A long-lived supercell thunderstorm tracked across Kimball and Cheyenne Counties during the evening hours on 6/26, producing multiple tornadoes and numerous instances of golf ball to baseball sized hail. Most notably, a 3.5 inch diameter hailstone was observed in the town of Bushnell. An official NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado to the southwest of Kimball between 8:01 and 8:05 PM MDT. Additional severe thunderstorms occurred over Dawes County near Chadron later in the evening.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:36:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:36:00 (MST-7)
Location: DIX
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Baseball sized hail was observed 12 miles SE of Kimball by local Emergency Management officials.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:38:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:38:00 (MST-7)
Location: DIX
Magnitude: 3.00 
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Three-inch diameter hail was reported 4 miles S of Dix.

Hail in CHEYENNE, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 21:30:00 to 26-JUN-23 21:30:00 (MST-7)
Location: SIDNEY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Quarter sized hail was reported 1 mile N of Sidney via mPING.

Hail in DAWES, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 23:16:00 to 26-JUN-23 23:16:00 (MST-7)
Location: CHADRON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Quarter sized hail was reported 3 miles S of Chadron.

Hail in CHEYENNE, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 21:38:00 to 26-JUN-23 21:38:00 (MST-7)
Location: SIDNEY
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: Public

The public reported 2-inch diameter hail 8 miles ESE of Brownson.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEYENNE, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 21:55:00 to 26-JUN-23 21:55:00 (MST-7)
Location: COLTON
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

A Mesonet station 8 miles SE of Sidney measured a 63 MPH wind gust.

Hail in DAWES, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 23:14:00 to 26-JUN-23 23:14:00 (MST-7)
Location: CHADRON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public

Quarter sized hail was reported in the city of Chadron.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:04:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:04:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIMBALL
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A storm chaser reported ping-pong ball sized hail 1 mile S of Kimball.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:12:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:12:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIMBALL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Golf ball sized hail was reported in the city of Kimball.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 18:29:00 to 26-JUN-23 18:29:00 (MST-7)
Location: BUSHNELL
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter sized hail was reported 11 miles NW of Bushnell.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:10:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:10:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIMBALL
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ping-pong ball sized hail was reported 1 mile S of Kimball by a trained spotter.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:50:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:50:00 (MST-7)
Location: DIX
Magnitude: 3.50 
Reported by: Public

The public measured 3.5-inch diameter hail 7 miles S of Dix.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:19:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:19:00 (MST-7)
Location: KIMBALL
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An Emergency Manager reported tennis ball sized hail 3 miles SE of Kimball.

Hail in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 18:48:00 to 26-JUN-23 18:48:00 (MST-7)
Location: DIX
Magnitude: 3.50 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The public measured 3.5-inch diameter hail in the town of Bushnell.

Tornado in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:29:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:29:00 (MST-7)
Location: (IBM)KIMBALL ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Reported by: NWS Employee

An NWS Employee observed a brief tornado 2 miles S of Kimball.

Tornado in KIMBALL, NEBRASKA
From 26-JUN-23 19:01:00 to 26-JUN-23 19:05:00 (MST-7)
Location: OLIVER
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A thin rope tornado began along Interstate 80 around 5 miles southwest of Kimball at 8:01 PM MDT. The tornado remained over mainly open farmland south of the Interstate. The tornado did impact one property, where a cinder block outbuilding was destroyed. Cinder blocks were thrown approximately 50 yards in a scattered debris pattern north of CR 28. Additionally, a large shipping container was moved off its foundation by 6 inches. Finally, a large tandem-disk plow weighing 20,000 pounds was pushed approximately 15 feet in a field just north of CR 28. The tornado dissipated about 4 miles WSW of Kimball at 8:05 PM MDT.