Hail — Hitchcock, Nebraska
2025-08-02 · near Stratton, Hitchcock, Nebraska
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Magnitude
Event narrative
A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail.
Wider weather episode
Thunderstorms moving across southwest Nebraska led to a 58 mph wind gust in Benkelman. A lone storm ahead of the main group of storms produced 1.5 inch hail 5 NW Stratton.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280277. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.