Hail up to the size of half dollar coins and some wind damage occurred on this Sunday afternoon and evening. Isolated storms began developing over Dawson County around 3 p.m. CST. Hail up to the size of half dollars was reported in Cozad. As the late afternoon and evening hours wore on, more storms developed over south central Nebraska. Most of them were not severe, but nickel to quarter size hail fell over parts of Dawson County between 7 and 8 p.m. CST. Hail up 1.5 inches in diameter fell over part of Sherman County as well. Thunderstorms eventually formed into two small arc's. One formed from the Sandhills back down to Lexington. The other formed over northern Kansas and its northern fringe moved into south central Nebraska. This second arc produced wind damage in Minden and Red Cloud, with downed trees and snapped off tree limbs. Winds at Red Cloud were estimated around 75 mph.
A low pressure center was located over western Kansas. A warm front extended east from this low through northern Kansas. This front lifted north into Nebraska during the afternoon hours. These storms developed in the vicinity of this front and in the warm sector. Prior to convective initiation, temperatures were in the middle 70s with dewpoints in the middle 50s. Mid-level lapse rates were very steep, between 8 and 8.5 degrees C/km, resulting in MLCAPE between 1500 and 2000 J/kg. Effective deep layer shear was between 35 and 40 knots. In the upper levels, split flow was over North America, with a closed low over Wyoming and Colorado.

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 08-MAY-16 19:13:00 to 08-MAY-16 19:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 08-MAY-16 19:04:00 to 08-MAY-16 19:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOTHENBURG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 08-MAY-16 19:19:00 to 08-MAY-16 19:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUMNER
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 08-MAY-16 19:02:00 to 08-MAY-16 19:02:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOTHENBURG
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 08-MAY-16 16:38:00 to 08-MAY-16 16:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: COZAD
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in SHERMAN, NEBRASKA
From 08-MAY-16 19:16:00 to 08-MAY-16 19:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: LITCHFIELD
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 150.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 08-MAY-16 19:30:00 to 08-MAY-16 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MINDEN
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Two large trees limbs of 10 to 15 inches in diameter were downed in town.

Thunderstorm Wind in WEBSTER, NEBRASKA
From 08-MAY-16 19:48:00 to 08-MAY-16 19:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: RED CLOUD
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Several trees were uprooted at the local golf course. Other trees were damaged.