A powerful storm is expected to bring periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, and the potential for severe thunderstorms throughout the southern to central Plains through Monday. Widespread precipitation and heavy mountain snow is expected across the Northwest and northern Rockies through Monday. Up to a foot of snow is possible across the higher elevations of the Cascades and northern Rockies. Read More >
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) |
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