Hail in Washington County, Nebraska

Hail May 22, 2004 · Washington County, Nebraska

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$10.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

Began near Blair (41.5167, -96.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5395761. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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