Nebraska hail map — May 20, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Nebraska cities on May 20, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Grand Island.
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- Cities hit
- 2
- in Nebraska
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Nebraska cities hit on May 20, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Nebraska on May 20, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public12 N Max, NE12:30 AM CDTDundy County
Report and photo via social media (X) of around tennis ball size hail in northeast Dundy county.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicWood River, NE7:16 PM CDTHall County
Received a photo via Facebook of a hail stone sitting on top of a pop can.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter1 SSE Grand Island, NE8:06 PM CDTHall County
Spotter returned home to find hail stones around 2 inches in diameter, in the south central part of Grand Island.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicNewcastle, NE10:26 PM CDTDixon County
Hail pea size to 2 inches in diameter. Hail damage to siding, roofs, windows, and vehicles.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter8 NNW Stratton, NE12:55 AM CDTHitchcock County
Trained spotter reporting hail between the sizes of golf balls and hen eggs.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicWood River, NE7:16 PM CDTHall County
Public report via social media.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterGrand Island, NE8:06 PM CDTHall County
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicCrofton, NE9:09 PM CDTKnox County
Quarter to Golf ball sized hail.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 NW Weston, NE9:28 PM CDTSaunders County
- 1.75″ golf ball size 911 Call Center2 NW Hartington, NE9:30 PM CDTCedar County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public11 E Hartington, NE10:05 PM CDTCedar County
Social Media.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained SpotterNewcastle, NE10:30 PM CDTDixon County
Lots of quarter to golf ball sized hail. Ground covered in hail.
Showing the 12 largest of 33 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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Nebraska hail on May 20, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Nebraska cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Grand Island. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.