For the second consecutive Tuesday evening, a relatively small percentage of the 24-county South Central Nebraska area was ravaged by significant severe thunderstorms that caused countless instances of damage including (but not limited to): broken windows/damaged siding, flipped irrigation pivots, destroyed crops by the thousands of acres, and more isolated occurrences of outright-demolished outbuildings/grain bins along with relatively minor structural damage to a few homes. Unlike the event a week prior on the 7th that featured a few separate swaths of severe weather, this one that played out mainly between 9:30 p.m. CDT on the 14th and 3:30 a.m. CDT on the 15th was highlighted by just one narrow, west-southwest to east-northeast oriented swath of multiple training supercells. In fact, some locations (Hastings and York to name a few) actually endured three to four SEPARATE severe storms over a span of 2-4 hours! With only limited exception, the vast majority of storm reports emanated from a 10-20 mile wide stripe centered roughly along a line from Elwood-Kearney-Doniphan-York. Within this zone there were numerous reports of large hail (many golf ball to tennis ball size) and damaging winds mainly in the 60-75 MPH range (but isolated pockets of 90-100+ MPH...especially east Highway 14). In addition, an EF-2 tornado was confirmed in southwest York County. Also of note was that some very unlucky locales experienced nearly a repeat performance of what just unfolded seven evenings prior...struck by another round of large hail/damaging winds only days after starting to recover from the first event on the 7th. Although this overlapping damage was somewhat evident over northeastern Adams County, it was particularly visible within the southwestern quadrant of York County, where many fields were mostly stripped bare for miles around...creating a visually striking/eerie contrast to what is typically a sea of green under the mid-June sun.
Taking a deeper dive into storm reports and starting with the EF-2 tornado, storm surveys concluded that it tracked just over seven miles through southwestern York County shortly after midnight CDT, developing west-southwest of Lushton and lifting west of McCool Junction. Along the way, several farmsteads sustained damage (including a garage torn from a home and a wood frame outbuilding completely demolished) and two people sustained minor injuries. Interestingly, an unofficial mesonet station in or very near the tornado path actually measured a 90 MPH gust a few miles east-northeast of Lushton. Turning to the many known (and countless unknown) occurrences of large hail/damaging straight line winds within the primary convective swath, a few of the more noteworthy wind damage/speed reports included: estimated 105 MPH winds in the Waco area that toppled a 60 ft. concrete silo; estimated 95 MPH winds through parts of northeastern Clay County that crumpled a grain bin near Saronville; widespread tree and sporadic structural damage in McCool Junction; separate measured wind gusts of 75 and 65 MPH at Hastings airport (from different storms 45 minutes apart); an unofficial mesonet gust of 79 MPH near Norman. Meanwhile, a few of the most notable hail reports featured: stones up to tennis ball size in York and Trumbull; hail up to 2.25 diameter at the NWS Hastings office that significantly dented the vehicles of on-duty meteorologists working this event; various reports of ping pong ball to golf ball size hail in or near Waco, Riverdale, Lushton, Bertrand, Kearney and seven miles south of Elwood. Rainfall-wise, despite the passage of several storms over the same areas, progressive storm motions mitigated the threat of significant flooding by limiting most totals to no more than 1-2 (highest NeRAIN amount of 2.67 on the east side of York). Although the vast majority of hail/wind reports were tied to the aforementioned west-east corridor bisecting the heart of the area, two severe storms occurred well outside of this zone...one to the south/one to the north. The southern one was a discrete supercell that lumbered through parts of Webster/Nuckolls/Thayer counties but yielded only one report of quarter size hail in Nelson. Meanwhile, the northern-most severe storm was the left-split of a supercell that first developed southwest of Kearney, dropping 1.5-2 diameter hail in the Pleasanton and Loup City areas before weakening.
Examining event evolution/meteorological background, the first weak convection of the evening within South Central Nebraska bubbled up in the Hastings area shortly before sunset, forming slightly north of a well-defined, southwest-northeast oriented quasi-stationary front stretched from west-central KS through southeast NE (storms that developed directly along this front earlier in the evening remained just southeast of the local area). Between 9-10 p.m. CDT two supercells quickly evolved out of the initial weak activity, one that pounded York with its first round of large hail and drilled the eastern part of the county with significant wind damage, and the other the aforementioned southern supercell that developed over Webster County. Between 10-11 p.m. CDT, these first severe storms either departed the local area into eastern Nebraska (the northern one) or weakened/dissipated (the southern one). However, not far to the west the primary supercell train was just getting warmed up as several severe storms rapidly blossomed along the Highway 6/Interstate 80 corridors within the western half of South Central Nebraska. This slightly-elevated activity developed in response to intensifying nocturnal convergence into a sharpening frontal zone very evident in the 850-700 millibar layer. Given that this low-mid level front was aligned nearly parallel to strong west-southwesterly upper level winds (attendant to a large scale trough centered over the Northern Rockies) and that the mesoscale environment featured a potent combination of very strong deep layer shear (50-70 knots) and decent most-unstable CAPE (1000-2000 J/kg), the stage was set for a somewhat rare episode of several supercells training along the same corridor in close succession. In fact, between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. CDT, at least 3-5 severe-warned storms marched in tandem along this path, each core spaced out roughly 25 miles from the next. During this three-hour span, places such as Hastings and York endured three separate severe storms (bringing York up to FOUR direct hits...including the initial supercell of the night). While most of these cells remained just elevated enough to preclude a tornado threat, the first storm in the supercell train managed to spawn the EF-2 in southwestern York County...apparently tapping into JUST enough lower-level moisture/instability in the vicinity of the nearby surface front to become tornadic. Finally, between 2:00-3:30 a.m. CDT, the last two training supercells of the night passed through Hamilton, Polk and northern York counties before departing the local area, bringing an end to this unique and (in places) destructive event.

Thunderstorm Wind in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 20:49:00 to 14-JUN-22 20:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: YORK
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. Hail ranged in size from quarters to 2.5 inches in diameter in York. Some tree and canopy damage was reported on the York College campus.

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 21:35:00 to 14-JUN-22 21:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: ODESSA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 400.00K
Crop damage: 2.00M
Reported by: Social Media

There were several reports of hail ranging in size from quarters to golf balls along and near a path from Odessa, to in and near Riverdale, to south of Pleasanton.

Hail in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:08:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEARTWELL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in GOSPER, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:10:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELWOOD
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported in the area, including quarter size hail by the NWS Cooperative Observer located eight miles south of Elwood.

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:18:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: PROSSER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 400.00K
Crop damage: 4.00M
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:25:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT
Magnitude: 2.25 
Property damage: 10.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter was measured at the NWS Hastings office (four miles north of downtown), causing thousands of dollars of damage to the vehicles of employees working this severe weather event. Large hail mainly ranging in size from quarters to ping pong balls was reported all across Hastings.

Hail in SHERMAN, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:25:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOUP CITY
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:39:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: TRUMBULL
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail as large as tennis balls was reported in Trumbull.

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:02:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: SARONVILLE
Magnitude: 83.00 EG
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 15.00M
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Peak wind gusts estimated to be around 95 MPH caused widespread damage along and near this path. Numerous power poles were damaged, including several that were snapped. Tree damage was reported, and several irrigation pivots were overturned. Outbuilding damage occurred, and a grain bin just west of Saronville was shifted off its foundation and crumpled. A shed was overturned north of Sutton.

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:11:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT
Magnitude: 65.00 MG
Property damage: 2.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

A wind gust of 75 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS. Wind gusts were estimated to be closer to 60 MPH by a NWS Employee on the far south-southeast side of Hastings. Emergency management reported power pole damage and downed power lines in the area of the intersection of 14th and Baltimore streets.

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:16:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: PAULINE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in minor tree damage.

Tornado in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:16:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: LUSHTON
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 1.20M
Crop damage: 5.00M
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Amongst the widespread damage from wind and hail, it was determined an EF2 tornado occurred. The tornado formed about two miles west-southwest of Lushton and immediately damaged three farmsteads. Damage included, but was not limited to the following: a garage being torn from a home; several outbuildings destroyed; extensive tree damage; irrigation pivots overturned; grain bins destroyed. Signs of leaf and mud splatter, lofted debris, and a multi-directional/convergent damage pattern was noted. Two minor injuries occurred.
The tornado wind field may have been as wide as 400 yards at times. The tornado climbed out of the Big Blue River Valley and moved northeast toward the northwest side of Lushton. A farmstead just northwest of town was damaged, including a completely destroyed wood frame outbuilding, uprooted trees and some structural damage to the home. The structural damage was most likely caused by a large portion of the outbuilding hitting the home. In Lushton, there was widespread tree damage. A very large grain bin was destroyed, along with a smaller one.
The rating of EF2 and maximum wind speed estimate of 115 MPH was given based on power poles snapped north-northeast of Lushton. The tornado continued east-northeast and upset more pivots, destroyed grain bins, snapped power poles and caused tree damage. The tornado lifted about two miles west of McCool Junction.

Hail in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:20:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: STOCKHAM
Magnitude: 2.00 
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 5.00M
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail up to two inches in diameter was reported. Emergency management reported that corn fields in the area were destroyed by the wind-driven hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:23:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:23:00 (CST-6)
Location: LUSHTON
Magnitude: 78.00 MG
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 2.00M
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 90 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles east-northeast of Lushton.

Thunderstorm Wind in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:25:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC COOL JCT
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Wind gusts estimated to be near 75 MPH resulted in widespread tree damage and sporadic building damage across McCool Junction.

Hail in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:35:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: YORK
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 8.00M
Crop damage: 2.00M
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Most hail in and around York ranged in size from quarters to ping pong balls. The largest hail, tennis ball size, was reported by a storm chaser on the east side of York.

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:55:00 to 15-JUN-22 00:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT
Magnitude: 62.00 MG
Property damage: 250.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Measured and estimated wind gusts exceeding 60 MPH were reported in and around Hastings. A peak wind gust of 71 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles east-southeast of Hastings. Other wind gusts included: 71 MPH measured by a mesonet station located two miles north of Hastings; 65 MPH measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS; 60 MPH estimated by a NWS employee on the far southeast side of Hastings.

Hail in NUCKOLLS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 21:17:00 to 14-JUN-22 21:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: NELSON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in GOSPER, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 21:35:00 to 14-JUN-22 21:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: ELWOOD
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:00:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: PLEASANTON
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:27:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: KEARNEY
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:00:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEARTWELL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Thunderstorm Wind in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:01:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:01:00 (CST-6)
Location: NORMAN
Magnitude: 69.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 79 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north-northeast of Norman.

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:10:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: KENESAW
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in PHELPS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:32:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: BERTRAND
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:40:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: INLAND
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north-northwest of Inland.

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:41:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: KEARNEY
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Thunderstorm Wind in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:41:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:41:00 (CST-6)
Location: HASTINGS
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles east-southeast of Hastings.

Thunderstorm Wind in KEARNEY, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 22:50:00 to 14-JUN-22 22:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: HEARTWELL
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile west of Heartwell.

Hail in ADAMS, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:14:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Hail in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:16:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: LUSHTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:22:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: HENDERSON
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:30:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: GIBBON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Thunderstorm Wind in CLAY, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 23:36:00 to 14-JUN-22 23:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLAY CENTER
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles northeast of Fairfield.

Hail in BUFFALO, NEBRASKA
From 15-JUN-22 00:00:00 to 15-JUN-22 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GIBBON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Hail in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 15-JUN-22 00:18:00 to 15-JUN-22 00:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: GILTNER
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Hail in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 15-JUN-22 00:22:00 to 15-JUN-22 00:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: MURPHY
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail in HAMILTON, NEBRASKA
From 15-JUN-22 00:34:00 to 15-JUN-22 00:34:00 (CST-6)
Location: HAMPTON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Thunderstorm Wind in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 20:50:00 to 14-JUN-22 20:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: WACO
Magnitude: 91.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00M
Crop damage: 40.00M
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

Wind gusts in this area were estimated to have peaked near 105 MPH. Damage included a number of overturned irrigation pivots and snapped wooden power poles. A large outbuilding was also damaged, an approximately 60 foot tall concrete silo was toppled, and a grain bin was blown off its foundation and into a nearby field.

Hail in YORK, NEBRASKA
From 14-JUN-22 20:40:00 to 14-JUN-22 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: YORK
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 10.00M
Crop damage: 80.00M
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Hail ranging in size anywhere from quarters to 2.5 inches in diameter was reported across York and in Waco. The largest stones of 2-2.5 inches in diameter were reported in the city of York. Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH was reported in York. Damage to trees and canopies on the York College campus was reported.

Hail in HALL, NEBRASKA
From 15-JUN-22 00:35:00 to 15-JUN-22 00:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAND IS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public