Hail — Douglas, Nebraska

2001-04-30 · near Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska

Wider weather episode

Two large hail producing thunderstorm cells tracked across the greater Omaha area this day, one across Douglas county and the other across Sarpy county. The storm that moved across Douglas county began producing large hail around Yutan, in Saunders county just to the west of the Douglas county line. The cell tracked across Elkhorn and then hit the western portions of Omaha with hail up to golfball size. The hail decreased in size to around 3/4 inch by the time the storm reached the eastern parts of the city. The majority of hail damage from the storm was in a 2 or 3 mile wide west to east strip centered on Blondo Street beginning west of 156th Street in far western Omaha and ending around 40th street in the east central part of the city. Damage included roof and skylights along with vehicles. Since the storm occurred in the late evening, and many vehicles were in garages, vehicle damage was not as severe as what was recorded with the hailstorm that hit Omaha earlier in the month.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5239636. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.