Hail in Omaha on Friday, July 28, 2023
The Storm Prediction Center logged 33 hail reports in Omaha on Friday, July 28, 2023, between 4:45 pm and 6:23 pm CDT, in 2 of the metro's 8 counties. The largest was 2.75 inches at 2 N Elkhorn (Douglas, NE) at 5:55 pm. NOAA radar flagged 71 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 41 rated a 100% chance of hail and 40 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 8 places in Douglas, NE and Washington, NE, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Elkhorn 14 reports, up to 2.75 in
- Boys Town 11 reports, up to 2.50 in
- Bennington 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Washington 2 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Leshara 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Nickerson 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Ralston 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Valley 1 report, up to 2.00 in
Every hail report logged that day
Times are Central Daylight Time. Sizes are in inches, as reported. The comment is the National Weather Service's text as published in the Storm Prediction Center's daily log.
| Time | Size | Place | County | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:45 pm | 1.00 | 3 E Nickerson | Washington, NE | Dimes to quarter sized hail. (OAX) |
| 5:29 pm | 2.00 | 5 N Valley | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 5:33 pm | 1.00 | 5 W Washington | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 5:37 pm | 1.50 | 3 ENE Leshara | Douglas, NE | Ping pong ball size hail 2 miles north of the NWS Office in Valley. Report from social media. (OAX) |
| 5:45 pm | 1.50 | 3 W Washington | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (OAX) |
| 5:50 pm | 1.75 | 2 N Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 5:53 pm | 2.50 | 2 N Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 5:53 pm | 2.50 | 3 NNW Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | 2 to 2 1/2 inch hail at 213th and Ida. (OAX) |
| 5:55 pm | 2.00 | 1 N Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | Hail a bit larger than 2 inches fell at 204th and Maple in Elkhorn... Report from social media. (OAX) |
| 5:55 pm | 1.00 | 1 NW Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 5:55 pm | 1.00 | 4 NE Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 5:55 pm | 2.75 | 2 N Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | Photo sent. Measured with a ruler. Delayed report. (OAX) |
| 5:55 pm | 1.00 | 3 SW Bennington | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 5:56 pm | 1.00 | 3 NE Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 5:57 pm | 2.00 | 3 E Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | 2 inch diameter hail at 174th and Blondo in Omaha. Report from Social Media. (OAX) |
| 5:59 pm | 1.25 | 2 E Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (OAX) |
| 5:59 pm | 1.00 | 4 N Boys Town | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 5:59 pm | 1.25 | 3 SSW Bennington | Douglas, NE | 1 ito 1.25 inch hail.reported. (OAX) |
| 6:00 pm | 1.50 | 3 ENE Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | 1 1/2 inch hail at 168th and Blondo in Omaha. Report from social media. (OAX) |
| 6:02 pm | 1.75 | 2 E Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:05 pm | 2.50 | 3 WNW Boys Town | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:08 pm | 2.00 | 3 ENE Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | 1.5 to 2.1 inch hail. (OAX) |
| 6:09 pm | 1.00 | 3 N Boys Town | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:10 pm | 1.50 | 1 NW Boys Town | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:10 pm | 1.50 | 2 NNW Boys Town | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:11 pm | 1.50 | Boys Town | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:11 pm | 1.75 | 2 N Elkhorn | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:12 pm | 1.00 | 2 SW Boys Town | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:13 pm | 1.00 | 1 SE Boys Town | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:17 pm | 1.75 | 3 NW Boys Town | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:18 pm | 2.25 | 3 NW Boys Town | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:20 pm | 1.00 | 1 NW Boys Town | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:23 pm | 1.00 | 2 W Ralston | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
71 signatures from 4 radars fell inside the metro's counties on this local date, counting every cell the algorithm rated from a 10% to a 100% chance of hail; 41 were rated 100% and 10 had a maximum expected size of 2 inches or more.
| Radar | Signatures | Rated 100% | 1 in or more | 2 in or more | Largest expected | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDMX | 20 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2.25 in | 5:23 pm | 6:52 pm |
| KOAX | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2.25 in | 5:11 pm | 6:49 pm |
| KUEX | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2.75 in | 5:22 pm | 6:24 pm |
| KFSD | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2.00 in | 5:22 pm | 6:44 pm |
Each radar that scans a storm writes its own signature about every 4 to 6 minutes, so one storm produces many rows and overlapping radars count it more than once. The raw rows for this day are in NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory.
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