Hail — Fillmore, Nebraska

2005-04-18 · near Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska

Wider weather episode

A wild night of weather became the first major severe weather event of the season in south central Nebraska. Severe thunderstorms were responsible for tornadoes, very large hail and flash flooding, mainly east of Columbus to Hastings line. Fillmore County was hardest hit. A tornado in the northwest corner of the county damaged a center pivot. The county Emergency Manager was injured by flying glass after baseball sized hail pummeled his vehicles' windshield. He was treated and released from the hospital that evening. The hail hammered much of the county over the course of 3 to 4 hours. Geneva sustained some of the more widespread property damage. Damage in Fillmore County totaled in the millions. In York County, a tornado was reported south of Lushton, but not damaged was noted. Drifts of golf ball size hail and heavy rain pounded York County as well. Flash flooding was reported in York and Polk counties. In York County, the underpass north of downtown was full of water and the Beaver Creek Trails on the west side of town flooded. In Polk County, there were several roads reported under water around 8 pm in eastern sections of the county. Heavy rain of 1 to 3 inches in eastern Nuckolls County caused damage to county roads around Ruskin and Hardy.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5448119. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.