This began a several day stretch of pulse-type severe thunderstorms across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.  A cool northwesterly upper level wind flow prevailed during this stretch, with several embedded disturbances, while warm and unstable conditions were observed at the surface.

Hail in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 17:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: GREENWOOD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 18:30:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: EAGLE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 18:31:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNADILLA
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 19:00:00 to 19-JUN-08 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: SYRACUSE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Hail in NEMAHA, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 19:15:00 to 19-JUN-08 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: GLEN ROCK
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in PAWNEE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 19:40:00 to 19-JUN-08 19:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: BURCHARD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in PIERCE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 15:25:00 to 19-JUN-08 15:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: HADAR
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in COLFAX, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 16:10:00 to 19-JUN-08 16:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEIGH
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in CEDAR, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 16:40:00 to 19-JUN-08 16:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: HARTINGTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 16:45:00 to 19-JUN-08 16:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: RESCUE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in KNOX, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 16:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 16:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: CENTER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 17:00:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PRAGUE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 20:56:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: DILLER
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Tornado in LANCASTER, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 17:45:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAVELOCK
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A brief tornado touchdown was caught on tape near 84th and Bluff Road.  The tornado did little or no apparent damage.

Hail in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 17:22:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALMO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 17:45:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNADILLA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Flash Flood in MADISON, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 15:55:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: BATTLE CREEK
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Very heavy rain, in the order of 1 to 2 inches in less than an hour, produced flash flooding across highway 275 about 4 to 5 miles west of Norfolk.

Hail in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 12:02:00 to 19-JUN-08 12:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRBURY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in WAYNE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 12:10:00 to 19-JUN-08 12:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: WAYNE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Nickel size hail was accompanied by 50 mph winds.

Hail in WAYNE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 12:34:00 to 19-JUN-08 12:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: ALTONA
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in NEMAHA, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 13:30:00 to 19-JUN-08 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: AUBURN ARPT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Hail in MADISON, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 13:51:00 to 19-JUN-08 13:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: NORFOLK
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ANTELOPE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 14:10:00 to 19-JUN-08 14:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: OAKDALE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in ANTELOPE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 15:00:00 to 19-JUN-08 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: NELIGH
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 18:30:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: EAGLE
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A thunderstorm downburst downed a tree which destroyed a trailer home near Eagle.  The winds were estimated at 60 to 70 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 17:11:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNADILLA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm Wind in CASS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 18:25:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: MANLEY
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at 60 mph by an off duty NWS employee south of Louisville.

Thunderstorm Wind in SAUNDERS, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 14:22:00 to 19-JUN-08 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ASHLAND
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed power lines and large tree limbs near Ashland.  The winds were accompanied by pea-size hail.

Hail in GAGE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 13:00:00 to 19-JUN-08 13:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: (BIE)BEATRICE ARPT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail around nickel-size was accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph several miles north of Beatrice.  Rainfall of 1.6 inches in 20 minutes was also reported.

Hail in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 18:34:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNADILLA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail up to nickel-size was accompanied by 60 mph winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in OTOE, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 18:34:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: UNADILLA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph were accompanied by hail up to nickel-size.

Thunderstorm Wind in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 19-JUN-08 20:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: DILLER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph broke tree branches in the area.  The winds were accompanied by penny-size hail.