Strong and severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front moving through southeast Nebraska. One of the thunderstorms produced large hail.
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Strong and severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front moving through southeast Nebraska. One of the thunderstorms produced large hail.
The Topeka radar (KTWX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:49 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Mostly peas size to one inch diameter hail fell east of Pawnee City. The largest stones were as big as ping pong balls.
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