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Omaha hail season 2003
11 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 4 storm days, max 4.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2003 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2003, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2003 | 4 | 1.75" | DOUGLAS, POTTAWATTAMIE, WASHINGTON |
| May 4, 2003 | 4 | 4.50" | MILLS, CASS, SARPY, DOUGLAS |
| August 10, 2003 | 2 | 1.75" | SARPY, DOUGLAS |
| June 24, 2003 | 1 | 1.00" | POTTAWATTAMIE |
“Thunderstorms dropped hail 1.25 inches in diameter at 44th and Meridith and 1 inch hail at 91st and Boyd streets in Omaha. This storm produced several funnel clouds or funnel shaped clouds that caused the issuance of a tornado warning for Douglas county including the Omaha area. Local televison cameras caught some of these cloud formations, but rotation was minimal or non-existent, and no damage due to a tornado or”
— NWS event narrative, May 14, 2003 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 8 · Jun 1 · Aug 2
Wind context: the record also holds 25 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2003 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Omaha claim from 2003?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 30 miles of the Omaha anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.