December storm almanac
December storm
6:35 p.m. - Steel roof in the road and blocking Highway 4 near Table Rock.
6:28 p.m. - Source of smoke in SE Nebraska is suspected in Kansas.
6:26 p.m. - Brock and Julian dispatched for tree on fire at 58 and R Road in Otoe County.
6:15 p.m. - Humboldt fire called off, but officers continue to search for source of smoke. State patrol reports NSP reports vehicle covered with ash.
6:15 p.m. 1022 Humboldt fire.
5:47 p.m. - 1.75 inch hail report at Maryville, Mo. Large diameter trees down in Nemaha County.
5:26 p.m. - Large trees uprooted at Sterling. Dust blowing in from Kansas. Roofs blown off of buildings.
5:20 p.m. - 90 mph wind near Tarkio, Mo., 80 mph wind at Watson. 56 mph wind at Stella.
4:19 p.m. – Cass County fire reporting 90 mph wind near Eagle. Trained spotters in Otoe County report 70 mph wind.
4:17 p.m. - Major damage at Elk Creek.
Tornado warning in Cass County. Storm near Union triggers new warning.
Tornado warnings for Fremont County, Iowa.
Tornado warning Nemaha county. Radar indicates near ear Humboldt
4:09 p.m. - Sterling fire reports barn blown over.
3:54 p.m. – 92 mph wind reported at Bennet in Lancaster County. 93 mph wind reported in Lancaster County.
3:54 p.m. – Torado in Cuming County near Beemer.
3:59 p.m. – Truck and semi-trailer on its side along Highway 2 near Unadilla.
3:54 p.m. – Tornado warning Dodge, Douglas,Washington counties.
3:56 pm. – Outdoor warning sirens sounding in Johnson County. Power line down near Tecumseh.
3:51 p.m. – Severe thunderstorm warning SE Nebraska.
3:28 p.m. – Spotters called out in Eagle and Greenwood
3:25 – tornado warning for NW Lancaster County, Seward County
3:18 p.m. – Severe thunderstorm warning for Cass, Johnson, Otoe, Pawnee counties.
3:19 p.m. - Otoe County emergency management deploying storm spotters
2:55 p.m. – EMA reports tornado in Adams County. 60 mph wind at Osceola.
1:57 p.m. - Two-inch hail reported near Kearney. Storm tracking east.
1:52 p.m. – 55 mph wind reported at Red Oak, Iowa
1:55 p.m. - Roof blown off of Cold Stone Creamery in Dodge City, Kan.
1:27 p.m. – Holdrege Airport reports 66 mph wind. 70 mph wind at Kearney. Radar indicating possible hail.
1:21 p.m. – Thunderstorm warning issued for 12 counties including Kearney, Grand Island area.
1:21 p.m. – Tornado watch issued for 43 Nebraska counties until 8 p.m.
1:05 p.m. – 73 mph wind reported at Harlan, Neb.
1 p.m. – Two dust storms reported in Red Willow, Neb.
12:37 p.m. – 1-inch tree limbs broken. Shingles blown of roof in Shawnee, Kan.
11:37 a.m. - Dust storm reported near Wallace, Kan. Near zero visibility. 70 mph wind reported near Sherman, Kan. 60 mph wind at Clay Center, Kan., about 100 miles south of Humboldt.
11:15 a.m. – Plattsmouth Airport reports wind gust of 38 mph
10:55 a.m. – Nebraska City Airport reports wind gust of 41 mph
10:53 – Falls City Airport reports wind gust of 49 mph
3:15 a.m. – Nebraska City Airport reports wind gust of 31 mph
12:35 a.m. - Wind shifts from southeast to south.