Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 15, 2009

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 15, 2009
Start: 2009-06-15T18:20
End: 2009-06-15T21:33
Location: Nebraska

June 15, 2009 · NWS GID · 20 events in 10 counties and zones

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $230,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Events: 20

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 happened

The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.

A surface warm front draped across the region was the focus for afternoon thunderstorm development as an upper level disturbance moved through. Breaks in the clouds during the afternoon allowed for instability to quickly increase, and along with the already present deep layer shear, some thunderstorms became severe, dropping hail from the size of nickels up to tennis balls. As the low level jet began to increase during the evening, this enhanced low level shear, aiding in the development of a brief, weak tornado in Adams County near the town of Assumption. This EF0 tornado overturned a couple of pivots, and caused some damage to crops and to one farmstead, where minor tree and outbuilding damage was reported. Another tornado touchdown was reported south of Shelton, but was very brief and caused no damage.

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 Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 15, 5:20 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 5:20 PM CST, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
620 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z KGRI TAF. YET ANOTHER COMPLICATED SCENARIO
PLAYING OUT THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS FOR THE GRAND ISLAND
TERMINAL AS A THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND LOWER CEILINGS MAKE
THIS FORECAST A CHALLENGE. INITIALLY FOR THE EARLY TO MID
EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD STAY OFF TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF
THE TERMINAL WITH ONLY A SCATTERED TO BROKEN DECK OF CLOUD COVER
AROUND 3 TO 5 KFT. NONETHELESS...THE THREAT FOR STORMS SHOULD
INCREASE DURING THE LATE EVENING TO EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS AS
CONVECTION ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS SLIDES EAST INTO CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. MAIN QUESTION AT HAND IS HOW LONG THIS PRECIP STICKS
AROUND AS MOST OF THE LATEST GUIDANCE PUSHES THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF
THE TERMINAL BY NO LATER THAN 1 TO 2 AM. WILL OPT TO KEEP WITH
THIS TREND OF KILLING THUNDERSTORMS OFF BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BUT
WILL HAVE TO WATCH CONVECTIVE TRENDS CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS TO SEE IF THIS WILL PLAY OUT. CLOUD CEILINGS ALSO LOOK TO
LOWER TO AN MVFR LEVEL AROUND 2 KFT BUT SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE
CONVECTION SHOULD ERODE THIS STRATUS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
OTHERWISE...ANTICIPATE SOME PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT WITH MVFR
VISIBILITIES WITH A RATHER QUIET TUESDAY THEN PREVAILING UNDER VFR
CONDITIONS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 339 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009/

SHORT TERM...PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN WILL CENTER AROUND SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SATELLITE IMAGERY
IS SHOWING SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
THE ATMOSPHERE IS QUICKLY DESTABILIZING WITH 3 PM RUC MESOSCALE
ANALYSIS SHOWING MLCAPE VALUES OF 2000 TO 4000 J/KG ACROSS THE
CWA. SFC WARM FRONT IS POSITIONED ALONG THE KANSAS/NEBRASKA BORDER
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE A FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. DEEP LAYER
SHEAR VALUES GENERALLY IN THE 40 TO 50 KT RANGE IN COMBINATION
WITH THE HIGH INSTABILITY WILL SET THE STAGE FOR RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN AS THE CAP WEAKENS. AT 20Z...LOW LEVEL
SHEAR VALUES WERE STILL A BIT ON THE WEAK SIDE...WHICH WILL LIMIT
TORNADO THREAT INITIALLY. HOWEVER...LOW LEVEL SHEAR SHOULD
INCREASE AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES EARLY THIS EVENING...WHICH
WILL ENHANCE TORNADO THREAT FOR A FEW HOURS...PRIMARILY AFTER 7
PM.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONGEAL INTO AN MCS BY LATE EVENING
ENHANCING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF 1.5
TO 2 INCHES ALONG WITH SATURATED GROUND IN MANY AREAS ALSO SUPPORT A
HEAVY RAIN/FLASH FLOODING THREAT WITH SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
THEREFORE... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS ISSUED EARLIER TODAY TO
HIGHLIGHT THIS FLOODING POTENTIAL ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN ZONES.
SOUTHERN ZONES ARE MORE FAVORED FOR FLASH FLOODING DUE TO THE
RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THESE AREAS.

WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS OF AROUND 10 THOUSAND FEET AGL AND FREEZING
LEVELS AROUND 12 THOUSAND FEET AGL YIELD A 50 DBZ INITIAL WARNING
THRESHOLD OF AROUND 32 TO 33 THOUSAND FEET AGL. WILL LIKELY SEE MANY
CORES WELL ABOVE THIS LOW END WARNING THRESHOLD.

WE DRY OUT AND WARM UP ON TUESDAY WITH HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE 80S.

LONG TERM...12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. MAIN FOCUS IS ON
PRECIPITATION CHANCES AND WARMING TEMPERATURES.

OVERALL...A MUCH WARMER AND DRIER PATTERN IS TAKING SHAPE IN THE
EXTENDED PERIOD...HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL BE SOME SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TO DEAL WITH. AN UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES ON
WEDNESDAY...BECOMING THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL PLAINS. HEIGHTS RISE NICELY WITH H85 TEMPERATURES
WARMING TO THE LOWER 20S IN THE NORTHEAST CWA TO THE UPPER 20S
SOUTHERN CWA. THIS WILL SUPPORT THE WARMEST TEMPS WE/VE SEEN IN
QUITE SOME TIME...AS HIGHS ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE 90S CWA
WIDE. MODELS DO SHOW HINTS OF TRYING TO INITIATE SOME ELEVATED
CONVECTION WEDNESDAY MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOME H85 THETA-E
ADVECTION. HOWEVER...THIS LOOKS TO STAY PRIMARILY WEST OF THE CWA SO
WILL KEEP SILENT POPS IN PLACE. THE GFS TRIES TO MAINTAIN/EXPAND
CONVECTION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT IS AN OUTLIER IN THIS
REGARD AND MAY BE SUFFERING FROM SOME FEEDBACK PROBLEMS. WITH THE
BUILDING RIDGE AND H7 TEMPS WARMING TO +10-12C OR HIGHER...A HEALTHY
CAP SHOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CONVECTION TO DEVELOP GIVEN THE LACK
OF ANY APPRECIABLE FORCING. THUS WILL GO WITH THE CONSENSUS AND KEEP
IT DRY THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
HOWEVER DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS WITH DIURNAL HEATING AND THEN
CLIP THE NORTHERN CWA WEDNESDAY EVENING/NIGHT AS THEY MOVE
EAST/NORTHEAST...SO WILL CARRY A SMALL POP IN THE NORTH TO ACCOUNT
FOR THIS.

A FAIRLY POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH SLIDES IN FROM THE WEST ON
THURSDAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE WESTERN CWA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY
EVENING. THIS WILL BRING THE NEXT FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL ENTER THE WEST
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA DURING
THE EVENING. WILL BE PLENTY OF INSTABILITY AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR
AVAILABLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO SUPPORT SOME SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL BE ANOTHER WARM DAY ON THURSDAY
WITH THE WARMEST VALUES IN THE SOUTHEAST DUE TO EARLIER ARRIVAL OF
FRONT IN THE WEST. ALL PRECIP SHOULD BE EAST OF THE CWA BY EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SUBSIDENCE TAKING HOLD OVER THE AREA BETWEEN
EXITING WAVE AND RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE ROCKIES. TEMPS WILL DROP
BACK DOWN ON FRIDAY IN WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...BUT STILL BE
FAIRLY CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMS.

THE UPPER RIDGE PROPAGATES EASTWARD ONTO THE PLAINS ON
SATURDAY...WITH DOMINANT UPPER RIDGING THEN REMAINING IN PLACE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO MAINLY
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS...FINALLY FEELING LIKE SUMMER...RIGHT ON
QUEUE FOR THE OFFICIAL START OF THE NEW SEASON ON SUNDAY.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR NEZ082-083.

KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 3:21 PM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
421 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-161200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-
MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
421 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LOUP CITY TO GENOA LINE...AND PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL
TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...AND FLASH FLOODING. THERE IS ALSO SOME
RISK THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO...ESPECIALLY
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

WIDESPREAD STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING WILL BE FOUND ACROSS PARTS
OF SMITH... PHILLIPS...ROOKS...AND OSBORNE COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL AGGRAVATE ONGOING
FLOODING AND COULD CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHERN NEBRASKA.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS AS WELL AS FURNAS AND HARLAN COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OF A
HEBRON...AURORA...LOUP CITY LINE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR AREAS ALONG AND
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 92 WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS TO THE OUTLOOK AREA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

NEZ039-040-161200-
VALLEY-GREELEY-
421 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR VALLEY AND GREELEY COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL
TO THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS...WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL...AND FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OF A
HEBRON...AURORA...LOUP CITY LINE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ALSO EXISTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS TO THE OUTLOOK AREA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

WESELY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 5:01 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
601 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0245 AM     HAIL             7 S STOCKTON            39.33N 99.27W
06/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       ROOKS              KS   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT FROM OVERNIGHT STORMS. ALSO ESTIMATED 50
            MPH WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

PFANNKUCH

Special weather statement, Jun 15, 5:20 PM CST, 1 hour before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
620 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

KSZ019-160000-
MITCHELL-
620 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

AT 619 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLN...OR 36 MILES
SOUTH OF BELOIT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL SOUTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY BY 650 PM CDT

QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3939 9813 3930 9791 3921 9792 3921 9793
      3921 9826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 219DEG 26KT 3897 9828

KB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:09 PM CST, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
709 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0704 PM     HAIL             1 N SIMPSON             39.40N 97.93W
06/15/2009  E1.00 INCH       MITCHELL           KS   PUBLIC

&&

PFANNKUCH

Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:19 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
719 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0650 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 SSW SIMPSON          39.25N 98.01W
06/15/2009  E60 MPH          MITCHELL           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WINDS. ALSO PEA SIZE HAIL AND 1.15
            INCHES OF RAIN

&&

PFANNKUCH

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:18 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

16 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kearney

When: June 15, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Kearney County, 2.14 mi NNW of Norman
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.510, -98.790

Hail, Adams

When: June 15, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Adams County, 4.42 mi WNW of Assumption
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.540, -98.650

Tornado, Adams

When: June 15, 7:18 PM CST to 7:25 PM CST
Where: Adams County, 0.63 mi S of Assumption to 1.22 mi SSE of Assumption
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.69 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.511, -98.572

Tornado touched down near the village of Assumption. Damage was confined to a couple of overturned center pivots, crop damage, and one farmstead sustained broken windows and minor damage to outbuildings.

Hail, Adams

When: June 15, 7:21 PM CST
Where: Adams County, 3.49 mi S of (Hsi)hastings Arpt
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.550, -98.440

Thunderstorm Wind, Thayer

When: June 15, 7:37 PM CST
Where: Thayer County, 0.87 mi SW of Deshler
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.140, -97.730

Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.

Tornado, Buffalo

When: June 15, 7:37 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 3 mi S of Shelton
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 40.737, -98.730

Brief touchdown was reported 3 miles south of Shelton.

Hail, Thayer

When: June 15, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Thayer County, 4.18 mi N of Deshler
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Crop damage: $200,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.210, -97.710

Hail, Thayer

When: June 15, 7:43 PM CST
Where: Thayer County, 5.46 mi NW of Hebron
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.220, -97.660

Hail, Gosper

When: June 15, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Gosper County, 9 mi S of Elwood
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.470, -99.860

Hail, Clay

When: June 15, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Clay County, 0.53 mi W of Deweese
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Crop damage: $100,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.350, -98.140

Hail, Dawson

When: June 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Dawson County, 3.8 mi NE of Cozad
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.910, -99.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: June 15, 8:25 PM CST
Where: Clay County, 0.53 mi W of Deweese
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.350, -98.140

Tree limbs up to 9 inches in diameter knocked down.

Hail, Clay

When: June 15, 8:25 PM CST to 8:36 PM CST
Where: Clay County, 2.1 mi W of Fairfield to Fairfield
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $250,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.430, -98.160

Nickel to ping pong ball size hail was reported.

Hail, Thayer

When: June 15, 8:31 PM CST
Where: Thayer County, 0.87 mi SW of Davenport
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.310, -97.810

Hail, Clay

When: June 15, 8:37 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Edgar
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.370, -97.970

Hail, Phelps

When: June 15, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Phelps County, 4.79 mi E of Atlanta
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.380, -99.380

Hail, Harlan

When: June 15, 8:53 PM CST
Where: Harlan County, 1.05 mi W of Ragan
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Crop damage: $75,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.320, -99.300

Hail, Harlan

When: June 15, 8:54 PM CST
Where: Harlan County, 4.79 mi W of Ragan
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.310, -99.370

Hail, Kearney

When: June 15, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Kearney County, 3.23 mi ESE of Wilcox
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.360, -99.170

Hail, Franklin

When: June 15, 9:20 PM CST to 9:33 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 6.3 mi WSW of Hildreth to 4.39 mi NW of Macon
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.280, -99.130

Hail accompanied by strong winds, and damage to a grain bin was reported.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 182188, 182190, 184930, 182192, 182193, 184929, 182194, 182195, 182197, 182199, 182205, 182206, 182210, 182207, 182211, 182212, 182213, 182214, 182215, 182217.