June 26, 2010: Tree Damage In Geneva

Thunderstorms developed along a cold frontal boundary late Saturday evening, June 26th, and the storms continued into the early morning hours of June 27th. A few thunderstorms became severe and produced damaging winds in excess of 60 mph, half dollar size hail, and locally heavy rainfall in excess of two inches. The city of Geneva, NE sustained the most damage from the storms, where winds exceeded 70 mph and caused considerable tree damage. The following storm damage photographs are courtesy of Terry Marshall, trained storm spotter. All photographs were taken in Geneva, NE.

The radar loop below, courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (Iowa State University), depicts early morning storms across southern Nebraska,Sunday, June 27, 2010. The wind damage in Geneva (pictured above) took place primarily between 2:45 am and 2:50 am.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

.TIME...   ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON
.DATE...   ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     HAIL        12 WNW PHILLIPSBURG     39.82N 99.53W
06/26/2010 E0.88 INCH  PHILLIPS           KS   CO-OP OBSERVER

0218 AM     HAIL        2 ESE GENEVA            40.53N 97.60W
06/27/2010 E1.00 INCH  FILLMORE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0232 AM     HAIL        1 NNE GENEVA            40.54N 97.59W
06/27/2010 E1.00 INCH  FILLMORE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0235 AM     HAIL        1 N GENEVA              40.54N 97.60W
06/27/2010 M1.25 INCH  FILLMORE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0243 AM     HAIL        2 N GENEVA              40.56N 97.60W
06/27/2010 E0.75 INCH  FILLMORE           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0247 AM     TSTM WND DMG GENEVA                 40.53N 97.60W
06/27/2010               FILLMORE          NE   EMERGENCY MNGR
      6 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREES LIMBS AND BIGGER DOWN IN TOWN.
      MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AT TWO LOCAL BUSINESSES. 3 LARGE TREES
      SPLIT IN TOWN. TWO-THIRDS OF TOWN WITHOUT POWER. NICKEL
      SIZE HAIL REPORTED. LOCAL FIRE CHIEF ESTIMATED WINDS IN
      EXCESS OF 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS LASTED 5 TO 10 MINUTES.

0330 AM     HEAVY RAIN   GENEVA                  40.53N 97.60W
06/27/2010 M2.40 INCH   FILLMORE           NE  TRAINED SPOTTER
            MOST OF THE RAIN CAME IN 30 MINUTES

0758 AM     HEAVY RAIN   4 SW BLADEN             40.28N 98.65W
06/27/2010 M2.03 INCH   WEBSTER            NE   PUBLIC
            OVERNIGHT RAINFALL TOTAL. COURTESY NEBRASKA RAINFALL
            ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK

0758 AM     HEAVY RAIN   2 NE BLUE HILL          40.35N 98.42W
06/27/2010 M2.04 INCH   ADAMS              NE   PUBLIC
            OVERNIGHT RAINFALL TOTAL. COURTESY NEBRASKA RAINFALL
            ASSESSMENT AND INFORMATION NETWORK