Hail in Omaha on Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Storm Prediction Center logged 38 hail reports in Omaha on Thursday, April 17, 2025, between 5:11 pm and 8:08 pm CDT, in 5 of the metro's 8 counties. The largest was 4.00 inches at 2 NW Mcclelland (Pottawattamie, IA) at 7:44 pm. NOAA radar flagged 251 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 170 rated a 100% chance of hail and 158 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 17 places in Cass, NE, Douglas, NE, Mills, IA, Pottawattamie, IA and Washington, NE, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Fort Calhoun 5 reports, up to 3.00 in
- Mcclelland 5 reports, up to 4.00 in
- Bennington 4 reports, up to 3.25 in
- Manley 4 reports, up to 2.00 in
- Kennard 3 reports, up to 2.75 in
- Louisville 3 reports, up to 1.50 in
- Arlington 2 reports, up to 4.00 in
- Greenwood 2 reports, up to 2.75 in
- Underwood 2 reports, up to 2.75 in
- Blair 1 report, up to 2.00 in
- Hancock 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Minden 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Murray 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Offutt Afb 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Pacific Junction 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- South Bend 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Weeping Water 1 report, up to 1.25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:11 pm | 3.00 | 2 S Fort Calhoun | Washington, NE | delayed report. (OAX) |
| 6:08 pm | 2.75 | 2 SW Kennard | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:30 pm | 4.00 | Arlington | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:34 pm | 2.50 | 4 NW Arlington | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:39 pm | 1.75 | Kennard | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:49 pm | 1.00 | 3 W Fort Calhoun | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:50 pm | 1.00 | 1 SW Bennington | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:50 pm | 2.00 | 4 WSW Fort Calhoun | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:52 pm | 2.75 | Bennington | Douglas, NE | (OAX) |
| 6:52 pm | 1.75 | 4 E Kennard | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX) |
| 6:53 pm | 1.00 | 3 W Fort Calhoun | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:00 pm | 1.75 | 2 NNW Greenwood | Cass, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:05 pm | 2.00 | 1 N Blair | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:06 pm | 2.75 | 2 NNW Greenwood | Cass, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:07 pm | 3.25 | 5 NNE Bennington | Washington, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:13 pm | 2.00 | 1 SW Bennington | Douglas, NE | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:13 pm | 2.00 | 3 SW Fort Calhoun | Washington, NE | Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:24 pm | 2.25 | 5 WSW Mcclelland | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 7:25 pm | 1.00 | Louisville | Cass, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:28 pm | 1.00 | South Bend | Cass, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:28 pm | 1.50 | 1 NE Underwood | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 7:29 pm | 2.75 | 4 SSW Underwood | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 7:31 pm | 2.75 | 3 WNW Mcclelland | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 7:35 pm | 1.25 | Weeping Water | Cass, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:36 pm | 1.00 | 4 NE Manley | Cass, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:37 pm | 2.75 | 2 N Mcclelland | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 7:38 pm | 1.00 | 4 NE Manley | Cass, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:38 pm | 1.25 | 2 SSE Minden | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 7:39 pm | 1.25 | 4 NE Manley | Cass, NE | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:39 pm | 4.00 | 3 W Mcclelland | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 7:40 pm | 2.00 | 3 NE Manley | Cass, NE | Delayed report. (OAX) |
| 7:41 pm | 1.50 | Louisville | Cass, NE | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:44 pm | 1.00 | 2 NE Murray | Cass, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:44 pm | 4.00 | 2 NW Mcclelland | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
| 7:50 pm | 1.25 | Louisville | Cass, NE | (OAX) |
| 7:51 pm | 1.00 | 4 S Pacific Junction | Mills, IA | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 7:54 pm | 1.00 | 5 SW Offutt Afb | Cass, NE | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 8:08 pm | 1.75 | Hancock | Pottawattamie, IA | (OAX) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
251 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; 170 were rated 100% and 106 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 | 85 | 54 | 52 | 29 | 4.00 in | 6:30 pm | 9:12 pm |
| KOAX | 80 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 4.00 in | 6:25 pm | 9:24 pm |
| KUEX | 47 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 4.00 in | 6:24 pm | 7:57 pm |
| KTWX | 35 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 4.00 in | 7:02 pm | 8:51 pm |
| KFSD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in | 6:43 pm | 6:59 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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