE TROF...MARKED DRYING AND WARMING.
AS NEXT UPPER LOW MOVES ONSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...SHORT
WAVE RIDGE AXIS DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN ROCKIES WITH DRIER AND
WARMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODELS NOW COMING TO SOME WHAT
OF AN AGREEMENT IN THE EXTENDED...FOCUSING ON DIGGING PAC NW UPPER
LOW.  HEIGHTS/WINDS AT THE UPPER LEVELS BACK IN RESPONSE TO DIGGING
SYSTEM WITH INCREASING WAA.  HAVE DECREASED/INCREASED POPS/TEMPS
RESPECTFULLY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.  LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS IN
LIEU OF SYSTEM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY INCREASING SFC WESTERLY
WINDS.  WHAT HAPPENS TO POTENT SYSTEM MIDWEEK...DOES IT GET SHEARED
OFF TO OUR NW OR WOBBLE TOWARDS OUR VICINITY.  NONETHELESS...EXPECT
ABOVE AVG TEMPS AND DRY WX AS WE APPROACH MID WEEK.
&&

.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...NONE.
NE...NONE.

&&

KP/STARK/DEMKO

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 9:11 AM MST, 11 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
1011 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2005

NEZ001>003-019>021-054-055-WYZ060-068-021130-
SIOUX-DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-
CHEYENNE-NIOBRARA-GOSHEN-
1011 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING
AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE HAIL UP TO ONE
INCH IN DIAMETER AS WELL AS 60 MPH OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING.

WYZ059-061>067-069-070-021130-
CONVERSE-SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-LARAMIE VALLEY-LARAMIE RANGE-PLATTE-
CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS-PINE BLUFFS-
1011 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 6:49 PM MST, 2 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
749 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2005

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

0728 PM     HAIL             LORENZO                 41.03N 103.05W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0730 PM     HAIL             LORENZO                 41.03N 103.05W
06/01/2005  1.00 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0740 PM     HAIL             1 W SIDNEY              41.13N 102.99W
06/01/2005  1.00 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0741 PM     HAIL             LORENZO                 41.03N 103.05W
06/01/2005  1.00 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0743 PM     HAIL             SIDNEY                  41.13N 102.97W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Jun 1, 7:34 PM MST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
834 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2005

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

0728 PM     HAIL             LORENZO                 41.03N 103.05W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   COUNTY OFFICIAL

0730 PM     HAIL             LORENZO                 41.03N 103.05W
06/01/2005  1.00 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0740 PM     HAIL             1 W SIDNEY              41.13N 102.99W
06/01/2005  1.00 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0741 PM     HAIL             LORENZO                 41.03N 103.05W
06/01/2005  1.00 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0743 PM     HAIL             SIDNEY                  41.13N 102.97W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0750 PM     HAIL             SIDNEY                  41.13N 102.97W
06/01/2005  0.75 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Jun 1, 8:08 PM MST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
908 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2005

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

0901 PM     HAIL             SUNOL                   41.16N 102.76W
06/01/2005  1.50 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Jun 1, 8:22 PM MST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
922 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2005

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

0918 PM     HAIL             N LODGEPOLE             41.15N 102.64W
06/01/2005  0.88 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Jun 1, 8:27 PM MST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
927 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2005

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

0919 PM     HAIL             LODGEPOLE               41.15N 102.64W
06/01/2005  1.00 INCH        CHEYENNE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MRC

The radar

The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 171 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cheyenne

When: June 1, 9:00 PM MST to 9:05 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne County, Sunol
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.167, -102.767

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, June 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: 5454742.