Severe thunderstorms produced multiple reports of severe hail on this Monday. Around 1:00 a.m. CDT, several thunderstorms developed along the Interstate 80 corridor. One of these storms dropped hail up to the size of nickels near Henderson. Later in the day, an unassociated band of rain, most likely leftover from other nighttime thunderstorm activity, dropped south through eastern Nebraska. Several multicell thunderstorms formed and intensified within and to the west of this band between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. CDT. The broken line of storms sagged southward through central and eastern Nebraska. The line became nearly continuous along Highway 6, from Adams County east to Fillmore County. These storms occurred primarily between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. CDT and were responsible for producing many reports of nickel to quarter size hail. The largest hailstones reported were the size of golf balls and occurred in or near the towns of Sutton, Bruning and Chapman.
The upper level flow featured a modestly amplified ridge and subtropical high over the western United States and a trough over the eastern United States. The strong shortwave trough was embedded in the flow over the Northern Plains. South Central Nebraska was on the equatorward exit region of a 100 knot upper level jet streak. A weak cold front had passed through the region the previous day and these storms formed along a secondary cold front dropping through the region. Just prior to afternoon convective initiation, temperatures were in the 80s with dewpoints in the 60s. With mid-level lapse rates of 7 to 7.5 degrees C/km, this resulted in MLCAPE values of 2000-2500 J/kg. Deep layer shear (0-6 km) was 50 to 60 knots. This environment was more than sufficient for severe thunderstorms.

Hail in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 18:05:00 to 07-JUL-14 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: MARQUETTE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 18:42:00 to 07-JUL-14 18:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: MILLER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 18:28:00 to 07-JUL-14 18:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: RAVENNA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in THAYER, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 19:36:00 to 07-JUL-14 19:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRUNING
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 3.00M
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Golf ball size hail was accompanied by 60 MPH winds.

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 19:05:00 to 07-JUL-14 19:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: JUNIATA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in MERRICK, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 17:45:00 to 07-JUL-14 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHAPMAN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 2.00M
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in MERRICK, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 18:19:00 to 07-JUL-14 18:24:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHAPMAN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Hail in MERRICK, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 18:01:00 to 07-JUL-14 18:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: CENTRAL CITY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Ground was almost completely covered by nickel size hail.

Hail in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 18:40:00 to 07-JUL-14 18:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: WACO
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in POLK, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 17:22:00 to 07-JUL-14 17:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHELBY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Hail in SHERMAN, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 18:05:00 to 07-JUL-14 18:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: LITCHFIELD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Quarter size hail was accompanied by 40 to 45 MPH winds.

Hail in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 19:05:00 to 07-JUL-14 19:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUTTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 2.00M
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in FILLMORE, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 19:19:00 to 07-JUL-14 19:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHICKLEY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail was accompanied by 50 MPH winds.

Hail in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 19:26:00 to 07-JUL-14 19:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: GLENVILLE
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 18:25:00 to 07-JUL-14 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: EDDYVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Approximately 50 percent of the ground was covered with hail ranging in size from dimes to quarters.

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 19:20:00 to 07-JUL-14 19:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: HASTINGS
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 01:35:00 to 07-JUL-14 01:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: STOCKHAM
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in THAYER, NEBRASKA
From 07-JUL-14 19:36:00 to 07-JUL-14 19:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: BRUNING
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 3.00M
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH and accompanied golf ball size hail.