Hail Map in Nebraska on May 2, 2021

The weather event in Nebraska on May 2, 2021 includes Wind, Tornado, and Hail maps. 10 states and 279 cities were impacted and suffered possible damage. The total estimated number of properties impacted is 2,428.
Hail map in Nebraska on May 2, 2021
Wind
Tornado
Hail

2,428

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.00" hail or larger

1,655

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 1.75" hail or larger

0

Estimated number of impacted properties by a 2.50" hail or larger

Storm reports in Nebraska

Nebraska

DateDescription
05/02/20216:52 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 7 WSW HERMAN
05/02/20216:45 PM CDTEstimated gusts to be in excess of 60 mph.
05/02/20216:23 PM CDTReport from mping: quarter
05/02/20215:45 PM CDTDelayed report via social media. Estimated 70-80 mph gusts reported.
05/02/20215:30 AM CDT At 1030 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bladen to near Lebanon to 8 miles south of Natoma, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Superior, Smith Center, Osborne, Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Downs, Mankato, Nelson, Cawker City, Glen Elder, Campbell, Natoma, Lawrence, Bladen, Guide Rock, Lebanon, Tipton, Burr Oak, Gaylord and Portis.
05/02/20214:01 AM CDT At 901 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Leigh, or 12 miles north of Columbus, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Columbus, Schuyler, Clarkson, Howells, Bellwood, Rogers, Richland, 9 Miles North Of Schuyler, Shell Creek Elementary School and Camp Luther.
05/02/20213:54 AM CDT At 854 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of Lyons, or 43 miles south of Sioux City, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Lyons, Craig and Oakland.
05/02/20213:54 AM CDT At 853 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Stamford to near Logan to 9 miles west of Palco, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Phillipsburg, Plainville, Stockton, Alma, Franklin, Oxford, Logan, Kensington, Orleans, Natoma, Palco, Agra, Stamford, Kirwin, Republican City, Woodston, Prairie View, Long Island, Damar and Naponee.
05/02/20213:52 AM CDT At 851 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ulysses, or 22 miles northeast of York, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... David City, Rising City, Dwight, Ulysses, Garrison and Surprise.
05/02/20213:43 AM CDT At 843 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gresham, or 13 miles northeast of York, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Gresham and Thayer.
05/02/20213:12 AM CDT At 812 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Shelby to near Benedict, and are nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Stromsburg, Shelby, Benedict, Gresham and Thayer.
05/02/20213:10 AM CDT At 809 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Juniata to near Axtell, moving west at 5 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hastings, Minden, Kenesaw, Juniata, Roseland, Holstein, Heartwell and Norman.
05/02/20213:07 AM CDT At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest of Ute, or 21 miles southwest of Ida Grove, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Onawa, Whiting, Ute, Mapleton, Soldier, Castana, Turin, Rodney, Lewis And Clark State Park and Kennebec.This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 107 and 115.
05/02/20212:57 AM CDT At 757 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Uehling, or 41 miles northwest of Omaha, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Uehling, Craig and Summit Lake State Recreation Area.
05/02/20212:57 AM CDT At 757 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bradshaw to near Giltner, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... York, Aurora, Henderson, Hampton, Giltner and Bradshaw. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 326 and 347.
05/02/20212:43 AM CDT At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shelby, or 20 miles south of Columbus, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Shelby.
05/02/20212:40 AM CDT At 740 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hastings to Minden, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hastings, Minden, Kenesaw, Juniata, Heartwell and Norman.
05/02/20212:33 AM CDT At 733 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rising City, or 18 miles south of Columbus, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... David City, Bellwood, Rising City, Brainard, Octavia, Bruno, Garrison and Surprise.
05/02/20211:22 AM CDT At 622 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of Beaver Crossing, or 20 miles east of York, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Seward, Goehner and Tamora. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 373 and382.
05/02/20211:17 AM CDT At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cedar Bluffs, or 33 miles west of Omaha, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Fremont, Arlington, Cedar Bluffs, Nickerson, Kennard, Inglewood, Camp Eagle, Camp Cedars and Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area.
05/01/20219:00 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 4 S LEIGH
05/01/20218:50 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.00 inch wind near 3 N OAKLAND
05/01/20218:00 PM CDTEmergency manager reports a horse trailer flipped along highway 66 from a likely landspout. Time estimated based on several reports we received of landspouts visible fr
05/01/20217:50 PM CDTEmergency manager confirms that a landspout blew in garage doors at a storage unit on the extreme south side of aurora near highway 14. Several videos of this activity
05/01/20217:48 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.75 inch wind near MINDEN
05/01/20217:45 PM CDTA local report indicates 1.25 inch wind near MINDEN
05/01/20217:45 PM CDTHail up to 1.5 inch in diameter. Ground was covered. From fire dept relayed by emergency manager.
05/01/20217:45 PM CDTEstimated 60 mph. Relayed by emergency manager.
05/01/20217:32 PM CDTStorm chaser measured a 64 mph gust on red willow/furnas county line.
05/01/20217:32 PM CDTMeasured with a hand held anemometer.

Cities Impacted by Hail Map on May 2, 2021

Please be aware that the storm maps provided by HailTrace include estimates of the number of structures impacted by storms on the specified date. These estimates are derived from data provided by Microsoft, including building footprint data generated using computer vision algorithms applied to satellite imagery. While HailTrace makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information, it is not guaranteed and should be used as a general reference only. The actual number of impacted structures may differ from the estimates provided on the storm maps.

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