Hail — Sheridan, Nebraska

2025-08-13 · near Ellsworth, Sheridan, Nebraska

Wider weather episode

Isolated thunderstorms developed over the northern Nebraska Panhandle and southwestern South Dakota during the early evening hours of August 13th. This activity became better organized as a bow echo as it tracked east across far northern Nebraska into the evening hours. This activity eventually exited Wheeler and Holt counties after 2 AM CDT on August 14th. Hail up to golf ball size and thunderstorm wind gusts up to 65 MPH were reported with the strongest storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1288977. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.