Hail, Kimball
- When
- June 24, 4:50 PM MST to 4:55 PM MST
- Where
- Kimball County, 2 mi W of Kimball
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.233, -103.700
Hail in Nebraska, June 24, 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 Cheyenne, WY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 24, 1:33 PM MST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 1:33 PM MST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 233 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 .SHORT TERM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #517 IN EFFECT FOR ALL OUR SOUTHEAST WYOMING COUNTIES AS WELL AS SIOUX...SCOTTS BLUFF...BANNER AND KIMBALL COUNTIES IN THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE UNTIL 9 PM. CONVECTION STARTING TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE ATTM AND SPREADING OFF OF THE MOUNTAINS. DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S WITH DECENT SHEAR ALONG THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY ALONG THE SOUTHEAST WYOMING MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...LAPS DATA SHOWINGS LI/S TO -4 AND CAPES AROUND 2000 J/KG ALONG THE WY/NEB STATE LINE. EXPECT CONVECTION TO CONTINUE WITH SOME STORMS REACHING SEVERE LEVELS AND PERHAPS A WATCH LATER IN THE EASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES IN THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. OTHERWISE...LITTLE CHANGE IN OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WITH SOME PATCHY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE PANHANDLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. BOUNDARY LIFTS SLIGHTLY NORTH AND EAST TOMORROW WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES SPREADING OVER WESTERN AREAS. POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE BOUNDARY AGAIN SATURDAY. .LONG TERM...TSTM CHANCES WILL BE GREATEST SAT EVENING ACROSS OUR ERN ZONES WHERE CAP WILL BE WEAKEST. WITH LACK OF FOCUS OR LARGE SCALE LIFT...EXPECT TSTMS TO DIMINISH LATE SAT NIGHT. CANNOT RULE OUT AFTN/EVNG TSTMS ON SUN PER CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS. ON MON...TSTM COVERAGE WILL DECREASE AS HEIGHTS/TEMPS ALOFT RISE...CREATING MORE OF A CAPPING INVERSION AND CONVECTIVE INHIBIITION (CIN). S/WV TROF (SHORTWAVE TROF) PASSING ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES ON TUE WILL AID AN INCREASE IN TSTM COVERAGE ACROSS SE WY/WRN NEB. AS MENTIONED BY MIDNIGHT SHIFT LONG TERM FORECASTER...TSTM COVERAGE WILL DECREASE ON WED WITH WLY/NWLY FLOW ALOFT AND LOW/MID LEVEL DRYING. THU/FRI LOOK RELATIVELY DRY WITH WLY FLOW ALOFT AND LIMITED LOW/MID LEVEL MOISTURE. RUBIN && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...NONE. NE...NONE. && STARK/RUBIN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 12:36 PM MST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 136 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 NEZ020-054-055-WYZ061>067-069-070-251130- BANNER NE-CHEYENNE NE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS WY-KIMBALL NE- LARAMIE RANGE WY-LARAMIE VALLEY WY-NORTH CARBON WY- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE WY-PINE BLUFFS WY-PLATTE WY-SNOWY RANGE WY- SOUTHWEST CARBON WY- 136 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING. IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. THE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. NEZ001>003-019-021-WYZ059-060-068-251130- BOX BUTTE NE-CONVERSE WY-DAWES NE-GOSHEN WY-MORRILL NE-NIOBRARA WY- SCOTTS BLUFF NE-SIOUX NE- 136 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SECTION OF THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOWKO
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 12:40 PM MST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 140 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 NEZ001-019>020-054-WYZ059>069-250300- BANNER-KIMBALL-SCOTTS BLUFF-SIOUX-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-CONVERSE- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-GOSHEN-LARAMIE RANGE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- NIOBRARA-PLATTE- 139 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 517 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BANNER... KIMBALL... SCOTTS BLUFF... SIOUX... IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING CONVERSE... NIOBRARA... IN SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING CARBON... IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING ALBANY... GOSHEN... LARAMIE... PLATTE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...HARRISON...HARRISBURG... CHEYENNE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...LUSK... TORRINGTON...LARAMIE...RAWLINS...SCOTTSBLUFF AND GERING. STARK
Local storm report, Jun 24, 2:38 PM MST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
338 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0253 PM HAIL 24 N CHEYENNE 41.49N 104.79W
06/24/2005 0.75 INCH LARAMIE WY OTHER FEDERAL
&&
RUBINLocal storm report, Jun 24, 3:51 PM MST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
451 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0354 PM HAIL GUERNSEY 42.27N 104.74W
06/24/2005 0.88 INCH PLATTE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM MILITARY PERSONNEL AT CAMP GUERNSEY
0400 PM TSTM WND GST GUERNSEY 42.27N 104.74W
06/24/2005 72 MPH PLATTE WY TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM MILITARY PERSONNEL AT CAMP GUERNSEY
0414 PM HAIL 6 W FORT LARAMIE 42.21N 104.63W
06/24/2005 1.00 INCH GOSHEN WY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0422 PM HAIL 3 SW FORT LARAMIE 42.18N 104.56W
06/24/2005 1.00 INCH GOSHEN WY AIRPLANE PILOT
REPORT FROM OLD FORT LARAMIE HISTORICAL SITE
0423 PM HAIL FORT LARAMIE 42.21N 104.52W
06/24/2005 1.00 INCH GOSHEN WY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
STARKSpecial weather statement, Jun 24, 4:16 PM MST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 516 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 NEZ002>003-021-055-250500- BOX BUTTE-CHEYENNE-DAWES-MORRILL- 516 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 520 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BOX BUTTE... CHEYENNE... DAWES... MORRILL... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...ALLIANCE...BRIDGEPORT... BAYARD AND CHADRON. NEZ001-019>020-054-WYZ059>069-250300- BANNER-KIMBALL-SCOTTS BLUFF-SIOUX-LARAMIE VALLEY- SOUTHWEST CARBON-NORTH CARBON-SNOWY RANGE-CONVERSE- NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-GOSHEN-LARAMIE RANGE-CHEYENNE FOOTHILLS- NIOBRARA-PLATTE- 516 PM MDT FRI JUN 24 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 517 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA... IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN THE WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE BANNER... KIMBALL... SCOTTS BLUFF... SIOUX... IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL WYOMING CONVERSE... NIOBRARA... IN SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING CARBON... IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING ALBANY... GOSHEN... LARAMIE... PLATTE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...KIMBALL...HARRISON...HARRISBURG... CHEYENNE...DOUGLAS...GLENROCK...WHEATLAND...GUERNSEY...LUSK... TORRINGTON...LARAMIE...RAWLINS...SCOTTSBLUFF AND GERING. STARK
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:48 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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 24, 2005
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 24 to 25, 2005
- Flash Flood and Hail in Iowa, June 24 to 25, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 24, 2005
- Hail in Montana, June 24, 2005
- Hail in Colorado, June 24, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 24, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 24, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 24, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 24, 2005
- Hail in Colorado, June 24, 2005
- Hail in Wyoming, June 24, 2005
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5453607.