Hail — Washington, Nebraska

2025-03-19 · near Nashville, Washington, Nebraska

Event narrative

Report from mPING of 1 inch hail.

Wider weather episode

A dynamic shortwave trough moving into the central Plains led to the development of a deepening closed low over Nebraska and Kansas during the late evening of March 18, 2025, continuing into the early morning hours of March 19. This amplifying system enhanced a strong low-level jet across the central and southern Plains, driving significant moisture transport into eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. A plume of 500'700 J/kg of MUCAPE supported the initiation of showers and thunderstorms, some of which produced severe hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1245141. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.