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Hail — Washington, Nebraska

May 22, 2004 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

$10.0M

Magnitude

2.75

Area

Washington

Event narrative (NOAA)

Hail up to baseball size fell in Blair and west through south of town. The hail caused extensive damage to cars and at least two large car dealerships were hit with over 4500 cars damaged. Houses and trees in town were also damaged and Dana College sustained 1 million dollars in damage in broken windows, skylights and vents. Two hundred windows were broken on campus. The dollar damage total was from eastern Dodge county into Washington county, with over half of it likely in Washington county around and in the Blair area.

Other notable hail events in Nebraska

Douglas · April 10, 2001$300.0M Douglas · April 30, 2001$200.0M Scotts Bluff · June 27, 1999$55.0M Buffalo · June 12, 2002$50.0M Scotts Bluff · July 4, 2001$50.0M Adams · May 11, 2005$40.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.