Hail — Colfax, Nebraska

2008-07-20 · near Schuyler, Colfax, Nebraska

Event narrative

Hail up to golfball-size fell in the Schuyler area for around 20 minutes. The hail caused considerable damage to houses, vehicles and trees in town. The ground was almost completely covered white with hail and hail fragments. An insurance agent stated the damage was in the millions of dollars.

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms that produced large hail developed around sunrise on July 20th over northeast Nebraska. The storms developed north of a weak stationary front over eastern Nebraska and were fed by an elevated layer of warm and moist air. The storms tracked slowly southeast and would dissipate as they moved away from their source and into a warm and dry layer of air aloft. However, before they dissipated they became efficient hail producers, especially in sections of Colfax county where extensive damage was noted in the Schuyler area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 104506. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.