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Omaha hail season 2004
28 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 12 storm days, max 4.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2004 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2004, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2004 | 9 | 4.00" | MILLS, DODGE, POTTAWATTAMIE, WASHINGTON |
| August 3, 2004 | 5 | 2.00" | SARPY, MILLS, DOUGLAS, SAUNDERS |
| June 12, 2004 | 3 | 1.00" | SAUNDERS, SARPY, DOUGLAS |
| May 24, 2004 | 3 | 2.00" | SARPY, DOUGLAS |
| August 26, 2004 | 1 | 1.00" | MILLS |
“Hail up to baseball size fell in Blair and west through south of town. The hail caused extensive damage to cars and at least two large car dealerships were hit with over 4500 cars damaged. Houses and trees in town were also damaged and Dana College sustained 1 million dollars in damage in broken windows, skylights and vents. Two hundred windows were broken on campus. The dollar damage total was from eastern Dodge ”
— NWS event narrative, May 22, 2004 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 1 · Apr 1 · May 13 · Jun 5 · Jul 2 · Aug 6
Wind context: the record also holds 44 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2004 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Omaha claim from 2004?
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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.