Hail — Adams, Nebraska

2009-06-05 · near (hsi)hastings Arpt, Adams, Nebraska

Event narrative

Quarter to hen egg size hail was reported.

Wider weather episode

A stalled surface boundary draped through the region, aided later by an increasing low level jet, provided a focus for the development of thunderstorms across South Central Nebraska. Warmer air aloft kept southern areas capped, with activity generally confined to areas along and north of Highway 6, and west of Highway 183. Decent shear and instability allowed for thunderstorms to become strong to severe, and along with numerous reports of hail to the size of quarters and larger, wind gusts of 65 to 75 mph were also reported. The hardest hit area was across eastern Buffalo County and western Hall County. Along with thousands of acres of crops being damaged or destroyed in this area, the town of Shelton was also affected by the strongest winds. Damage reports included a metal building and billboard being destroyed, as well as trees and power lines knocked down. There were many other reports across the area of damage to homes and vehicles caused by the large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 181750. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.