Hail, Sheridan
- When
- October 2, 5:25 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 4.96 mi SW of Hay Spgs
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.630, -102.750
Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, October 2, 2023
Isolated thunderstorms developed over the central Nebraska Panhandle during the early evening hours of October 2nd. As storms moved into Garden and Sheridan counties, they became severe with quarter sized hail and thunderstorm wind gusts to around 60 MPH.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 LBF wrote it up.
Isolated thunderstorms developed over the central Nebraska Panhandle during the early evening hours of October 2nd. As storms moved into Garden and Sheridan counties, they became severe with quarter sized hail and thunderstorm wind gusts to around 60 MPH.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 166 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:25 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sheridan
- When
- October 2, 5:33 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 13.1 mi WSW of White Clay
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -102.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan
- When
- October 2, 5:33 PM MST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 13.47 mi SW of White Clay
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 42.890, -102.750
Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH estimated at this location.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1143482, 1143483, 1143484.