Hail in Omaha on Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The Storm Prediction Center logged 38 hail reports in Omaha on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, between 8:00 pm and 9:57 pm CDT, in 6 of the metro's 8 counties. The largest was 3.00 inches at 3 ESE Omaha (Douglas, NE) at 9:17 pm. NOAA radar flagged 145 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 129 rated a 100% chance of hail and 120 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 11 places in Cass, NE, Douglas, NE, Harrison, IA, Pottawattamie, IA, Sarpy, NE and Washington, NE, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Omaha 17 reports, up to 3.00 in
- Bellevue 4 reports, up to 2.75 in
- Blair 4 reports, up to 2.50 in
- Fort Calhoun 4 reports, up to 3.00 in
- Little Sioux 3 reports, up to 3.00 in
- Bennington 1 report, up to 2.00 in
- Council Bluffs 1 report, up to 2.50 in
- Herman 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Kennard 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Offutt Afb 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Plattsmouth 1 report, up to 1.75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 pm | 1.00 | 2 W Herman | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 8:08 pm | 1.75 | 4 NW Little Sioux | Harrison, IA | (OAX) |
| 8:16 pm | 1.00 | 3 S Blair | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 8:18 pm | 2.00 | Blair | Washington, NE | A picture was sent to the office of 2 inch hail that had fallen in Blair. (OAX) |
| 8:21 pm | 1.50 | 2 N Little Sioux | Harrison, IA | (OAX) |
| 8:27 pm | 3.00 | 5 W Fort Calhoun | Washington, NE | Several 2 inch stones. Photo of one 3 inch stone. (OAX) |
| 8:28 pm | 3.00 | 1 NW Little Sioux | Harrison, IA | (OAX) |
| 8:33 pm | 2.50 | 2 E Blair | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.). (OAX) |
| 8:34 pm | 1.50 | 2 W Fort Calhoun | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (OAX) |
| 8:36 pm | 2.00 | Blair | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 8:42 pm | 1.75 | 4 E Kennard | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX) |
| 8:46 pm | 1.75 | 6 S Fort Calhoun | Douglas, NE | REPORTED AT NORTH OMAHA AIRPORT. (OAX) |
| 8:50 pm | 1.75 | 5 N Omaha | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 8:50 pm | 2.00 | 6 ESE Bennington | Douglas, NE | Lake Cunningham. (OAX) |
| 8:55 pm | 1.50 | 2 NNE Omaha | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 8:57 pm | 2.50 | 4 S Fort Calhoun | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 8:58 pm | 1.50 | 6 NNE Omaha | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 8:59 pm | 1.75 | 5 NNE Omaha | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 9:00 pm | 2.00 | 4 N Omaha | Douglas, NE | From Facebook. (OAX) |
| 9:02 pm | 1.75 | 2 NE Omaha | Douglas, NE | Golf ball sized hail near Benson High School. (OAX) |
| 9:05 pm | 3.00 | 2 NNE Omaha | Douglas, NE | North Benson Area. Picture via Twitter. (OAX) |
| 9:07 pm | 2.00 | 3 E Omaha | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 9:11 pm | 1.00 | 3 E Omaha | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 9:13 pm | 1.75 | 1 NE Omaha | Douglas, NE | Sporadic golf ball sized hail near 54th and Seward. (OAX) |
| 9:15 pm | 2.50 | 3 SW Council Bluffs | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 9:15 pm | 3.00 | 2 SE Omaha | Douglas, NE | 45th and Pine. (OAX) |
| 9:15 pm | 1.75 | 2 ESE Omaha | Douglas, NE | Picture from Twitter. (OAX) |
| 9:15 pm | 1.75 | Omaha | Douglas, NE | University of Nebraska at Omaha. (OAX) |
| 9:17 pm | 3.00 | 3 ESE Omaha | Douglas, NE | Office received several photos of hailstones ranging from 1 to 3 inches in diameter. (OAX) |
| 9:20 pm | 1.50 | Bellevue | Sarpy, NE | Picture from Twitter. (OAX) |
| 9:20 pm | 2.50 | 3 E Omaha | Douglas, NE | Picture from Twitter. (OAX) |
| 9:25 pm | 2.00 | Bellevue | Sarpy, NE | Approximately 2 inch diameter hail near Bellevue University. (OAX) |
| 9:25 pm | 2.50 | 2 N Omaha | Douglas, NE | Picture from Facebook. (OAX) |
| 9:32 pm | 1.75 | Bellevue | Sarpy, NE | Picture from Twitter. (OAX) |
| 9:34 pm | 2.00 | 1 ESE Omaha | Douglas, NE | Picture from Facebook. (OAX) |
| 9:40 pm | 2.75 | 1 NNW Bellevue | Sarpy, NE | Picture from Facebook. (OAX) |
| 9:43 pm | 1.25 | Offutt Afb | Sarpy, NE | (OAX) |
| 9:57 pm | 1.75 | 1 NNW Plattsmouth | Cass, NE | (OAX) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
145 signatures from 5 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; 129 were rated 100% and 89 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 | 63 | 57 | 52 | 41 | 4.00 in | 7:20 pm | 10:31 pm |
| KOAX | 45 | 39 | 40 | 33 | 4.00 in | 7:17 pm | 10:19 pm |
| KFSD | 22 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 4.00 in | 7:21 pm | 8:50 pm |
| KTWX | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2.75 in | 9:47 pm | 10:30 pm |
| KUEX | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 in | 7:16 pm | 7:23 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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