A narrow line of severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front that moved into northeast Nebraska during the late afternoon of August 19th.  Meanwhile isolated supercell thunderstorms developed over southeast Nebraska into southwest Iowa due to an upper level disturbance that was tied into a much larger disturbance that helped push the cold front through the region.  The line of thunderstorms in northeast Nebraska weakened as it moved east of Columbus, but the storms southeast of there congealed into small line segments and were finally shoved east of the region as the front pushed through later in the evening.

Hail in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 16:44:00 to 19-AUG-09 16:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: WILBER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Quarter to golf ball-size hail was reported from a few miles south of Wilber into town.  The hail broke some windows on vehicles in the area.

Hail in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 16:56:00 to 19-AUG-09 16:56:00 (CST-6)
Location: CRETE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 17:05:00 to 19-AUG-09 17:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: WILBER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

From another thunderstorm that developed on the west side of the storms that dropped hail up to golf ball size in and just south of Wilber about 15 minutes earlier.

Hail in GAGE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 17:20:00 to 19-AUG-09 17:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLATONIA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

The hail was mostly nickel to quarter-size but a few stones reached golf ball-size.

Hail in LANCASTER, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 20:35:00 to 19-AUG-09 20:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: BENNET
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in PLATTE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 17:50:00 to 19-AUG-09 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: DUNCAN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Pea-size hail covered the ground from a few miles west of Columbus into Columbus.  A few hailstones reached quarter-size.

Hail in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 16:08:00 to 19-AUG-09 16:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: WILBER MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in SALINE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 16:32:00 to 19-AUG-09 16:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: WESTERN
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in PIERCE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 16:05:00 to 19-AUG-09 16:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: FOSTER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in GAGE, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 17:20:00 to 19-AUG-09 17:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOAG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in KNOX, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 14:40:00 to 19-AUG-09 14:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: BLOOMFIELD
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A few hailstones reached nickel-size.

Hail in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 17:27:00 to 19-AUG-09 17:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRBURY
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in JEFFERSON, NEBRASKA
From 19-AUG-09 17:43:00 to 19-AUG-09 17:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: FAIRBURY
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager