Severe weather hits central, eastern Nebraska Thursday evening

A cold front making its way across the state brought severe weather and heavy hail in central and eastern Nebraska Thursday evening.

August 19, 2022Updated: August 19, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

NORFOLK, Neb. -- A cold front making its way across the state brought severe weather and heavy hail in central and eastern Nebraska Thursday evening.

Dozens of reports of heavy hail poured into the National Weather Service Thursday evening, from towns like Rockville and Ravenna in central Nebraska to northeast Nebraska towns like Norfolk and Decatur.

The Platte Valley got hit the hardest, with storm spotters reporting baseball-sized hail stones in Platte and Nance Counties.

The storm system also brought some much-needed rain, with over 0.8 inches of rain reported in Sherman County.

The National Weather Service says additional thunderstorms are possible on Friday.

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