Nebraska · May 20, 2024

Nebraska hail map — May 20, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Nebraska city on May 20, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Grand Island.

Hail swath map for Grand Island, NE on May 20, 2024 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Grand Island on May 20, 2024 — 1.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
in Nebraska
Largest stone
1.50″
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), 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

Grand Island, NE1.50″ · half dollar

What people on the ground measured in Nebraska on May 20, 2024

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 from trained spotters 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 Public
    12 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 Public
    Wood 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 Spotter
    1 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 Public
    Newcastle, 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 Spotter
    8 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 Public
    Wood River, NE7:16 PM CDTHall County

    Public report via social media.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
    Grand Island, NE8:06 PM CDTHall County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    Crofton, NE9:09 PM CDTKnox County

    Quarter to Golf ball sized hail.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    2 NW Weston, NE9:28 PM CDTSaunders County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size 911 Call Center
    2 NW Hartington, NE9:30 PM CDTCedar County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    11 E Hartington, NE10:05 PM CDTCedar County

    Social Media.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
    Newcastle, 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.

Other states hit on May 20, 2024

Minnesota1 city · 1.50″Illinois7 cities · 1.00″Florida4 cities · 1.00″Ohio1 city · 1.00″
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Nebraska hail on May 20, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Nebraska city 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.

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