June 4th Storm Summary

June 4, 2008 Storm Summary

Powerful storms paid another visit to south-central Nebraska late Wednesday and during the pre-dawn hours Thursday morning. The storms came in waves...repeating over many of the same areas through the course of the evening and late night. In their wake...hail to the size of baseballs was reported in the Marquette and Minden areas...a wind gust to 76 mph was reported at the Hastings, Nebraska Airport...with gusts to 60 to 70 mph reported at many locations. The storms also produced tornadoes in about half a dozen locations...and Kearney had another close call...with a report of a tornado 3 miles south of Kearney just after midnight. Very heavy rain was also widespread across the region with areas around Polk...Stromsburg and Hordville receiving over 6 inches of rain.

Tornado Reports

Time (CDT)	Location	County	State	Lat	Lon	Comments
453 PM	COTESFIELD	HOWARD	NE	41.36	-98.63	(GID)
1044 PM	5 S ELWOOD	GOSPER	NE	40.52	-99.86	(GID)
1123 PM	BERTRAND	PHELPS	NE	40.53	-99.63	(GID)
1128 PM	1 NW SMITHFIELD	GOSPER	NE	40.58	-99.75	(GID)
0004 AM	3 S KEARNEY	BUFFALO	NE	40.66	-99.08	(GID)

Hail Reports

Time (CDT)	Size (inches)	Location	County	State	Lat	Lon	Comments
325 PM	1.00	LEXINGTON	DAWSON	NE	40.78	-99.74	NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL HEAVY RAIN (GID)
342 PM	1.25	LEXINGTON	DAWSON	NE	40.78	-99.74	(GID)
346 PM	1.00	2 NW LOUP CITY	SHERMAN	NE	41.3	-98.99	(GID)
358 PM	1.00	3 N OVERTON	DAWSON	NE	40.78	-99.54	(GID)
413 PM	1.75	4 NE OVERTON	DAWSON	NE	40.78	-99.48	(GID)
519 PM	1.75	6 N HAMPTON	HAMILTON	NE	40.97	-97.89	(GID)
520 PM	1.75	5 N WOLBACH	GREELEY	NE	41.47	-98.39	(GID)
525 PM	0.88	CHAPMAN	MERRICK	NE	41.02	-98.16	(GID)
600 PM	2.75	7 W MARQUETTE	MERRICK	NE	41.01	-98.14	(GID)
605 PM	1.00	JOHNSON LAKE	GOSPER	NE	40.68	-99.85	(GID)
616 PM	1.75	6 SW CAIRO	HALL	NE	40.94	-98.69	(GID)
626 PM	1.75	4 W GRAND ISLAND	HALL	NE	40.92	-98.44	AT 110TH AND 13TH STREET (GID)
716 PM	1.75	HORDVILLE	HAMILTON	NE	41.08	-97.89	(GID)
721 PM	0.75	STROMSBURG	POLK	NE	41.12	-97.59	(GID)
727 PM	1.75	2 NE GRESHAM	POLK	NE	41.05	-97.37	(GID)
820 PM	1.25	GRAND ISLAND	HALL	NE	40.92	-98.37	(GID)
835 PM	1.00	1 N WOOD RIVER	HALL	NE	40.84	-98.6	(GID)
858 PM	1.25	GRAND ISLAND	HALL	NE	40.92	-98.37	(GID)
932 PM	1.25	HEBRON	THAYER	NE	40.17	-97.59	(GID)
954 PM	1.50	ALEXANDRIA	THAYER	NE	40.25	-97.39	(GID)
1015 PM	1.00	BRUNING	THAYER	NE	40.34	-97.56	(GID)
1048 PM	1.75	RED CLOUD	WEBSTER	NE	40.09	-98.52	(GID)
1105 PM	1.00	JOHNSON LAKE	GOSPER	NE	40.68	-99.85	(GID)
1116 PM	1.00	FAIRFIELD	CLAY	NE	40.43	-98.1	(GID)
1151 PM	0.88	HASTINGS	ADAMS	NE	40.59	-98.39	(GID)
1152 PM	0.88	3 S ALDA	HALL	NE	40.82	-98.47	PEA TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED. (GID)
1156 PM	1.00	SHICKLEY	FILLMORE	NE	40.42	-97.72	COVERING THE GROUND (GID)
1159 PM	2.75	10 NW MINDEN	KEARNEY	NE	40.6	-99.09	(GID)
1201 PM	2.75	KEARNEY	BUFFALO	NE	40.7	-99.08	(GID)
1215 PM	1.75	4 S GIBBON	BUFFALO	NE	40.69	-98.84	GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60-70 MPH. (GID)
123 AM	2.50	1 W CLAY CENTER	CLAY	NE	40.52	-98.07	70 MPH WIND GUST (GID)

Wind Reports

Time (CDT)	Speed (mph)	Location	County	State	Lat	Lon	Comments
549 PM	60	4 NW AURORA	HAMILTON	NE	40.91	-98.06	ALSO REPORTED DIME SIZED HAIL. (GID)
556 PM	UNK	5 W STROMSBURG	POLK	NE	41.12	-97.69	STRONG ROTATION OBSERVED BY VFD (GID)
1152 PM	60	4 W KEARNEY	BUFFALO	NE	40.7	-99.16	(GID)
0040 AM	70	CAMPBELL	FRANKLIN	NE	40.3	-98.73	GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL. (GID)
0042 AM	70	5 E CAMPBELL	WEBSTER	NE	40.3	-98.64	GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL. (GID)
0045 AM	70	HOLSTEIN	ADAMS	NE	40.46	-98.65	GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL. (GID)
109 AM	76	HASTINGS	ADAMS	NE	40.59	-98.39	(GID)
146 AM	UNK	HASTINGS	ADAMS	NE	40.59	-98.39	LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN BURLINGTON ROAD AND 12TH STREET MANY TREE BRANCHES LAYING IN STREETS (GID)