Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 14 to 15, 2014

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 14 to 15, 2014
Start: 2014-06-14T06:00
End: 2014-06-15T06:00
Location: Nebraska

June 14 to 15, 2014 · NWS GID · 70 events in 19 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $16 million
Crop damage: $53 million
Events: 70

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.

During a month that had several rounds of severe weather in South Central Nebraska, what transpired on this Saturday evening into the very early morning of Sunday the 15th was likely one of the most significant severe weather events of the entire 2014 convective season, especially in terms of widespread wind damage that raked from west-to-east through most locations near and south of Interstate 80 during the later evening. Earlier in the event, more discrete convection resulted primarily in numerous reports of severe-criteria hail, some as large as tennis ball to grapefruit size, along with four confirmed, brief EF0 tornadoes that yielded no reports of damage. The first of these tornadoes occurred in northwestern Franklin County near Hildreth around 730 pm CDT. The other three tornadoes were associated with a supercell storm that drifted northeast out of Kansas along a path from Webster to Hamilton counties before being absorbed into a larger line of convection. The first of these tornadoes was sighted in far southwestern Webster County around 830 pm CDT while the final two brief touchdowns occurred after nightfall in southwestern Hamilton County between Trumbull and Giltner between 1000-1030 pm CDT. In terms of hail, the largest confirmed stone of 4.25 fell three miles southeast of Hastings around 930 pm CDT. Other notable hail reports included stones up to baseball size along the Nance-Merrick County line, in and near Gibbon, near Ayr and in Arapahoe. However, in terms of widespread damage, the aforementioned severe squall line that rolled across roughly the southern half of the 24-county area later in the evening ended up being the big story of this event. Based on known wind and damage reports (which likely only represented a fraction of the total, individual instances of storm damage across the area), this north-to-south oriented squall line produced a swath of 60-90 MPH gusts through essentially all areas between Interstate 80 and the Kansas border. In addition to several estimated severe wind speeds, a few of the most intense measured gusts included 82 MPH by a storm chaser near the Interstate 80 York exit, 79 MPH at Hastings airport, and 76 MPH at home weather stations near Davenport and Ohiowa. Needless to say, a significant amount of wind damage occurred with this squall line as it uprooted or mangled countless trees and also damaged several structures, including outbuildings, grain bins and power poles. To cite just a few examples of this damage as it progressed from west to east: at Harlan County Lake at least four small boats were rammed into the shore and a camping trailer was overturned onto a vehicle, in Guide Rock a garage was blown off its foundation and partially onto a roadway, and at the Nuckolls County fairgrounds in Nelson a tin roof was removed from a barn, the roof of the arena was damaged and a camper was flipped on its side. Due to the fairly progressive nature of most storms, rainfall totals across much of South Central Nebraska did not exceed 1-2 inches. However, a southwest-to-northeast corridor of 2-3 and locally higher rainfall centered roughly 15 miles either side of a line from Wilcox-Grand Island-Genoa, featuring NeRAIN observer totals of 4.13 three miles west-southwest of Genoa and 4.06 two miles of Doniphan.

Breaking down event timing, the initial round of at least semi-discrete convection, including a few supercells, flared up between 530-730 pm CDT within a fairly narrow southwest-to-northeast oriented corridor along a slow-moving but well-defined cold front. Most of this early convection concentrated several miles either side of a line from near Franklin and Red Cloud in the south, then north-northeast through the Hastings-Grand Island-Central City-Fullerton areas. Generally between 730-930 pm CDT, this initially narrow corridor of storms gradually expanded in coverage to both the west and east. Then, even as ongoing convection remained strong to severe, the leading edges of the incoming, intense squall line raced out of southwest Nebraska, entering southwestern portions of the local area between 930-1030 pm CDT. For the next few hours generally between 1030 pm to 1 am CDT, this fierce, bowing line raced across the remainder of roughly the southern half of South Central Nebraska, while the far northern end of the line gradually merged with the earlier convection that had largely lifted north of Interstate 80 by this time and had weakened somewhat. Finally, between 1-2 am CDT, the line of severe storms cleared the far eastern edges of the local area near the Highway 81 corridor, leaving behind only a trailing zone of stratiform rain that lingered into the pre-dawn hours.

On the synoptic scale, this was a fairly classic June setup for significant severe, as a progressive mid level shortwave trough kicked out of the Rockies and into the Central Plains, rotating around the southeast periphery of a parent closed low anchored over the Montana/Saskatchewan border area. As this occurred, strengthening and increasingly-diffluent mid-upper southwesterly flow overspread the local area. At the surface, a slow-moving cold front edged eastward into South Central Nebraska during the day, embedded within an elongated 992-996 millibar low pressure center stretched from western Kansas into eastern Nebraska by early evening. During the late-afternoon to mid-evening time frame, temperatures gradually decreased from highs in the upper-80s to lower-90s F while dewpoints generally held in the mid-60s F. Mesoscale severe weather parameters during the early-mid evening featured 2000-3000 J/kg mixed layer CAPE in the presence of 40-60 knots of 0-6 kilometer deep layer vertical wind shear. As the evening wore on, low level shear intensified as the nose of a 50-60 knot low level jet focused into the area. This severe weather outbreak was well-anticipated a few days in advance at both the local WFO level as well as by the Storm Prediction Center, which already placed most of South Central Nebraska in a Moderate Risk on the Day 2 outlooks 24-48 hours in advance and maintained/expanded the Moderate Risk area into the Day 1 period.

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 14, 4:44 AM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 4:44 AM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
544 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 518 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

THE OBVIOUS PARAMOUNT CONCERN FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS CLEARLY
REMAINS ON THE MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THE MAJORITY OF
THE CWA PER THE LATEST STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC) DAY 1
OUTLOOK. ALTHOUGH THE MODERATE RISK TECHNICALLY HIGHLIGHTS
LOCATIONS MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A GREELEY-ALMA LINE (INCLUDING KS
ZONES)...THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA IN THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS STILL
VERY MUCH IN THE SURROUNDING SLIGHT RISK AREA. OVERALL LITTLE HAS
CHANGED SINCE 24 HOURS AGO REGARDING THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREATS...AS THIS SHOULD PREDOMINANTLY BE A LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING
WIND EVENT. WHILE A FEW TORNADOES CERTAINLY CANNOT BE RULED OUT
ESPECIALLY WITH ANY MORE ISOLATED SUPERCELLS THAT MIGHT DEVELOP
EARLY IN THE EVENT...AM GENERALLY EXPECTING A TENDENCY TOWARD
DECENT STORM OUTFLOW AND EVENTUAL UPSCALE GROWTH INTO A MORE
WIDESPREAD LINE/COMPLEX/MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (MCS) OF SOME
SORT TO DIMINISH THE TORNADO THREAT. IN OTHER WORDS...AM THINKING
THIS IS A "LOWER END" 10 PERCENT TORNADO PROBABILITY CURRENTLY
ADVERTISED IN THE SPC DAY 1 OUTLOOK. AS THIS EVENT GROWS
NEARER...SOME QUESTIONS ARE ALSO STARTING TO ARISE IN SOME OF THE
VERY SHORT TERM/HIGHER-RES MODELS REGARDING JUST HOW LONG IT MIGHT
TAKE TO GET SEVERE CONVECTION GOING. MOST OF THESE MODELS STRONGLY
SUGGEST IT WILL PROBABLY BE SOMETIME IN THE 5-7 PM TIME FRAME AT
THE EARLIEST THAT FORCING/FRONTAL CONVERGENCE IS ABLE TO OVERCOME
STRONG CAPPING...AND EVEN THEN IT MIGHT BE MORE INTO THE 8-10 PM
TIME FRAME BEFORE THE MAJORITY OF THE CWA AWAY FROM THE INITIAL
DEVELOPMENT SEES MUCH OF ANYTHING. OBVIOUSLY THE NEXT SHIFT WILL
BE FINE-TUNING POPS AS THE DAY WEARS ON...BUT AT LEAST FOR NOW
HAVE TRIED TO DOWNPLAY THE LATE AFTERNOON PERIOD A BIT MORE...AND
HAVE FOCUSED THE OVERALL-HIGHEST 60-80 POPS GENERALLY DURING THE
8PM-3AM TIME FRAME FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE CWA. THE TAKE-AWAY
MESSAGE HERE IS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTING STORMS/SEVERE
WEATHER UNTIL VERY LATE IN THE DAY IF NOT MORE SO THIS EVENING.

OF SECONDARY CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM...BUT HEADLINE-WORTHY
NONETHELESS...HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS
SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH TODAY FOR ROUGHLY THE SOUTHEAST 1/3 OF THE
CWA...INCLUDING MOST AREAS SOUTHEAST OF A YORK-NELSON-STOCKTON
LINE.

STARTING OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...SOME FAIRLY WEAK
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS AND IN SOME WAYS NOTHING MORE THAN GLORIFIED
SPRINKLES HAVE FINALLY LIT UP ALONG A NORTH-SOUTH AXIS ACROSS
WESTERN NEB...AND ALTHOUGH AM NOT EXPECTING THIS VERY ELEVATED
ACTIVITY ROOTED ABOVE A STOUT CAP TO BECOME SEVERE AS IT GRADUALLY
WORKS EAST-NORTHEAST INTO AT LEAST PORTIONS OF THE CWA...WILL AT
LEAST CONTINUE TO CARRY A BLANKET 20 POP AREA-WIDE THROUGH 12/7AM
TO COVER THE POTENTIAL. IT IS POSSIBLE SLIGHT POPS MAY NEED TO BE
CONTINUED INTO THE MID-MORNING HOURS WITHIN EASTERN ZONES...BUT
WILL RE-EVALUATE THIS IN A FEW HOURS.

ONCE THIS EARLY-MORNING CONVECTION FADES AWAY OR MOVES OFF INTO
EASTERN NEB AND POINTS NORTH...EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY TO
GENERALLY AVERAGE PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY TO WINDY AS DIURNAL
MIXING ENHANCES THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT TO THE EAST OF THE
SEASONABLY STRONG SURFACE LOW...WHICH IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER
THE NEB/KS/CO BORDER AREA AT AROUND 994 MILLIBARS...AND IS PROGGED
TO BE CENTERED NEAR THE SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE CWA BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...AND THEN FOCUSING MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE LOCAL
AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH AXIS/COLD FRONT EXTENDING
NORTH-NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW STEADILY PUSHES ACROSS THE CWA IN
RESPONSE TO THE STRONG MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND UPPER JET
STREAK TRANSLATING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. GIVEN THE STRONG
CAPPING...WOULD FIND IT VERY UNLIKELY THAT SEVERE CONVECTION WILL
DEVELOP AWAY FROM THE LOW LEVEL FRONTAL ZONE...AND ALTHOUGH ITS
VERY HARD TO PINPOINT A "FIRING LINE" EVEN 12-15 HOURS
OUT...MODELS SUCH AS THE RAP13 AND 4KM WRF-NMM SUGGEST PLACES
WITHIN 25 MILES OF A GREELEY-KEARNEY-PHILLIPSBURG LINE ARE MOST
FAVORED FOR THE INITIAL ROUND OF SEVERE CONVECTION...WHICH IS
PROGGED TO DEVELOP IN A RIPE ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY UPWARDS
OF 3000 J/KG MIXED LAYER CAPE AND 40-50KT OF DEEP LAYER WIND
SHEAR. WOULD TEND TO THINK THIS ACTIVITY WOULD FAVOR OUTFLOW-
DOMINANCE AFTER A TIME GIVEN THE PRESSING COLD FRONT AND LIKELY
AROUND 20 DEGREE LOW LEVEL TEMP/DEWPOINT SPREADS. AGAIN
THOUGH...THERE IS AT LEAST A SLIM-MODEST TORNADO THREAT GIVEN THE
STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR INCREASING INTO THE 15-25KT RANGE BY EARLY-
MID EVENING...AND THIS INCLUDES BRIEF SPINUPS WITHIN A POTENTIALLY
QUASI-LINEAR STORM MODE. ONE THING THAT IS YET-UNCLEAR IS HOW LONG
THIS INITIAL DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE FRONT WILL BE THE "MAIN SHOW"
BEFORE IT EITHER GROWS UPSCALE ON ITS OWN...OR IS POTENTIALLY
JOINED BY A SEPARATE CLUSTER/COMPLEX OF STORMS RACING EAST OUT OF
WESTERN NEB/NORTHWEST KS...A SCENARIO SUPPORTED BY SEVERAL MODELS.
THIS PRIMARY TIME FRAME FOR UPSCALE GROWTH/MERGING OF STORM
COMPLEXES WOULD PRIMARILY FOCUS BETWEEN 10PM-1AM...WITH STORMS
THEN MAKING A POTENTIALLY FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED EASTWARD EXIT OUT
OF THE CWA BY 3-4 AM...AND BE LONG GONE BY SUNRISE.

NOT TO BE LOST IN THE SHUFFLE...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MUCH OF
THE CWA TO SEE A QUICK 1-2+ INCHES OF RAIN...WHICH COULD CAUSE
MAINLY THE USUAL SHORT TERM LOWLAND/URBAN FLOODING ISSUES. THE
WELL-SPACED CONVECTIVE EVENTS LATELY HOWEVER HAVE LARGELY ALLOWED
MUCH OF THE AREA TO DRY OUT/RECOVER ENOUGH IN BETWEEN
EVENTS...KEEPING HIGHER-END FLOODING CONCERNS TO A RELATIVE
MINIMUM.

MADE OVERALL LITTLE CHANGE TO HIGH TEMPS TODAY...AS ASSUMING THAT
ANY MORNING CLOUDS TO NOT END UP BEING MORE STUBBORN THAN
EXPECTED...AM AIMING MOST OF THE CWA INTO THE UPPER 80S/LOW 90S
AND MID 90S IN SOUTHWEST ZONES. NUDGED DOWN LOWS TONIGHT A FEW
DEGREES...RANGING FROM LOW-MID 50S WEST TO UPPER 50S EAST.

.MID TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 518 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

FATHERS DAY SUNDAY IS LOOKING TO BE A PRETTY NICE DAY. MODELS IN
GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN
PLACE NEAR THE MT/SD/CAN BORDER SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE
ACCOMPANYING TROUGH AXIS CONTINUING TO PUSH EAST. EXPECTING ANY
LINGERING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO HAVE SHIFTED EAST OF THE
CWA...AND WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS ZONAL ACROSS THE
REGION...WE ARE SITTING IN THE WAKE OF THIS LAST SYSTEM...SO KEPT
THE DRY FORECAST GOING. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT WILL SETTLE IN DURING THE DAY...MAINLY CENTERED TO
THE S/SW OF THE CWA...BRINGING MORE WESTERLY WINDS...WITH SPEEDS
GENERALLY ARND 10 MPH. ALONG WITH LITTLE CLOUD COVER
EXPECTED...THE COOLER AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA WILL MAKE FOR
PLEASANT CONDITIONS...WITH HIGHS FORECAST TO TOP OUT IN THE
LOWER/MID 80S.

THE SUNDAY EVENING HOURS REMAIN DRY...AS DOES THE 06-12Z PERIOD AT
THIS TIME...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THAT LATER PERIOD IS NOT HIGH. MODELS
IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPING IN THE
UPPER LEVELS...AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE
PAC NW REGION. MODELS SHOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOWER AMPLITUDE
SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE EJECTED OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN LOW TO CROSS THE
REGION. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW SOME DIFFERENCES WITH
TIMING/LOCATION OF QPF...DOES IT START MOVING INTO THE CWA ALREADY
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR HOLD OFF UNTIL POST 12Z. INHERITED A DRY
FORECAST SUNDAY NIGHT...AND KEPT IT THAT WAY UNLESS MODELS CONTINUE
TRENDING TOWARD THE NEED FOR POPS.  KEPT THE HIGHER POPS GOING
DURING THE DAY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...AND CONFINED TO ROUGHLY
THE NRN THIRD OR SO OF THE CWA. WHILE POTENTIALLY NOT AFFECTING A
LARGE AREA OF THE CWA...IF THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP...WILL HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WITH FAVORABLE SHEAR/INSTABILITY. LATEST MODELS TRENDING TOWARD
THINGS DRYING OUT POST 06Z MONDAY NIGHT.  OTHERWISE...SHOULD BE A
BREEZY DAY ON MONDAY...WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS THANKS TO LOW
PRESSURE SET UP JUST WEST OF THE CWA. DID INCREASE TEMPERATURES A
BIT...WITH WARMER AIR ALOFT WASTING NO TIME BUILDING BACK IN FROM
THE S AND W...WITH FORECAST HIGHS NOW CLOSER TO THE MET/MAV...
GENERALLY IN THE LOWER 90S.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 518 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

ADMITTEDLY DID NOT DEVOTE THE "USUAL" ATTENTION TO THIS DAY 4-7
TIME FRAME GIVEN THE MORE PRESSING SHORTER TERM CONCERNS. TAKING A
BROAD OVERVIEW OF THIS PERIOD THOUGH...THERE WAS GENERALLY LITTLE
IN THE WAY OF NOTICEABLE CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.
TEMP-WISE...TUES/WED ARE LOOKING LIKE THE WARMEST OF THESE 4 DAYS
WITH HIGHS IN MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN THE UPPER 80S-LOW 90S...WHILE
THURS/FRI TREND A BIT COOLER WITH GENERALLY LOW-MID 80S. OF THESE
7 FORECAST PERIODS...ONLY TWO OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY VOID OF ANY
SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM MENTION AT LEAST FOR NOW...THOSE BEING TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY DAYTIME. OTHERWISE...A SMATTERING OF 20-30 POPS
BLANKET MOST/ALL OF THE CWA DURING THE TUES NIGHT AND WED NIGHT-
FRI TIME FRAMES...WITH THE WED NIGHT-THURS PERIOD VERY
PRELIMINARILY LOOKING LIKE THE NEXT POSSIBLE SHOT AT MORE
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY/POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER FOLLOWING
THE MON/MON NIGHT POTENTIAL DESCRIBED ABOVE. FROM AN OVERALL
LARGE-SCALE PERSPECTIVE...BOTH THE 00Z ECMWF/GFS ARE IN DECENT
AGREEMENT FOR TUES-WED WITH BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER
THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AS A LARGER SCALE TROUGH/CLOSED LOW SLOWLY
MIGRATES EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN CONUS. WARM MID LEVEL
TEMPS/CAPPING SHOULD SERVE TO KEEP MOST OF THIS TIME FRAME DRY.
THEN THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE ESPECIALLY FOR THE WED NIGHT-
THURS TIME FRAME AS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEM
KICKS EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AND SENDS
THROUGH A MODEST SURFACE COLD FRONT. IF MODEL TRENDS HAPPEN TO
HOLD FAIRLY STEADY...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE 20-30 POPS FOR
FRIDAY EVENTUALLY GET REMOVED AS CURRENT MODEL CONSENSUS PLACES
THE MAIN FORCING EAST OF THE CWA BY THEN.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z GRI TAF THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 544 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

GOING WITH PERSISTENCE FOR THE MOST PART WITH THE TAF. CURRENT
SATELLITE SHOTS SHOWING SOME PATCHY LOW CLOUDS SO WILL JUST HINT
AT THE POSSIBILITY WITH A SCT LAYER. VAD WIND PROFILE STILL
SHOWING 50KT JET AROUND 800FT AND WILL KEEP IT IN THE TAF THIS
MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY TODAY AND WILL SHIFT MORE
WESTERLY AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. STILL
CONTINUING TO GO WITH VCTS BUT PUSHED BACK TO 22Z AS MODELS ARE
HINTING AT A SLIGHTLY LATER START TO CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
     FOR NEZ064-076-077-086-087.

KS...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
     FOR KSZ007-017>019.

&&

SHORT TERM...PFANNKUCH
LONG TERM...PFANNKUCH
AVIATION...BEDA

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 5:36 AM CST, 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
636 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
151200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
636 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THROUGH AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE MAINLY WITHIN NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED WITH
THIS MORNING ACTIVITY...ISOLATED SMALL HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY SHOULD THEN BE STORM-FREE AND WINDY OUT
OF THE SOUTH. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE AREA WILL OBSERVED SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 25 MPH...THE MOST FAVORED AREA FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL
FOCUS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO NELSON NEBRASKA...TO
STOCKTON KANSAS...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM.

BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING...LIKELY BETWEEN 5
PM AND 8 PM...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED
ALONG A COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL OR WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE OUTLOOK AREA. AS THE EVENING WEARS ON...STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE...AND POSSIBLY
EVOLVE INTO ONE OR TWO LARGER COMPLEXES THAT SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA BEFORE EVENTUALLY DEPARTING TO THE EAST LATE TONIGHT. THERE
IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA...AS ESPECIALLY THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL UP TO AROUND TENNIS BALL SIZE OR LARGER...AND POSSIBLY A FEW
TORNADOES. AS THE EVENING WEARS ON...LARGE HAIL WILL REMAIN A
THREAT...BUT THE PRIMARY HAZARDS SHOULD TREND TOWARDS DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO AROUND 70 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIALLY
IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES...WHICH COULD PROMOTE MAINLY MINOR...SHORT
TERM FLOODING ISSUES.

IN ADDITION TO OTHER HAZARDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...MINOR FLOODING
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER IN WEST-CENTRAL
DAWSON COUNTY...MAINLY UPSTREAM OF COZAD...AND A FLOOD WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

DURING THE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TIME FRAME...THERE ARE
SEVERAL...OFF-AND-ON...GENERALLY LOW-CONFIDENCE CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE OUTLOOK AREA. ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY TO
PINPOINT SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES WITH MUCH CERTAINTY...THERE ARE
INDICATIONS THAT SOME STORMS MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT COULD BE
SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN LIMITED
PARTS OF THE AREA...AND WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON A MORE
WIDESPREAD BASIS THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

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

PFANNKUCH

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30 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Hall

When: June 14, 6:00 AM CST to June 15, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Hall County, Grand Is
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.920, -98.350

A storm total rainfall amount of 3.27 inches was reported.

Heavy Rain, Nance

When: June 14, 6:00 AM CST to June 15, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Nance County, 3 mi WSW of Genoa
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.433, -97.784

A storm total rainfall amount of 4.13 inches was reported by NeRAIN observer.

Heavy Rain, Hall

When: June 14, 6:00 AM CST to June 15, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Hall County, 2 mi W of Doniphan
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.770, -98.408

A storm total rainfall amount of 4.06 inches was reported by NeRAIN observer.

Heavy Rain, Hall

When: June 14, 6:00 AM CST to June 15, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Hall County, 5 mi SSW of Grand Is
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.853, -98.387

A storm total rainfall amount of 3.32 inches was reported by NeRAIN observer.

Heavy Rain, Nance

When: June 14, 6:00 AM CST to June 15, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Nance County, 7.5 mi WNW of Genoa
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.492, -97.864

A storm total rainfall amount of 3.52 inches was reported by NeRAIN observer.

Heavy Rain, Kearney

When: June 14, 6:00 AM CST to June 15, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Kearney County, Wilcox
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.370, -99.230

A storm total rainfall amount of 3.20 inches was reported by NeRAIN observer.

Hail, Hall

When: June 14, 6:05 PM CST to 6:09 PM CST
Where: Hall County, Grand Is
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.920, -98.350

Hail ranging in size from quarters to golf balls was reported in Grand Island.

Hail, Hall

When: June 14, 6:06 PM CST
Where: Hall County, 2 mi NW of Grand Is
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.941, -98.377

Hail, Merrick

When: June 14, 6:07 PM CST
Where: Merrick County, 12 mi N of Central City
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.294, -98.000

Hail, Hall

When: June 14, 6:16 PM CST
Where: Hall County, 2 mi W of Grand Is
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 40.920, -98.388

Hail, Nance

When: June 14, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Nance County, 5 mi SE of Fullerton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 41.319, -97.912

Hail, Nance

When: June 14, 6:29 PM CST to 6:34 PM CST
Where: Nance County, 4 mi S of Fullerton
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 41.312, -97.980

Tornado, Franklin

When: June 14, 6:31 PM CST to 6:39 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, 3.03 mi SW of Hildreth to 2.29 mi SW of Hildreth
Rating: EF0
Path length: 1.19 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 40.294, -99.062

This tornado touched down approximately 3 miles south-southwest of Hildreth and caused no damage.

Hail, Nance

When: June 14, 6:54 PM CST
Where: Nance County, 1 mi N of Genoa
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.465, -97.730

Hail, Buffalo

When: June 14, 7:22 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 2 mi S of Gibbon to Gibbon
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $150,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 40.721, -98.830

Hail ranging in size from golf balls to baseballs was reported from 2 miles south of Gibbon to the west edge of Gibbon.

Tornado, Webster

When: June 14, 7:25 PM CST to 7:27 PM CST
Where: Webster County, 3.82 mi SSW of Inavale to 3.56 mi SSW of Inavale
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.27 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 40.052, -98.685

This tornado touched down approximately 3 miles southwest of Inavale and caused no damage.

Hail, Kearney

When: June 14, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Kearney County, 2.08 mi NE of Newark
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.641, -98.951

Hail, Buffalo

When: June 14, 7:48 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 1 mi E of Kearney
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 40.700, -99.061

Hail, Buffalo

When: June 14, 7:59 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 5 mi E of Kearney
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.700, -98.985

Quarter size hail was reported near Interstate 80.

Hail, Buffalo

When: June 14, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 1 mi NW of Gibbon
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 40.760, -98.844

Hail, Buffalo

When: June 14, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 1 mi ESE of Ravenna
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.025, -98.912

Hail, Buffalo

When: June 14, 8:08 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 1 mi ENE of Ravenna
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.035, -98.912

Golf ball size hail broke the windshield of the trained spotter.

Hail, Adams

When: June 14, 8:10 PM CST to 8:22 PM CST
Where: Adams County, Ayr to 4 mi NE of Ayr
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.420, -98.420

Hail ranged in size from half dollar to baseball.

Hail, Sherman

When: June 14, 8:17 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST
Where: Sherman County, 2 mi NW of Rockville to Ashton
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.141, -98.877

Hail ranged in size from quarter to hen egg.

Hail, Adams

When: June 14, 8:27 PM CST
Where: Adams County, 4 mi SW of Juniata
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.539, -98.574

Hail, Adams

When: June 14, 8:32 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
Where: Adams County, 5 mi S of Hastings to 1 mi SE of Hastings
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.508, -98.380

Hail ranged in size from golf ball to baseball.

Hail, Adams

When: June 14, 8:34 PM CST
Where: Adams County, 2.09 mi SE of Hastings
Measured: 4.25 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 40.560, -98.350

One oblong stone measured near softball size. The entire spectrum of hail sizes occurred, with the average size of the largest hailstones being 2.5 inches. Pea size hail started falling around 9:25 p.m. CDT.

Thunderstorm Wind, Furnas

When: June 14, 8:45 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
Where: Furnas County, Cambridge to Edison
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.280, -100.170

A line of thunderstorms moved through Furnas County, with wind gusts estimated as high as 80 MPH. There was a measured gust of 60 MPH near Edison at 10:14 p.m. CDT. Across roughly the northern half of Furnas County, power poles and large tree limbs were downed, with some trees completely blown over. A barn was destroyed approximately 7 miles south of Cambridge. The town of Arapahoe lost power.

Hail, Clay

When: June 14, 8:47 PM CST to 8:50 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Trumbull
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.680, -98.270

Ping pong to golf ball size hail was reported.

Hail, Furnas

When: June 14, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Furnas County, Cambridge
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.280, -100.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Furnas

When: June 14, 8:50 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
Where: Furnas County, Hendley to Beaver City
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.130, -99.970

A line of thunderstorms moved through Furnas County, with wind gusts estimated as high as 80 MPH. Along this path, power poles and large tree limbs were downed and some buildings sustained damage. In Hendley, 2 empty grain bins located at the town's elevator were destroyed.

Tornado, Hamilton

When: June 14, 9:05 PM CST to 9:06 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, 5.44 mi SW of Giltner to 5.43 mi SW of Giltner
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.01 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 40.720, -98.217

This brief tornado touchdown occurred approximately 5 miles south-southwest of Giltner. No damage was reported.

Hail, Furnas

When: June 14, 9:09 PM CST
Where: Furnas County, Arapahoe
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.300, -99.900

Hail, Furnas

When: June 14, 9:14 PM CST
Where: Furnas County, Edison
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.280, -99.770

Hail, Furnas

When: June 14, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Furnas County, Arapahoe
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 40.300, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Gosper

When: June 14, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Gosper County, 8 mi S of Elwood
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 40.484, -99.850

Winds estimated to at least 65 MPH knocked branches out of trees, overturned an irrigation pivot and damaged an outbuilding.

Tornado, Hamilton

When: June 14, 9:24 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, 5.44 mi SW of Giltner to 5.43 mi SW of Giltner
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.01 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 40.720, -98.217

This brief tornado touchdown occurred approximately 3 miles west-southwest of Giltner. No damage was reported.

Hail, Phelps

When: June 14, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Phelps County, 2 mi WSW of Atlanta
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 40.359, -99.505

Thunderstorm Wind, Harlan

When: June 14, 9:25 PM CST to 9:35 PM CST
Where: Harlan County, Alma to Republican City
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2.0 million
Crop damage: $5.0 million
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.100, -99.350

The line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up near 80 MPH continued into Harlan County. Damage was reported in the Alma, Republican City and Harlan County Dam areas. Large tree limbs near 8 to 12 inches in diameter were downed. On the south side of Harlan County Lake near Patterson Harbor, a shelter and dock for multiple boats were damaged and at least 4 boats were rammed onto the shore. A camping trailer was blown over onto a vehicle. In Republican City, another trailer with a pontoon boat was blown onto its side.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harlan

When: June 14, 9:32 PM CST
Where: Harlan County, Ragan
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 40.320, -99.280

Wind gusts were estimated near 60 MPH. Tree limbs around 5 inches in diameter were downed.

Hail, Harlan

When: June 14, 9:32 PM CST
Where: Harlan County, Ragan
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 40.320, -99.280

Hail, Phelps

When: June 14, 9:37 PM CST
Where: Phelps County, 6 mi S of Holdrege
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.363, -99.370

Hail, Harlan

When: June 14, 9:38 PM CST
Where: Harlan County, 9.73 mi NE of Oxford
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $75,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 40.350, -99.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearney

When: June 14, 9:40 PM CST to 9:55 PM CST
Where: Kearney County, 2.92 mi ENE of Wilcox to 4 mi ENE of Minden
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2.5 million
Crop damage: $2.5 million
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 40.379, -99.176

Wind gusts estimated to reach near 80 MPH at times moved through the county, resulting in numerous overturned irrigation pivots and downed trees.

Hail, Phelps

When: June 14, 9:47 PM CST
Where: Phelps County, Funk
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $150,000
Crop damage: $3.0 million
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 40.470, -99.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Harlan

When: June 14, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Harlan County, Ragan
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 40.320, -99.280

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH.

Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo

When: June 14, 9:51 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County, 2.14 mi SSW of Elm Creek
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 40.690, -99.380

This wind gust was measured by a Nebraska Department of Roads mesonet site.

Hail, Hall

When: June 14, 9:54 PM CST
Where: Hall County, Grand Is
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.920, -98.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Phelps

When: June 14, 9:55 PM CST
Where: Phelps County, Holdrege Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 40.450, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin

When: June 14, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County, Upland
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1.5 million
Crop damage: $1.5 million
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.320, -98.900

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH resulted in very large tree branches being downed in Upland, causing power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: June 14, 10:20 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Bladen
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.320, -98.580

Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 MPH.

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When: June 14, 10:20 PM CST to 10:40 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Inavale to Guide Rock
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2.0 million
Crop damage: $2.0 million
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.100, -98.650

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH moved across the county. Numerous power poles were downed in the Inavale, Red Cloud and Guide Rock areas. Power outages were also reported. Several trees, including ones large in diameter, were damage or uprooted. In Guide Rock, a garage was blown off its foundation partially onto a roadway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: June 14, 10:24 PM CST
Where: Adams County, Holstein
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 40.470, -98.650

Wind gusts were estimated to be 80 MPH. Power was out in Holstein and some shingles were blown off roofs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: June 14, 10:49 PM CST
Where: Adams County, (Hsi)hastings Arpt
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.600, -98.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: June 14, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Fairfield
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.430, -98.120

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH moved across the county. A large tree was downed in Fairfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: June 14, 10:50 PM CST to 11:10 PM CST
Where: Clay County, 2.95 mi SE of Inland to 3 mi WSW of Saronville
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.570, -98.180

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH moved across the county. Damage was reported in the Inland, Clay Center and Saronville areas, including large trees being downed, with one ending up across the westbound lane of Highway 6.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: June 14, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Clay County, Trumbull
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.680, -98.270

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH moved across the county. A large tree, with a diameter of approximately 20 inches, was downed in Trumbull.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nuckolls

When: June 14, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Nuckolls County, Superior
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 40.030, -98.070

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH moved across the county. Damage reported in Superior included windows being blown out and transformers downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: June 14, 10:53 PM CST
Where: Adams County, (Hsi)hastings Arpt
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $35,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 40.600, -98.430

A tree fell on and damaged a home on the west side of Hastings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Nuckolls

When: June 14, 10:55 PM CST
Where: Nuckolls County, Nelson
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1.0 million
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.200, -98.070

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH moved across the county. In Nelson, trees were reported down, including one that fell on a house and pickup, causing extensive damage to the house. At the fairgrounds, a tin roof was removed from a barn, and a couple its trusses were damaged. The roof of the arena was damaged and a camper was flipped on it side.

Thunderstorm Wind, Thayer

When: June 14, 11:03 PM CST to 11:25 PM CST
Where: Thayer County, 2 mi NNE of Davenport to Bruning
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.347, -97.785

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts up to 80 MPH moved across the county. A measured gust of 76 MPH was recorded by a mesonet site 2 miles north-northeast of Davenport. Tree damage was reported in the Carleton and Bruning areas, with tree limbs up to 2 feet in diameter blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hall

When: June 14, 11:06 PM CST
Where: Hall County, 1 mi S of Wood River
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.806, -98.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: June 14, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County, 3 mi S of Aurora
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.827, -98.000

Wind gusts were estimated at 60 MPH.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: June 14, 11:20 PM CST to 11:40 PM CST
Where: York County, Henderson to Mc Cool Jct
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $125,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.780, -97.800

A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts near 65 MPH moved across the county. Tree damage was reported in McCool Junction, including large limbs up to 15 inches in diameter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore

When: June 14, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County, 4.43 mi NNW of Fairmont
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 40.690, -97.600

This 63 MPH wind gust was measured on a mobile wind instrument.

Thunderstorm Wind, Thayer

When: June 14, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Thayer County, Hebron Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 40.150, -97.580

Tree branches up to 6 inches in diameter were downed in Hebron.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore

When: June 14, 11:38 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County, 2 mi N of Fairmont
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 40.659, -97.570

This wind gust of 71 MPH was measured by a mobile wind instrument. Power flashes were also observed.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: June 14, 11:40 PM CST
Where: York County, 3 mi S of York
Measured: 71 kt (82 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 40.827, -97.580

A wind gust of 82 MPH was measured approximately 1 mile south of the York interchange of Interstate 80.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: June 14, 11:45 PM CST
Where: York County, York
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 40.870, -97.580

Wind gusts between 60 and 70 MPH were reported in York.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore

When: June 14, 11:57 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County, 2 mi WSW of Ohiowa
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 40.409, -97.485

What these are

Heavy Rain: Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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.

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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: 523971, 523974, 523977, 523978, 523979, 531944, 519995, 519996, 519997, 520000, 520002, 520003, 519749, 520004, 520005, 519752, 520016, 520009, 520011, 520014, 520012, 520013, 523884, 523891, 523876, 523916, 523902, 524453, 523924, 524451, 524454, 519758, 523947, 524452, 523957, 533349, 519762, 523954, 524456, 524459, and more.