Hail — Washington, Nebraska

2004-05-22 · near Blair, Washington, Nebraska

Event narrative

Hail up to baseball size fell in Blair and west through south of town. The hail caused extensive damage to cars and at least two large car dealerships were hit with over 4500 cars damaged. Houses and trees in town were also damaged and Dana College sustained 1 million dollars in damage in broken windows, skylights and vents. Two hundred windows were broken on campus. The dollar damage total was from eastern Dodge county into Washington county, with over half of it likely in Washington county around and in the Blair area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5395761. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.