Thunderstorm Wind in CUSTER, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 20:55:00 to 24-JUN-03 21:00:00 (CST)
Location: OCONTO
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Thunderstorm winds snapped off numerous large tree limbs.  Four homes sustained damage from falling trees.

Flash Flood in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 21:00:00 to 24-JUN-03 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: SOUTHEAST PORTION
Property damage: 2K
Crop damage: 15K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Thunderstorms that kept developing over the area caused normally dry creeks and low lying areas to fill with water.  Water up to 2 feet deep in some locations flowed over rural roads.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 19:05:00 to 24-JUN-03 19:05:00 (CST)
Location: NEWPORT
Magnitude: 65 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Outflow from thunderstorms broke off large tree branches and destroyed an old barn.

Tornado in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 19:04:00 to 24-JUN-03 19:04:00 (CST)
Location: ROSE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A weak tornado touched down in open rangeland.

Tornado in KEYA PAHA, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 19:48:00 to 24-JUN-03 19:48:00 (CST)
Location: MILLS
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 30K
Crop damage: 15K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

A tornado moved across a farmstead and produced major damage to a mechanics shop, a garage, and a grain bin.  Numerous mature trees were also snapped off or uprooted.

Tornado in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 19:25:00 to 24-JUN-03 19:25:00 (CST)
Location: BASSETT
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A weak tornado broke large branches off trees.  Some of the branches were found hanging from a nearby power line.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOLT, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 20:45:00 to 24-JUN-03 20:45:00 (CST)
Location: ATKINSON
Magnitude: 65 EG
Property damage: 7K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Wind gusts from thunderstorms broke windows in homes and snapped off numerous large tree limbs.

Tornado in HAYES, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 20:05:00 to 24-JUN-03 20:05:00 (CST)
Location: HAYES CENTER
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

The tornado touched down in open rangeland.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 18:48:00 to 24-JUN-03 18:48:00 (CST)
Location: BASSETT
Magnitude: 61 EG
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The winds broke off several large tree branches.

Tornado in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 21:52:00 to 24-JUN-03 21:52:00 (CST)
Location: BASSETT
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

The tornado made a brief touchdown over open rangeland.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 21:50:00 to 24-JUN-03 21:50:00 (CST)
Location: STOCKVILLE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Outflow from thunderstorms broke off large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 22:10:00 to 24-JUN-03 22:10:00 (CST)
Location: EUSTIS
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm outflow broke off several large tree limbs.

Lightning in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 22:00:00 to 24-JUN-03 22:00:00 (CST)
Location: STOCKVILLE
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Lightning struck a tree near the Frontier County Courthouse and blew the tree apart.  A 12 foot section of the tree was thrown 67 feet where 2 feet of it stuck in the ground.  The lightning strike also knocked out the computer system in the courthouse.

Thunderstorm Wind in ROCK, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 18:40:00 to 24-JUN-03 18:40:00 (CST)
Location: BASSETT
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

The storm knocked down large tree limbs around town.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOLT, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 21:10:00 to 24-JUN-03 21:10:00 (CST)
Location: O NEILL
Magnitude: 56 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off by the thunderstorm outflow winds.

Tornado in LOUP, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 21:30:00 to 24-JUN-03 21:30:00 (CST)
Location: TAYLOR
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: STORM CHASER

The tornado touched down briefly in open rangeland.

Tornado in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 18:10:00 to 24-JUN-03 18:10:00 (CST)
Location: MAXWELL
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A supercell produced a weak tornado that hit a farmstead shifting the garage off its foundation and damaging one wall of the garage, tearing off a small section of the house roof, breaking large limbs off surrounding trees, and lifting a nearby camper and throwing it into a fence.

Tornado in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 18:00:00 to 24-JUN-03 18:00:00 (CST)
Location: BRADY
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A long lived supercell that moved from south central Lincoln County to northeast Lincoln County produced a tornado in open rangeland in northeast Lincoln County near the Lincoln and Custer County line.  After touching down, the tornado then moved into Custer County producing damage to 2 center pivot irrigation systems as it moved across corn fields.

Tornado in CUSTER, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 18:00:00 to 24-JUN-03 18:05:00 (CST)
Location: ARNOLD
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

A long lived supercell that moved from south central Lincoln County to northeast Lincoln County produced a tornado in Lincoln County near the Lincoln and Custer County line which then moved into Custer County.  After entering Custer County, storm chasers and ranchers watched the tornado as it moved through corn fields and destroyed 2 center pivot irrigation systems.

Tornado in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 17:44:00 to 24-JUN-03 17:44:00 (CST)
Location: MAXWELL
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: STORM CHASER

A supercell moved across the area and produced a weak tornado that briefly touched down in open rangeland.

Hail in LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 17:05:00 to 24-JUN-03 17:05:00 (CST)
Location: NORTH PLATTE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Wind gusts to 55 mph also occurred with the storm.

Flash Flood in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 21:00:00 to 24-JUN-03 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: NORTH CENTRAL PORTION
Property damage: 20K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Runoff from thunderstorms that kept redeveloping over the area combined with flood waters rushing into the area from upstream in southeast Lincoln County to cause flash flood conditions in the Wells Canyon area, 5 miles north-northwest of Curtis, and in the Fox Creek area.  A 25 feet wide by 8 feet deep portion of a rural road was washed away in the Wells Canyon area.  Fox Creek, from Moorefield through Curtis, overflowed its banks significantly as water rushed into it from upstream.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRONTIER, NEBRASKA
From 24-JUN-03 21:30:00 to 24-JUN-03 21:30:00 (CST)
Location: CURTIS
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs through town.