Adams storm history

Hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter was measured at the NWS Hastings office (four miles north of downtown), causing thousands of dollars of damage to the vehicles of employees working this severe weather event. Large hail mainly ranging in size from quarters to ping pong balls was…

A wind gust of 75 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS. Wind gusts were estimated to be closer to 60 MPH by a NWS Employee on the far south-southeast side of Hastings. Emergency management reported power pole damage and downed power lines in the area of the intersection …

There were several reports of hail ranging in size from golf balls to 2.5 inches in diameter all across the city of Hastings. This hail was accompanied by wind gusts exceeding 60 MPH, including a peak measured gust of 66 MPH at the Hastings Airport ASOS. Reports of damage across …

Copious amounts of hail up to half dollar size was reported near the Hastings Airport. Accompanied by wind gusts near 70 to 75 MPH, this hail shredded area trees, crops and gardens, and damaged house siding, in and near the west side of Hastings. Hail drifts were still visible in…

Investigators with the Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office determined that lightning was the cause of a very large fire that completely destroyed the Cooperative Producers Inc. Dry Fertilizer Facility. This facility opened in July 2018, and was located just east of the intersect…

Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported.

Hail ranged from quarter to tennis ball size.

Hail along and near this path ranged in size from quarters to baseballs. The entire city of Hastings experienced hail ranging in size from quarters to hen eggs, while the largest hail fell to the west-southwest of Hastings to a few miles south of Juniata. The NWS Hastings office …

Quarter to hen egg size hail was reported.

A super cell thunderstorm pummeled the Hastings area with baseball size hail, torrential rain and strong winds. The hail was as large as baseballs, and was reported anywhere from about 10 miles south of Hastings to 5 miles north of Hastings. Damage was widespread throughout the c…

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS.

Wind gusts anywhere from 55 to near 70 MPH were common across the area. The peak measured wind gust for the county was 71 MPH, measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS.

Snowfall amounts ranged anywhere from 5 to 8 inches. The highest reported totals included 6.7 inches from the NWS Hastings office located four miles north of Hastings, as well as several reports of 5 to 7 inches across the city of Hastings. This snow, combined with the strong nor…

The peak measured wind gust was 68 MPH, recorded by the Hastings Airport ASOS.

Transient bands of at times heavier snow combined with strong north-northwest winds gusting over 50 MPH at times resulted in brief periods of near-blizzard conditions due to snow squalls. Overall snowfall amounts were less than one inch.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.4 inches measured at the NWS Hastings office located four miles north of Hastings.

Some of the coldest wind chills of the event were recorded across the county, including -44 degrees by a mesonet station located near Ayr and -37 degrees by the Hastings Airport ASOS. New record temperatures included the following: Cold High Temperature of -2 degrees on the 18th;…

Snowfall totals across the county generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.9 measured at the NWS Hastings office located four miles north of Hastings.

Storm total amounts generally in the 2 to 4 inch range were reported across the county.

A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles east of Juniata.

Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in a grain bin being blown across the road. Overturned pivots were also reported in the area.

A large tree was split in half by wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH.

A wind gust of 69 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS. Generally minor tree damage was reported across Hastings, and power outages were reported in the south part of town.

Wind gusts were estimated to be 70 to 80 MPH along a path running approximately 1 to 2 miles south of the tornado path. Most of the damage noted was to trees and irrigation pivots, with a grain bin and a power line also suffering damage.

A wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west of Glenvil.

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles east-southeast of Hastings.

Pea to quarter size hail was reported along this path.

A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS and a gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles southwest of Hastings. Gusts estimated to be at least 60 MPH were reported across town, resulting in numerous reports of tree damage.

A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles south of Ayr.

A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north of Hastings.

A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS. Tree and power line damage was reported at the nearby Hastings Regional Center.

A wind gust of 76 MPH was measured by a home weather station located five miles east-northeast of Norman, reported on Facebook.

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS.