Hail in Nebraska, June 26, 2017

Name: Hail in Nebraska, June 26, 2017
Start: 2017-06-26T15:00
End: 2017-06-26T15:00
Location: Nebraska

June 26, 2017 · NWS GLD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Hail up to nickel size was reported at Stratton from a strong thunderstorm.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.

Hail up to nickel size was reported at Stratton from a strong thunderstorm.

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 26, 2:22 PM CST, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:22 PM CST, 38 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
222 PM MDT Mon Jun 26 2017

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 201 PM MDT Mon Jun 26 2017

Across the Tri State region this afternoon...mainly mostly sunny
skies with some mostly cloudy due to trw moving thru...albeit
scattered in nature at this time. Temperatures are currently ranging
in the upper 70s up to 90F in a few spots...with light/variable
winds.

For the rest of the afternoon into the evening/overnight
period...scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop and move
thru the region. Some of these will become severe with heavy
rainfall...1 to 2 inch hail...and strong winds. With upper ridge in
place and very little surface flow...storms will move slowly and may
cause potential flooding conditions. These storms will begin to wane
as the evening hours progress with loss of instability. Boundary
over the region will shift thru the region during this time. Do
expect temps to drop into the mid and upper 50s with skies going
partly cloudy and winds go ESE.

Going into Tuesday...upper ridge in place over the Plains
region...with a strong surface gradient setting up with low pressure
west...and a surface ridge east. By the afternoon hrs...gusts could
shift upwards into the 40-50 mph range. With this setup...increased
instability on strong WAA with bring temps into the low 90s. This
increase in instability will give chance for increased trw
probability. From the SPC...the CWA is currently split between
Marginal and Slight Risk for severe wx. Models currently have precip
shifting from west to east thru the day...with best chances right
now for the afternoon hrs to start...and windy conditions by midday
at the latest.

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday)
Issued at 222 PM MDT Mon Jun 26 2017

An active period of weather is expected during the entire extended
period. Starting off Tuesday night, there is a fairly zonal upper
level flow pattern but chances for severe weather are present due to
a shortwave trough that is expected to move over the region. This is
essentially the same pattern that will occur on Wednesday as well.
Both days have favorable CAPEs and bulk shear. Wednesday shows to
have more shear coverage over the region.

Thursday brings another day for severe weather. The upper level
pattern brings a trough over the region, as well as a shortwave that
will initiate storm development. As of current guidance, Thursday
has the best potential for more widespread storm coverage.

The remainder of the period, Friday through Monday, brings continued
storm chances. The trough that moves over the CWA on Thursday will
exit the area by Saturday afternoon. Then upper level west,
northwest flow will dominate over the region. Shortwave troughs each
day will help with storm initation. Late Sunday night brings a small
trough over the region. This trough will be the starter of storms
that night. The trough will quickly move east and be out of the area
by Monday.

Temperatures during the period will be in the 80s, with Friday
seeing some upper 70s to mid 80s due to a cold frontal passage
Thursday night.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon)
Issued at 1111 AM MDT Mon Jun 26 2017

For KGLD...VFR conditions thru the forecast period w/ a scattered
low/mid cloud mix. Winds...W 5-10kts thru 21z then ESE around
10kts. By 14z Tuesday...S 10-20kts. LLWS 05z-14z Tuesday
160@40kts.

For KMCK...VFR conditions thru the forecast period w/ a scattered
to broken low/mid cloud mix. Winds...light/variable thru
1930z...then ENE around 10kts thru 08z Tuesday. By 08z...ESE
5-10kts increasing to 10-20kts by 14z. LLWS 08z-14z 140@35kts.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...JN
LONG TERM...CLT
AVIATION...JN

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 9:41 AM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Goodland KS
941 AM MDT Mon Jun 26 2017

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-271545-
Yuma County-Kit Carson County-Cheyenne County-Cheyenne-Rawlins-
Decatur-Norton-Sherman-Thomas-Sheridan-Graham-Wallace-Logan-Gove-
Greeley-Wichita-Dundy-Hitchcock-Red Willow-
941 AM MDT Mon Jun 26 2017 /1041 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for east central Colorado...
extreme southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

Isolated thunderstorms are possible early this afternoon through
tonight. One or two severe storms are possible with large hail and
damaging winds the primary threats.

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

Severe thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon Tuesday through
Thursday. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today or tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 1:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
140 PM MDT MON JUN 26 2017

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

0125 PM     HAIL             5 ESE FLAGLER           39.27N 102.98W
06/26/2017  M1.50 INCH       KIT CARSON         CO   PUBLIC

            A FEW PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL STONES. HAIL SIZE RANGED
            FROM DIME TO PING PONG.

&&

CLT

Local storm report, Jun 26, 1:53 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
153 PM MDT MON JUN 26 2017

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

0140 PM     HAIL             10 N NORTON             39.98N 99.89W
06/26/2017  M0.88 INCH       NORTON             KS   PUBLIC

            PEA AND NICKEL SIZED HAIL.

&&

CLT

Local storm report, Jun 26, 1:55 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
155 PM MDT MON JUN 26 2017

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

0149 PM     HAIL             6 N NORTON              39.92N 99.89W
06/26/2017  M1.25 INCH       NORTON             KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CALLED AT 152 MDT AND SAID HAIL WAS STILL OCCURRING AND
            STARTED 3 MINUTES BEFORE CALL.

&&

CLT

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:20 PM CST, 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Goodland KS
320 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

KSZ002-003-NEZ080-081-262045-
Rawlins KS-Decatur KS-Red Willow NE-Hitchcock NE-
320 PM CDT MON JUN 26 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN RAWLINS...
NORTHWESTERN DECATUR...SOUTHWESTERN RED WILLOW AND SOUTHEASTERN
HITCHCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 319 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Culbertson, or 12 miles southeast of Trenton, moving
south at 35 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Herndon and Traer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4016 10094 4018 10072 3988 10055 3984 10086
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 346DEG 31KT 4009 10081

Buller

Local storm report, Jun 26, 2:42 PM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
242 PM MDT MON JUN 26 2017

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

0240 PM     HAIL             3 E EDMOND              39.63N 99.76W
06/26/2017  E1.25 INCH       NORTON             KS   PUBLIC

&&

CLT

Local storm report, Jun 26, 2:57 PM CST, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
257 PM MDT MON JUN 26 2017

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

0243 PM     HAIL             9 N WILD HORSE          38.95N 103.00W
06/26/2017  M1.75 INCH       CHEYENNE           CO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A LOT OF GOLFBALL HAIL. BROKEN WINDOWS ON NORTH SIDE OF
            HOUSE.

&&

CLT

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hitchcock

When: June 26, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hitchcock County, Stratton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.150, -101.230

Estimated wind gusts of 30-40 MPH occurred with the hail.

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

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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: 707497.