Hail on Date

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.

33spotter hail reports in the metro
2.75 inlargest reported, 2 N Elkhorn
71radar hail signatures inside the metro, 41 rated 100%
2.75 inlargest expected size on radar
Map of Omaha counties with 71 radar hail signatures and 33 spotter hail reports on July 28, 2023 Douglas Sarpy Cass Saunders Washington Pottawattamie Mills Harrison 2.75 in, 2 N Elkhorn
Amber dots are radar hail signatures inside the metro's counties (every cell the algorithm rated, 10% to 100% chance of hail), darkest under 1 inch, brighter from 1 inch, brightest at 2 inches and up. Triangles are spotter reports; the filled one is the largest. County names are drawn at each county's center.

Where hail was reported

Reports came from 8 places in Douglas, NE and Washington, NE, named as the National Weather Service described them.

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.

TimeSizePlaceCountyNWS comment
4:45 pm1.003 E NickersonWashington, NEDimes to quarter sized hail. (OAX)
5:29 pm2.005 N ValleyDouglas, NE(OAX)
5:33 pm1.005 W WashingtonWashington, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
5:37 pm1.503 ENE LesharaDouglas, NEPing pong ball size hail 2 miles north of the NWS Office in Valley. Report from social media. (OAX)
5:45 pm1.503 W WashingtonDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (OAX)
5:50 pm1.752 N ElkhornDouglas, NE(OAX)
5:53 pm2.502 N ElkhornDouglas, NE(OAX)
5:53 pm2.503 NNW ElkhornDouglas, NE2 to 2 1/2 inch hail at 213th and Ida. (OAX)
5:55 pm2.001 N ElkhornDouglas, NEHail a bit larger than 2 inches fell at 204th and Maple in Elkhorn... Report from social media. (OAX)
5:55 pm1.001 NW ElkhornDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
5:55 pm1.004 NE ElkhornDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
5:55 pm2.752 N ElkhornDouglas, NEPhoto sent. Measured with a ruler. Delayed report. (OAX)
5:55 pm1.003 SW BenningtonDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
5:56 pm1.003 NE ElkhornDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
5:57 pm2.003 E ElkhornDouglas, NE2 inch diameter hail at 174th and Blondo in Omaha. Report from Social Media. (OAX)
5:59 pm1.252 E ElkhornDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (OAX)
5:59 pm1.004 N Boys TownDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
5:59 pm1.253 SSW BenningtonDouglas, NE1 ito 1.25 inch hail.reported. (OAX)
6:00 pm1.503 ENE ElkhornDouglas, NE1 1/2 inch hail at 168th and Blondo in Omaha. Report from social media. (OAX)
6:02 pm1.752 E ElkhornDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX)
6:05 pm2.503 WNW Boys TownDouglas, NE(OAX)
6:08 pm2.003 ENE ElkhornDouglas, NE1.5 to 2.1 inch hail. (OAX)
6:09 pm1.003 N Boys TownDouglas, NE(OAX)
6:10 pm1.501 NW Boys TownDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (OAX)
6:10 pm1.502 NNW Boys TownDouglas, NE(OAX)
6:11 pm1.50Boys TownDouglas, NE(OAX)
6:11 pm1.752 N ElkhornDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX)
6:12 pm1.002 SW Boys TownDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
6:13 pm1.001 SE Boys TownDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
6:17 pm1.753 NW Boys TownDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX)
6:18 pm2.253 NW Boys TownDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.). (OAX)
6:20 pm1.001 NW Boys TownDouglas, NEReport from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
6:23 pm1.002 W RalstonDouglas, NEReport 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.

RadarSignaturesRated 100%1 in or more2 in or moreLargest expectedFirstLast
KDMX20141342.25 in5:23 pm6:52 pm
KOAX19101012.25 in5:11 pm6:49 pm
KUEX18101042.75 in5:22 pm6:24 pm
KFSD147712.00 in5:22 pm6:44 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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Spotter reports come from the Storm Prediction Center's preliminary daily logs, grouped here by local calendar date (Central Daylight Time) and by county: a report counts for Omaha when its coordinates fall inside one of the metro's 8 counties (the counties of Douglas, NE, Sarpy, NE, Cass, NE, Saunders, NE, Washington, NE, Pottawattamie, IA, Mills, IA and Harrison, IA). Radar signatures are estimates from the Hail Detection Algorithm, not measured stones; they include every cell it rated, from a 10% to a 100% probability of hail. How these pages are built.