Hail in Nebraska, September 15, 2006

Name: Hail in Nebraska, September 15, 2006
Start: 2006-09-15T21:50
End: 2006-09-15T21:50
Location: Nebraska

September 15, 2006 · 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 Sep 15, 3:06 PM CST, 6 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 3:06 PM CST, 6 hours 44 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
406 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

.DISCUSSION...

PRIMARY PROBLEMS ARE THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSORMS IN THE SHORT TERM
AND TEMPERATURES DURG THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK.

DEEP UPR TROF AT 12Z WAS OVR THE PACIFIC NW WITH SERIES OF LEAD
SHORTWV TOFS EJECTING OUT ACRS THE RCKYS AND CNTRL PLNS.  AT H85
PLUME OF MSTR EXTDS FM WRN TX ACRS CNTRL AND WRN NEBRASKA INTO THE
DAKOTAS.  STG LO LVL JET CONTS TO ADVCT LO LVL MSTR NWD INTO THE
CNTRL PLNS. LEAD UPR SHORTWV TROF IS ASSOCD WITH UPR LVL JET MAX
MOVG ACRS KS.  THIS SHUD ENHANCE UVVS ACRS NEBRASKA THIS EVENING.

SHORT TERM...SEVERAL WAVES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSIBLE TONIGHT ACRS
THE OAX CWA.  THERE MAY BE A CHC OF ISOLD SVR TSTMS...ESPECIALLY N
OF COLUMBUS. ACTVITY THAT HAS BEEN DVLPG FM DAVID CITY TO MARSHALL
COUNTY KS IS ELEVATED CNVTN DUE TO ISENTROPIC LIFT.  A SECOND WAVE
OF MORE SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORMS ARE OVER CNTRL AND WRN NEBRASKA
AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW
MORNING.

ON SATURDAY SKIES SHUD CLEAR OUT BY MID MORNING AND ATMOSHERE SHUD
BCM UNSTBL BY AFTN INTO THE EVNG AHD OF AFTN.  NAM40 CAPES INDC CAPE
VALUES ABV 2000 J/KG.  HELICITY VALUES ON SATURDAY LOOK FVRBL FOR
SUPERCELLS STORMS AND POSSIBLE SQUALL LINE DVLPMT.  STG MID LVL DRY
PUNCH WL CREATE STGS ON PREFRONTAL TROF/DRYLN BY AFTN.

STORMS SHUD CONT ON SATURDAY NGT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE AREA
CLEARS OUT.

IN THE EXTENDED.  KEPT MAINLY DRY THRU THURSDAY NIGHT.  SOME SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING OVER NORTHEASTERN
PARTS OF THE OAX CWA AS ANOTHER UPR LVL SHRTWV TROF MOVS ACRS THE
RGN.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
&&

SMITH

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 15, 8:23 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
923 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-161100-
ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-
FREMONT IA-GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-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-
923 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...MOVING INTO WESTERN IOWA THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
LOCATIONS IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST IOWA
WILL LIKELY NOT SEE ANY SEVERE STORMS.  LARGE HAIL UP TO ONE AND ONE
HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER ALONG WITH 60 TO 80 MPH WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE STORMS. DUE TO INCREDIBLY STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR...
THERE ALSO IS A TORNADO THREAT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA YET THIS
EVENING...FROM CRETE NORTHWARD TOWARD PENDER.

SCATTERED NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER SATURDAY MORNING ALONG
AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS
A DRY LINE BEGINS TO MOVE INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA. SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE DRY LINE BY 2 TO 4 PM...
MOVING INTO THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA DURING
THE EVENING. STRONG INSTABILITY AND VERY STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL
COMBINE TO PRODUCE MOSTLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES ALSO APPEAR POSSIBLE
ACROSS MAINLY NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA.  PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE
WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL ALSO BE NEEDED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA.

NWS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 15, 9:10 PM CST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1010 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

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

0855 PM     HAIL             CEDAR BLUFFS            41.40N 96.61W
09/15/2006  E0.88 INCH       SAUNDERS           NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1006 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W WASHINGTON          41.40N 96.23W
09/15/2006  E70.00 MPH       WASHINGTON         NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

Special weather statement, Sep 15, 9:19 PM CST, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1019 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ033-034-043>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-
160419-
BURT-BUTLER-CASS-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-GAGE-HARRISON IA-
JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-MONONA IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAWNEE-
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-SHELBY IA-
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...BEATRICE...BELLEVUE...BLAIR...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...CRETE...DAVID CITY...FAIRBURY...FALLS CITY...
FREMONT...HARLAN...LINCOLN...LOGAN...NEBRASKA CITY...OMAHA...ONAWA...
PAWNEE CITY...PLATTSMOUTH...SCHUYLER...SEWARD...TECUMSEH...TEKAMAH...
WAHOO...WEST POINT
1019 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

...WARNING DECISION UPDATE FOR SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

TWO AREAS OF MAIN CONCERN. FIRST THE SUPERCELL MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY.  THIS STORM HAD STRONG LOW LEVEL
ROTATION HAD 100 KT GATE TO GATE SHEAR IN SALINE COUNTY.  THIS
STORM WAAS NEAR HALLAM IN LANCASTER COUNTY.  SPOTTERS IN SALINE
COUNTY INDICATE LARGE SCALE ROTATION IN THE STORM.  SPC
MESOSCALE ANALYSIS INDICATES LCLS BETWEEN 1800 TO 2000 FEET.
LCL MAY BE TOO HIGH FOR UPDRAFT TO INGEST UP POSITIVELY BUOYANT AIR
TO FORM A TORNADO.  WE WILL WATCH STORM CAREFULLY.  STORM WILL
BE MOVING INTO LESS FAVORABLE AIR MASS AS IT MOVES EAST AND MAY
LOOSE SUPERCELL CHARACTERISTICS.

LARGE BOW ECHO MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN PART OF THE OMAHA METRO
AREA HAS PRODUCED 70 MPH WINDS AT WASHINGTON IN WASHINGTON
COUNTY.  DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS WITH THIS COMPLEX
AS IT MOVES INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA.

OVERALL...CONVECTIVE INHIBITION IS INCREASING AND STORMS MAY REMAIN
SEVERE ONLY FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO.  STORMS MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME
MORE ELEVATED WITH TIME.

SMITH

Local storm report, Sep 15, 9:20 PM CST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1020 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

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

0945 PM     HAIL             5 E PIERCE              42.20N 97.43W
09/15/2006  E0.75 INCH       PIERCE             NE   PUBLIC

&&

Local storm report, Sep 15, 9:28 PM CST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1028 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

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

0950 PM     HAIL             17 W WAYNE              42.24N 97.35W
09/15/2006  E0.75 INCH       WAYNE              NE   PUBLIC

&&

Local storm report, Sep 15, 9:34 PM CST, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1034 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

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

1010 PM     HAIL             3 S RISING CITY         41.16N 97.30W
09/15/2006  E0.75 INCH       BUTLER             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO 3.30 INCHES OF MEASURED RAINFALL.

1033 PM     HAIL             2 SE ROYAL              42.31N 98.10W
09/15/2006  E1.00 INCH       ANTELOPE           NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

Local storm report, Sep 15, 9:46 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1046 PM CDT FRI SEP 15 2006

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

1020 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     9 SE LINCOLN            40.72N 96.57W
09/15/2006                   LANCASTER          NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY 2 NEAR CHENEY.

1035 PM     HAIL             LOGAN                   41.64N 95.79W
09/15/2006  E1.00 INCH       HARRISON           IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 172 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:50 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Antelope

When: September 15, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Antelope County, Brunswick
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.333, -97.967

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 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, September 2006

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: 5533604.