Nebraska storm reports for August 19, 2026

Name: NOAA storm reports, Nebraska, August 19, 2026
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 4 hail reports and 23 wind reports in Nebraska on August 19, 2026.

in Nebraska; 27
Storm reports: Newport, Rock County, NE; 1.75 in
Largest hail: 6 NNW Greeley, Greeley County, NE; 82 mph
Highest gust: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Wind report
Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, preliminary storm reports. NOAA revises recent reports for several weeks. Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 19, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail4, most at 8 AM

Wind23, most at 1 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
8:34 AM	1.75 in	Newport, Rock County, NE
10:02 AM	1.5 in	15 N Burwell, Garfield County, NE
1:51 PM	1.0 in	Friend, Saline County, NE
3:26 PM	1.0 in	1 NNW Auburn, Nemaha County, NE

Time	Gust	Where
8:07 AM	63 mph	9 NNE Bassett, Rock County, NE
8:53 AM	Not measured	5 N Giltner, Hamilton County, NE
9:40 AM	60 mph	5 WNW Chambers, Holt County, NE
9:50 AM	60 mph	2 SE Chambers, Holt County, NE
10:02 AM	59 mph	13 S Amelia, Garfield County, NE
10:40 AM	60 mph	5 W Ericson, Garfield County, NE
10:50 AM	60 mph	Ericson, Wheeler County, NE
11:00 AM	60 mph	2 NW Ord, Valley County, NE
11:04 AM	Not measured	Greeley, Greeley County, NE
11:10 AM	82 mph	6 NNW Greeley, Greeley County, NE
11:16 AM	Not measured	Spalding, Greeley County, NE
11:22 AM	60 mph	2 NW Ord, Valley County, NE

Show all 23 wind reports

Time	Gust	Where
12:21 PM	70 mph	Central City, Merrick County, NE
1:16 PM	60 mph	Utica, Seward County, NE
1:21 PM	70 mph	3 S Surprise, Butler County, NE
1:25 PM	70 mph	Mccool Junction, York County, NE
1:29 PM	Not measured	Goehner, Seward County, NE
1:49 PM	69 mph	5 SSW Friend, Saline County, NE
1:55 PM	61 mph	3 S Seward, Seward County, NE
2:05 PM	70 mph	5 NE Garland, Lancaster County, NE
2:29 PM	Not measured	2 NNW Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE
2:50 PM	60 mph	4 SE Sterling, Johnson County, NE
2:52 PM	60 mph	Beatrice, Gage County, NE

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

City	Largest hail	Highest gust	Tornado reports
Lincoln, NE	None	None	0

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.