Baseball-size hail pelts Nebraska; forecasters warn of flooding
Source: CNN
(CNN) -- Baseball-size hail pelted parts of Nebraska Tuesday as severe thunderstorms swept through the region.
In Omaha, cars jammed streets with residents rushing home as a storm moved in, darkening afternoon skies over the city with ominous clouds, CNN affiliate KETV reported.
Forecasters warned that winds of more than 80 mph could tear through parts of the Midwest and heavy rains could cause flash floods.
In Nebraska, residents shared photos on social media showing large hail -- and damage the hail left behind.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/03/us/severe-weather/
IADEMO2004
(5,575 posts)Thousands of windows were broken from golf and tennis ball-sized hail. "Horizontal baseball-sized hail, visibility was zero," said Washington County Sheriff Mike Robinson. Ten cruisers had smashed windows.
Homes and businesses took the biggest hit. Woodhouse Auto in Blair reported 4,500 vehicles were damaged, amounting to more than $152 million in inventory. A plate glass window was broken at a video store on Main Street, appropriately next to the horror section. Many houses have holes left by the hail.
SamKnause
(13,112 posts)Everyone stay safe.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Someone's padding their insurance report...
At least they're trying to make the most of it:
IADEMO2004
(5,575 posts)DallasNE
(7,404 posts)Including 5.3 inches of rain, but at least no tornado. http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/tuesday-s-storms-what-got-hit-where/article_2ba93c66-a8bc-53ab-b384-4a054f897c65.html
jwirr
(39,215 posts)shelter. I have seen smaller hail kill animals.
Omaha Steve
(99,818 posts):large
chris machian ?@chrismachian 9h
Keystone trail underwater Little Papio Creek creeps towards houses near 60th and L. Slideshow http://odc.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=5002&p=5320 pic.twitter.com/rIonETJYgB
Big Papio Creek running high at Cornhusker Rd. near 48th St. in Bellevue. Photo by @kentsageek http://odc.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=5002&p=5320 pic.twitter.com/bG5wVVDehE
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)good thing there's not that new shale oil pipeline damage to worry about yet.
athenasatanjesus
(859 posts)It's filled with people criticizing strawman liberals that apparently believe that all weather was created by climate change.