Thunderstorms ripped south-central Nebraska with tornadoes, damaging winds and hail.  A rain-wrapped tornado was sighted in western Valley county shortly after 7:30 pm by several storm chasers.  The tornado blasted 2 farmsteads, one of which was abandoned.  A total of 14 outbuildings were damaged or destroyed.  The tornado was in the far western part of Valley county along the Comstock road.  Another brief tornado was reported near Arcadia a short time later but no damage was confirmed.Elsewhere, vicious high winds over 70 mph did extensive damage north of Shelby in eastern Polk county.  Several farmsteads sustained house, outbuilding, grain bin and tree damage.  In one case, a garage was nearly ripped from the house it was attached to.  Twenty four center pivot irrigation systems were severely damaged or destroyed.  A semi-tractor trailer was overturned as the high winds approached.  The driver was unhurt but a passenger sustained minor injuries and was treated at a nearby hospital.  At one point, 4,500 customers were without power in the area.  The high winds also pounded the Palmer area about an hour earlier that night.  On a farm north of Palmer, a roof was torn from a metal building, a garage destroyed and a large goose neck trailer tossed several feet by the wind.  The damage was strewn across a nearby corn field.Finally, hail caused crop and property damage in parts of the area.  The St. Libory area sustained the worst damage with hail stones the size of baseballs and larger were reported.  Siding and windows were heavily damaged on many homes, especially just north of town.  Crop damage was fairly extensive along a narrow path in the same area.

Hail in MERRICK, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 21:07:00 to 09-JUN-03 21:07:00 (CST)
Location: CHAPMAN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 25K
Crop damage: 125K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in GREELEY, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 19:45:00 to 09-JUN-03 19:45:00 (CST)
Location: SCOTIA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 18:30:00 to 09-JUN-03 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: ORD
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 10K
Crop damage: 125K
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Hail in SHERMAN, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 20:09:00 to 09-JUN-03 20:09:00 (CST)
Location: LOUP CITY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in THAYER, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 23:41:00 to 09-JUN-03 23:41:00 (CST)
Location: DESHLER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in MERRICK, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 21:15:00 to 09-JUN-03 21:15:00 (CST)
Location: CENTRAL CITY
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 125K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in HOWARD, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 20:19:00 to 09-JUN-03 20:19:00 (CST)
Location: ST PAUL
Magnitude: 62 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in THAYER, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 23:32:00 to 09-JUN-03 23:32:00 (CST)
Location: HEBRON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 21:58:00 to 09-JUN-03 21:58:00 (CST)
Location: BENEDICT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in MERRICK, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 20:30:00 to 09-JUN-03 20:30:00 (CST)
Location: PALMER
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 150K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in HOWARD, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 21:02:00 to 09-JUN-03 21:02:00 (CST)
Location: ST LIBORY
Magnitude: 4.25 
Property damage: 500K
Crop damage: 1M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 19:15:00 to 09-JUN-03 19:15:00 (CST)
Location: ARCADIA
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 250K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Tornado in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 19:22:00 to 09-JUN-03 19:22:00 (CST)
Location: ARCADIA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A brief tornado was reported just west of Arcadia. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 19:30:00 to 09-JUN-03 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: ORD
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in HOWARD, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 20:31:00 to 09-JUN-03 20:31:00 (CST)
Location: FARWELL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in HOWARD, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 20:53:00 to 09-JUN-03 20:53:00 (CST)
Location: ST PAUL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in VALLEY, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 18:40:00 to 09-JUN-03 18:50:00 (CST)
Location: ARCADIA
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 250K
Crop damage: 25K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

A tornado moved across western Valley county and was reported by an off duty meteorologist from the SPC.

Hail in HOWARD, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 20:14:00 to 09-JUN-03 20:14:00 (CST)
Location: FARWELL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in NANCE, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 20:55:00 to 09-JUN-03 20:55:00 (CST)
Location: FULLERTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in POLK, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 21:15:00 to 09-JUN-03 21:15:00 (CST)
Location: SHELBY
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 1M
Crop damage: 1M
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in SHERMAN, NEBRASKA
From 09-JUN-03 19:55:00 to 09-JUN-03 19:55:00 (CST)
Location: LOUP CITY
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 125K
Crop damage: 250K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT