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Overview
| During the evening of Wednesday, July 8th, thunderstorms first developed well north and west of the NWS Hastings coverage area, along a cold front and surface trough focused within northern and western Nebraska. Individual storms eventually developed into a line of storms that then charged south and east across the heart of central/south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. These severe storms entered the NWS Hastings area after 10pm and lasted well into the early morning hours of Thursday, July 9th. These storms produced significant and widespread straight-line wind damage with numerous reports of 60 to 70 mph wind gusts. Trees, tree limbs, crops and power lines were impacted, along with a handful of structures (such as grain bins). Many communities were impacted with brief power outages. There was also some isolated hail up to golf ball size (in Furnas County), but hail was definitely not the "main story" of the night. Additionally a narrow line of storms trained over the same locations in our southern coverage area, producing a band of up to 2-3" of rain that did cause brief flooding in Mitchell County, KS. |  |
Wind & Hail:
Widespread wind damage was reported across much of the area, with numerous observations measured between 60-70+ mph. Hail was also reported, but was much less widespread across the area. (Click Map of LSRs to see details)
Wind Damage
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| Tree Damage in Grand Island Picture Courtesy of Shelly Wragge |
Outbuilding Damage in Shickley Picture Courtesy of Fillmore County EM |
Tree Damage in Grand Island Picture Courtesy of Eric Klein |
Tree Damage in Shickley Picture Courtesy of Danielle Brianne Emmons |
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| Mobile Home Damage in Cawker City, KS Picture Courtesy of Mitchell County EM |
Crop Damage Picture Courtesy of Mike Schardt |
Tree Damage in Hebron Picture Courtesy of Sarah Modlin |
Tree Damage in Trumbull Picture Courtesy of Clay County EM |
Hail
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| Large hail in Wilsonville NE (photo courtesy of Prairy Sky) |
Highest Wind Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 1117 AM CDT Thu Jul 9 2020 ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS... Location Speed Time/Date Provider Carleton 75 MPH 1224 AM 07/09 Mesonet 3 SSW Aurora 73 MPH 1151 PM 07/08 Mesonet 4 E Pauline 72 MPH 1151 PM 07/08 Mesonet Grand Island Airport 71 MPH 1134 PM 07/08 ASOS 6 N Riverdale 70 MPH 1103 PM 07/08 Trained Spotter 4 N Doniphan 70 MPH 1140 PM 07/08 Trained Spotter 1 ESE Doniphan 70 MPH 1147 PM 07/08 Public 4 NE Trumbull 70 MPH 1147 PM 07/08 Fire Dept/Rescue 6 ESE Clay Center 70 MPH 1205 AM 07/09 CO-OP Observer 5 S Saronville 70 MPH 1206 AM 07/09 Trained Spotter 2 NNE Cambridge 69 MPH 0945 PM 07/08 Mesonet 3 ESE Carleton 69 MPH 1226 AM 07/09 Mesonet York Airport 68 MPH 1215 AM 07/09 AWOS Hastings Airport 67 MPH 1148 PM 07/08 ASOS 4 E Pauline 66 MPH 1146 PM 07/08 Mesonet Harvard 66 MPH 1203 AM 07/09 Mesonet 3 ENE Edgar 66 MPH 1215 AM 07/09 Mesonet 2 W Shickley 66 MPH 1215 AM 07/09 Mesonet 1 W Trumbull 65 MPH 1142 PM 07/08 Mesonet Waco 65 MPH 1223 AM 07/09 Public 3 E Loomis 64 MPH 1032 PM 07/08 Mesonet 2 NNE Norman 64 MPH 1121 PM 07/08 Public 3 WNW Alda 64 MPH 1135 PM 07/08 Public Waco 64 MPH 1214 AM 07/09 Mesonet 3 S Clay Center 63 MPH 1158 PM 07/08 Trained Spotter 1 SSE Davenport 63 MPH 1217 AM 07/09 Public 2 NNW Alma 62 MPH 1033 PM 07/08 Mesonet 1 WSW Blue Hill 62 MPH 1133 PM 07/08 Public 2 N Edgar 61 MPH 1203 AM 07/09 Mesonet 4 NNE Ong 61 MPH 1214 AM 07/09 Mesonet 5 SW Scotia 60 MPH 1030 PM 07/08 Emergency Mngr Loup City 60 MPH 1112 PM 07/08 Emergency Mngr Kenesaw 60 MPH 1125 PM 07/08 Public 4 SSW Hansen 60 MPH 1140 PM 07/08 NWS Employee Wood River 60 MPH 1140 PM 07/08 Broadcast Media Phillips 60 MPH 1149 PM 07/08 Emergency Mngr Nelson 60 MPH 1152 PM 07/08 Emergency Mngr Burr Oak 60 MPH 1200 AM 07/09 CO-OP Observer 3 NE Shelby 60 MPH 1205 AM 07/09 Public 3 ENE Fairfield 60 MPH 1207 AM 07/09 Trained Spotter Deshler 60 MPH 1227 AM 07/09 Fire Dept/Rescue 6 SSE Davenport 60 MPH 1230 AM 07/09 Mesonet 4 ENE Kearney 59 MPH 1110 PM 07/08 Public Aurora Airport 59 MPH 1155 PM 07/08 AWOS Smith Center Airport 59 MPH 1159 PM 07/08 AWOS 1 NE Oak 59 MPH 1208 AM 07/09 Mesonet 3 SSE Bradshaw 59 MPH 1210 AM 07/09 Public 3 S Ohiowa 59 MPH 1229 AM 07/09 Mesonet 1 N Oxford 58 MPH 1008 PM 07/08 Mesonet Phillipsburg Airport 58 MPH 1110 PM 07/08 AWOS 5 ENE Webber 58 MPH 1159 PM 07/08 Mesonet Randall 58 MPH 1229 AM 07/09 Public Hildreth 56 MPH 1057 PM 07/08 Mesonet Cawker City 56 MPH 1205 AM 07/09 Mesonet 3 WNW Jewell 55 MPH 1210 AM 07/09 Mesonet Holdrege Airport 54 MPH 1035 PM 07/08 AWOS Kearney Airport 54 MPH 1110 PM 07/08 AWOS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
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