Hail — Cherry, Nebraska

2025-06-12 · near Merritt Res, Cherry, Nebraska

Wider weather episode

Severe thunderstorms developed along a stationary front, situated along the South Dakota and Nebraska Border during the early evening hours of June 12th. This activity tracked slowly to the south-southeast producing flash flooding in Valentine, along with golf ball sized hail and thunderstorm wind gusts up to 67 MPH. This activity gradually moved south, merging with a second line of storms which developed over the Nebraska Panhandle. Storms continued to weaken as they tracked into southwestern and central Nebraska.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266530. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.