Hail — Platte, Nebraska

2024-07-07 · near Platte Center, Platte, Nebraska

Event narrative

The office received a public report of hail ranging from nickel to golf ball sized. It was also reported that crops were shredded from the hail in this area.

Wider weather episode

On the 6th and the 7th of the month, a longwave trough was centered over the central CONUS. At the surface, several wandering surface boundaries initiated isolated convection the afternoons and evenings of the 6th, 7th and 8th. A few of these storms produced funnel clouds which never touched the ground, though they garnered a lot of social media attention. Isolated instances of strong winds and severe hail were also noted across parts of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1206681. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.