Severe thunderstorms cut a swath of crop damage which resulted in millions of losses.  The main area of damage was in northeast Gosper, southeast Dawson and northwest Phelps counties.  In Dawson county, 10,000 acres were wiped out with a total loss of over four million dollars. Losses in Phelps and Gosper counties were from 2 to 2.5 million dollars respectively.  In Lexington, the hail covered the ground at one point.  Flash flood waters from heavy rain were up to 2 feet deep for a time.  Near Ravenna, crop damage from wind and hail was reported.  This is just one of several severe thunderstorms which inflected severe crop damage in the Ravenna area this summer.

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 18:30:00 to 05-JUL-04 18:30:00 (CST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 10K
Crop damage: 300K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Flash Flood in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 18:55:00 to 05-JUL-04 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Property damage: 25K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flooding in the streets of Lexington was up to 2 feet deep on some roads.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALL, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 20:14:00 to 05-JUL-04 20:14:00 (CST)
Location: GRAND IS
Magnitude: 52 MG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 20:35:00 to 05-JUL-04 20:35:00 (CST)
Location: PHILLIPS
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 21:12:00 to 05-JUL-04 21:12:00 (CST)
Location: AYR
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in GOSPER, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 18:00:00 to 05-JUL-04 18:00:00 (CST)
Location: ELWOOD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 25K
Crop damage: 2M
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 18:00:00 to 05-JUL-04 18:00:00 (CST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 2.5M
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Thunderstorm Wind in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 19:38:00 to 05-JUL-04 19:38:00 (CST)
Location: LOOMIS
Magnitude: 62 EG
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 2.5M
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Penny size hail was also reported with the strong winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 19:30:00 to 05-JUL-04 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: RAVENNA
Magnitude: 62 EG
Property damage: 25K
Crop damage: 1M
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Hail accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds.

Hail in NANCE, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 20:03:00 to 05-JUL-04 20:03:00 (CST)
Location: BELGRADE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 18:00:00 to 05-JUL-04 18:00:00 (CST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 25K
Crop damage: 500K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 20:03:00 to 05-JUL-04 20:03:00 (CST)
Location: ATLANTA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 10K
Crop damage: 250K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 05-JUL-04 18:15:00 to 05-JUL-04 18:15:00 (CST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 25K
Crop damage: 500K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER