Hail in Hitchcock County, Nebraska

Hail August 2, 2025 · Hitchcock County, Nebraska

1.5 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Stratton (40.1776, -101.2780).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1280277. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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