Hail in Nebraska, June 1, 2011

Name: Hail in Nebraska, June 1, 2011
Start: 2011-06-01T18:31
End: 2011-06-01T18:44
Location: Nebraska

June 1, 2011 · NWS GLD · 4 events in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorms moved across Red Willow county during the evening, resulting in several reports of large hail near Danbury.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 GLD wrote it up.

Thunderstorms moved across Red Willow county during the evening, resulting in several reports of large hail near Danbury.

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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 6:05 PM CST, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 6:05 PM CST, 26 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
605 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

.SHORT TERM... (TONIGHT - SUNDAY)
211 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON
WITH DEW POINTS WELL INTO THE 60S. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP FROM EAST TO WEST AS CIN IS ERODED. DEEP LAYER SHEAR NOT
AS IMPRESSIVE AS FORECAST...STRONGEST IN THE NORTH BUT DECREASES TO
LESS THAN 30KTS IN THE SOUTH. AS LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES THIS
EVENING SHEAR WILL IMPROVE AND WILL PROBABLY SEE A FEW SUPERCELLS
DEVELOP IN THE FORECAST AREA. GIVEN LACK OF FOCUSING MECHANISM NO
REAL AREA WILL BE FAVORED...THOUGH MODEL OUTPUT SUGGESTS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 WHERE THERE IS SOME SUBTLE CONVERGENCE NOTED IN THE
WIND FIELD. ACTIVITY SHOULD WANE BY 06Z AS BOUNDARY LAYER COOLS AND
NOSE OF LLJ MOVES NORTH. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES ON THURSDAY
WITH SUBSTANTIAL MID LEVEL WARMING FORECAST. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 90S IN MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH BREEZY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. AT PEAK HEATING FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW WEAK
INSTABILITY WITH LITTLE CIN. HOWEVER...DEEP UNIDIRECTIONAL
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW SUGGESTS MOISTURE WILL BE SCANT. AN ISOLATED HIGH
BASED STORM WILL NOT BE IMPOSSIBLE...BUT MOS POPS ARE LOW AND QPF
OUTPUT NIL. LACK OF FORCING MECHANISM ANOTHER PROBLEM. SO WILL KEEP
THE FORECAST DRY. SYSTEM LIFTING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL
DRIVE A COLD FRONT DOWN THE HIGH PLAINS ON FRIDAY. ALL MODELS NOW
SHOW THE FRONT IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA AT PEAK
HEATING. WILL KEEP SOME LOW POPS IN THAT AREA FOR THE
AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED STORMS MOVING NORTHEAST WITH THE MEAN
FLOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA. ON
SATURDAY...FRONT GETS HUNG UP IN OR PERHAPS SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA AS IT ALIGNS WITH THE CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.
THEREFORE WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CHANCE OF STORMS IN THE FORECAST. POST
FRONTAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHILE
AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL.

.LONG TERM... (MONDAY - THURSDAY)
211 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

UNUSUALLY STRONG RIDGE FOR THE TIME OF YEAR WILL BE CENTERED ALONG
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD. ALTHOUGH THE
LOCAL AREA WILL BE ON THE WESTERN FRINGE OF THE RIDGE...IT WILL
RESULT IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MEANWHILE A TROUGH WILL SETTLE
INTO THE GREAT BASIN. OCCASIONAL SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL EJECT ACROSS
THE ROCKIES. AGAIN THE LOCAL AREA WILL FEEL THE FRINGE EFFECTS OF
THESE WEAK DISTURBANCES. CANNOT RULE OUT AN AFTEROON OR EVENING
THUNDERSTORM JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY...BUT CAN SAY BEST CHANCES WOULD
BE IN EASTERN COLORADO. AS SUCH PAINTED SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY TO GET THE BALL ROLLING.

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.AVIATION...
605 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

FOR THE 00Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH
THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD. AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION THIS EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED EAST OF KMCK AND
ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO. KMCK MAY SEE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FROM
ONGOING SEVERE CONVECTION TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF TERMINAL IN THE
NEAR TERM. CONVECTION CHANCES STILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY NEAR AN
AREA OF CONVERGENCE FROM KIML TO HOXIE KANSAS AND MOVE TOWARDS KMCK.
CURRENT SEVERE CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL GRADUALLY
MEET MORE FAVORABLE CONDITION AS IT NEARS WESTERN KANSAS. AS THE LOW
LEVEL JET INCREASES THIS EVENING...KGLD MAY SEE A FEW OF THESE
STORMS APPROACH THE TERMINAL. GIVEN UNCERTAINTY OF THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL AT EITHER TERMINAL HAVE DECIDED TO STICK WITH A CB GROUP
FOR NOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS. MVFR TO IFR
CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY STORM THAT MOVES
OVER THE TERMINALS. OTHERWISE...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH THE REST OF THE PERIOD.

PMM
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
256 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

THERE REMAINS FIRE WX CONCERNS THROUGH THURSDAY AS DEVELOPING SFC
TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY AND
AGAIN ON THURSDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT BRINGS COOLER MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS TODAY. FIRE WEATHER THREAT WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON HOW
FAR EAST DRY LINE WILL MIX ON BOTH AFTERNOONS. THINK EASTERN
COLORADO ZONES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS BOTH
AFTERNOONS AND WITH MUCH LESS RAINFALL ACROSS CHEYENNE COUNTY
COLORADO FUELS WILL MORE LIKELY BE CRITICAL THERE AS WELL. WITH
FIRE WX THREAT TIED DIRECTLY TO VERY MESOSCALE
FEATURE...CONFIDENCE NOT CURRENTLY HIGH ENOUGH FOR A
WATCH...ALTHOUGH MAY REEVALUATE ONCE LATEST SUITE OF ENSEMBLES/6Z
DATA COMES IN.

JRM
&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
NE...NONE.
CO...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 10:39 AM CST, 7 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1039 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-021645-
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
1039 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011 /1139 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND
MAY BECOME SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE
AREA. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SMALL THREAT FOR
TORNADOES...MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM BENKELMAN NEBRASKA TO TRIBUNE
KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON
SATURDAY...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY.
THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES MAY CREATE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH AN
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN COLORADO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:42 PM CST, 2 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
342 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2011

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

0335 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NNE HILL CITY         39.41N 99.82W
06/01/2011                   GRAHAM             KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM PUBLIC

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 1, 3:59 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
359 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2011

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

0357 PM     HAIL             8 SSW LOGAN             39.55N 99.62W
06/01/2011  E0.88 INCH       GRAHAM             KS   PUBLIC

            HAIL COVERING GROUND AND STRONG WINDS.

&&

PMURRAY

Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:01 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
401 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2011

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

0359 PM     HAIL             6 N NORTON              39.92N 99.89W
06/01/2011  E1.00 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:51 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
451 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2011

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

0447 PM     HAIL             ALMENA                  39.89N 99.71W
06/01/2011  E1.00 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

007

Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:59 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
459 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2011

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

0347 PM     HAIL             SE ALMENA               39.89N 99.71W
06/01/2011  E1.00 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PMURRAY

Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:59 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
459 PM MDT WED JUN 01 2011

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

0447 PM     HAIL             SE ALMENA               39.89N 99.71W
06/01/2011  E1.00 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CORRECTED FOR TIME OF EVENT.
&&

PMURRAY

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:32 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Red Willow

When: June 1, 6:31 PM CST
Where: Red Willow County, 0.69 mi S of Danbury
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.040, -100.400

Hail, Red Willow

When: June 1, 6:32 PM CST
Where: Red Willow County, 0.69 mi S of Danbury
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.040, -100.400

Hail, Red Willow

When: June 1, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Red Willow County, 0.69 mi S of Danbury
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.040, -100.400

Hail, Red Willow

When: June 1, 6:44 PM CST
Where: Red Willow County, 4.15 mi N of Lebanon
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.110, -100.280

Spotter stated the maximum hail size was one-inch in diameter, but most of the hail was nickel sized.

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 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in Nebraska, June 2011

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: 299595, 299596, 299597, 299598.