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View the free hail map with reports for Omaha, NE from December 15, 2021. This event is marked as Complete, with a Light storm impact level and a Low Event Inspection Score.

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Dec 15, 2021

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The Omaha, NE hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 0 public hail reports, 76 public wind reports, and 26 nearby tornado reports listed for the December 15, 2021 event.

Region: Omaha, NE

December 15, 2021

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0.75"

Mapped estimated hail size

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Impact Area and Population for the Omaha, NE Hail Map

The December 15, 2021 hail swath map for Omaha, NE covers approximately 1,215 square miles and includes an estimated 173,735 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 822 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 115,481 people.

Mapped Impact Area

1,215 sq mi

Largest band: < 0.50"

Population Inside Footprint

173,735

Highest population band: < 0.50"

Mapped Hail Band	Impact Area	Population
< 0.50"	822 sq mi	115,481
0.50-0.75"	379 sq mi	57,783
0.75-1.00"	15 sq mi	471

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Housing Impact

Housing Exposure Inside the Omaha, NE Hail Swath Map

Inside the December 15, 2021 hail swath map area for Omaha, NE, HailGeeks estimates 70,690 single-family homes, 4,098 townhomes, and 18,173 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 47,557 single-family homes.

Single-Family Homes

70,690

Largest band: < 0.50"

Townhomes

4,098

Largest band: < 0.50"

Multifamily Properties

18,173

Largest band: < 0.50"

Mapped Hail Band	Single-Family	Townhomes	Multifamily
< 0.50"	47,557	2,708	12,146
0.50-0.75"	22,937	1,383	6,000
0.75-1.00"	196	7	27

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Affected Counties

Counties Inside the Omaha, NE Hail Map

Hail from the December 15, 2021 storm was mapped across 19 counties in the Omaha, NE region. Cass County, NE had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 6,480 single-family homes inside the swath.

Cass CountyNE

6K homes in the hail path

Mills CountyIA

2K homes in the hail path

Cuming CountyNE

900 homes in the hail path

Otoe CountyNE

703 homes in the hail path

Dodge CountyNE

286 homes in the hail path

Douglas CountyNE

20K homes in the hail path

Sarpy CountyNE

19K homes in the hail path

Lancaster CountyNE

1K homes in the hail path

Washington CountyNE

688 homes in the hail path

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Affected Cities

Cities Inside the Omaha, NE Hail Map

Zooming in, the swath touched 16 cities near Omaha, NE. Omaha, NE had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 18,698 single-family homes exposed.

OmahaNE

19K homes in the hail path

BellevueNE

11K homes in the hail path

PapillionNE

6K homes in the hail path

LincolnNE

4K homes in the hail path

PlattsmouthNE

2K homes in the hail path

GlenwoodIA

834 homes in the hail path

BenningtonNE

281 homes in the hail path

LouisvilleNE

254 homes in the hail path

West PointNE

119 homes in the hail path

Cedar CreekNE

81 homes in the hail path

Weeping WaterNE

69 homes in the hail path

MurrayNE

19 homes in the hail path

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ZIP Codes

ZIP Codes Inside the Omaha, NE Hail Swath Map

At the ZIP level, the December 15, 2021 Omaha, NE hail map spans 50 ZIP codes. ZIP 51534 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,722.

51534Glenwood, IA

2K homes in the hail path

68788West Point, NE

760 homes in the hail path

68409Murray, NE

368 homes in the hail path

68455Union, NE

356 homes in the hail path

68413Nehawka, NE

165 homes in the hail path

68046Papillion, NE

7K homes in the hail path

68107Omaha, NE

6K homes in the hail path

68116Omaha, NE

6K homes in the hail path

68123Bellevue, NE

5K homes in the hail path

68007Bennington, NE

4K homes in the hail path

68005Bellevue, NE

3K homes in the hail path

68048Plattsmouth, NE

3K homes in the hail path

Showing 12 of 50 ZIP codes

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Public Storm Reports

Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports

Public storm report tables connected to the December 15, 2021 hail map for Omaha, NE currently list 0 public hail reports, 76 public wind reports, and 26 tornado reports.

Date & Time	Hail Size	City	State	Description
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Date & Time	Wind Speed	City	State	Description
December 15, 2021 3:32 PM CT		1 NNW Hickman	NE	DELAYED REPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN.
December 15, 2021 3:35 PM CT		3 SE Ithaca	NE	LOST GARAGE AND A SHED.
December 15, 2021 3:37 PM CT		2 ENE Davey	NE	DELAYED REPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. NO DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AT THE RESIDENCE.
December 15, 2021 3:40 PM CT		5 N Lincoln	NE	REPORT OF ROOF BLOWN OFF APARTMENT BUILDING.
December 15, 2021 3:40 PM CT		Denton	NE	ALMOST 20' TREE BLOWN OVER AND PATIO FURNITURE TOSSED AROUND NEAR DENTON.
December 15, 2021 3:41 PM CT		3 E Ceresco	NE	DELAYED REPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN.
December 15, 2021 3:46 PM CT		3 SW Douglas	NE	DELAYED REPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF.
December 15, 2021 3:56 PM CT		Oakland	NE	DELAYED REPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN.
December 15, 2021 3:57 PM CT		Cedar Bluffs	NE	ROOF BLOWN OFF AND POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN.
December 15, 2021 3:59 PM CT		3 N Fremont	NE	TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON ITS SIDE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN FREMONT.
December 15, 2021 4:01 PM CT		5 SSW Union	NE	BARN AND GRAIN BINS DESTROYED. TREES SNAPPED. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS OTHER PARTS OF OTOE COUNTY AS WELL.
December 15, 2021 4:01 PM CT		3 ENE Lincoln	NE	REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN.
December 15, 2021 4:04 PM CT		2 E Mead	NE	POWER LINES DOWN AND THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 92.
December 15, 2021 4:08 PM CT		2 ENE Murray	NE	ROOF BLOWN AWAY AT BEAVER LAKE.
December 15, 2021 4:11 PM CT		Oakland	NE	REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN.
December 15, 2021 4:12 PM CT		5 NNE Omaha	NE	SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
December 15, 2021 4:13 PM CT		3 NW Bellevue	NE	DELAYED REPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. LIMBS DOWN NEAR 30TH AND HARRISON.
December 15, 2021 4:13 PM CT		Bellevue	NE	NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED.
December 15, 2021 4:15 PM CT		5 NNE Boys Town	NE	BRANCHES DOWN MORE THAN 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
December 15, 2021 4:16 PM CT		Bellevue	NE	LARGE LIMB CRUSHED CAR. FENCE DOWN.
December 15, 2021 4:21 PM CT		1 ENE Council Bluffs	IA	NINE LOADED COAL CARS ROLLED OFF TRACKS.
December 15, 2021 4:22 PM CT		2 N Malvern	IA	POWER LINES ACROSS HIGHWAY 34.
December 15, 2021 4:24 PM CT		5 W Mcclelland	IA	FIRE CHIEF REPORTED POWER LINES AND POLES DOWN FOR ABOUT A 1/4 MILE FROM HOMESTEAD AVE TO L-34 ALONG RAILROAD HIGHWAY.
December 15, 2021 4:25 PM CT		3 WNW Mcclelland	IA	MAJOR HOME DAMAGE IN WESTON.
December 15, 2021 4:27 PM CT		5 ESE Bennington	NE	LARGE DIAMETER TREE BROKEN IN HALF.
December 15, 2021 4:27 PM CT		1 NW Treynor	IA	POWERLINES DOWN.
December 15, 2021 4:29 PM CT		4 E Treynor	IA	LARGE TREE ON HOUSE.
December 15, 2021 4:29 PM CT		4 W Underwood	IA	ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE ON L-34 WEST OF UNDERWOOD.
December 15, 2021 4:33 PM CT		Murray	NE	WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND ROOF DAMAGE.
December 15, 2021 4:34 PM CT		4 NE Logan	IA	DELAYED REPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF.
December 15, 2021 4:38 PM CT		1 NE Underwood	IA	LARGE GARAGE DOORS ON CITY BUILDING BLOWN IN.
December 15, 2021 4:40 PM CT		5 ESE Carson	IA	MACHINE SHED DESTROYED.
December 15, 2021 4:41 PM CT		1 SSW Omaha	NE	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 SSW OMAHA. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSE DUE TO HEAVY TREE FALLING ON A HOUSE.
December 15, 2021 4:41 PM CT		Tennant	IA	LARGE TREE FELL ON HOME.
December 15, 2021 4:44 PM CT		2 SE Boys Town	NE	ROOF BLOWN OFF HOME.
December 15, 2021 4:53 PM CT		1 SE Shelby	IA	SEMI ROLLED OVER ON I-80W PER TWITTER PHOTO.
December 15, 2021 4:53 PM CT		2 S Woodbine	IA	TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF.
December 15, 2021 5:00 PM CT		1 NW Treynor	IA	POWERLINES DOWN.
December 15, 2021 5:00 PM CT		2 N Malvern	IA	POWER LINES ACROSS HIGHWAY 34.
December 15, 2021 5:00 PM CT		1 SSW Fremont	NE	REPORT OF 2 TREES UPROOTED.
December 15, 2021 5:00 PM CT		1 NW Fremont	NE	REPORT OF SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWNED AT THE CEMETERY.
December 15, 2021 5:02 PM CT		3 W Mcclelland	IA	SEMI ROLLED OVER. I-80W 13 MM NEAR MCCLELLAND... IA.
December 15, 2021 5:03 PM CT		1 WNW Nebraska City	NE	DELAYED REPORT... TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. REPORT FROM MPING: TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED; ROOF BLOWN OFF.
December 15, 2021 5:22 PM CT		8 E Oakland	IA	TREE ON ROADWAY. US-6 38 MM.
December 15, 2021 5:24 PM CT		5 E Council Bluffs	IA	TREE ON ROAD IA-92 AT 8 MM & EASTERN HILLS DRIVE.
December 15, 2021 5:34 PM CT		Neola	IA	OUT BUILDINGS BLOWN OVER... HOUSES DAMAGED... POWER LINES DOWN... GAS LEAK - TDS NOTED IN THE AREA ON RADAR.
December 15, 2021 5:34 PM CT		2 NNW Pacific Junction	IA	SEMI ROLLOVER. I-29N AT 35 MM.
December 15, 2021 5:53 PM CT		4 E Kennard	NE	AREA BOUND BY HIGHWAY 31 & HIGHWAY 75 BETWEEN KENNARD AND FORT CALHOUN. MULTIPLE LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN... ROOF BLOWN OFF MACHINE SHED AND 1 CAMPER FLIPPED OVER.
December 15, 2021 3:21 PM CT	67 mph	3 ESE Lincoln	NE	FROM A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION.
December 15, 2021 3:30 PM CT	93 mph	4 NW Lincoln	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 3:44 PM CT	92 mph	Bennet	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 3:49 PM CT	90 mph	Eagle	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 3:50 PM CT	63 mph	4 N Memphis	NE	MESONET STATION NB075 MEMPHIS 4N.
December 15, 2021 3:51 PM CT	99 mph	3 E Ithaca	NE	UNL CSP1 PIVOT NEAR INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD H AND COUNTY ROAD 10.
December 15, 2021 3:53 PM CT	128 mph	4 SE Mead	NE	Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 4 SE Mead for wrong date. Very delayed report (2021). Received from UNL School of Natural Resources. Appears to have occurred in the rear flank downdraft region to the east (right) of a tornado track of the 12/15/2021 outbreak / derecho. Three sonic anemometers on the property all reported wind speeds over 120 mph. Radar shows the anemometers outside the tornado.
December 15, 2021 3:56 PM CT	70 mph	3 WNW Otoe	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 3:56 PM CT	70 mph	3 W Otoe	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 3:59 PM CT	75 mph	2 S Tekamah	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:00 PM CT	66 mph	1 WNW Fremont	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:03 PM CT	60 mph	1 WNW Valley	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:10 PM CT	70 mph	Arlington	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:14 PM CT	62 mph	2 S Murray	NE	MESONET STATION UP945 2.2 S MURRAY (UPR).
December 15, 2021 4:20 PM CT	62 mph	1 SW Council Bluffs	IA	MESONET STATION RCBI4 COUNCIL BLUFFS (I-80).
December 15, 2021 4:22 PM CT	81 mph	Offutt Afb	NE	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:22 PM CT	83 mph	Missouri Valley	IA	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:22 PM CT	58 mph	2 W Missouri Valley	IA	MESONET STATION UP118 2.2 W MISSOURI VALLEY (UPR).
December 15, 2021 4:22 PM CT	83 mph	8 WSW Sidney	IA	MESONET STATION NEAR SIDNEY AT I29/HWY 2.
December 15, 2021 4:26 PM CT	74 mph	7 ENE Omaha	NE	RECORDED AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD.
December 15, 2021 4:30 PM CT	92 mph	2 WSW Hastings	IA	DELAYED REPORT. 92 MPH FROM ESE. 2 OTHER WEATHER STATIONS IN THE SAME AREA RECORDED 66 MPH FROM THE SOUTH AND 81 MPH FROM THE SSW.
December 15, 2021 4:36 PM CT	79 mph	5 ENE Council Bluffs	IA	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:38 PM CT	80 mph	2 SE Underwood	IA	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:50 PM CT	67 mph	3 ENE Avoca	IA	MESONET STATION RAVI4 AVOCA (I-80).
December 15, 2021 4:55 PM CT	72 mph	Harlan	IA	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 4:55 PM CT	81 mph	4 NNE Buck Grove	IA	AWOS STATION KDNS DENISON AIRPORT.
December 15, 2021 5:15 PM CT	61 mph	1 SSE Clarinda	IA	No National Weather Service description provided.
December 15, 2021 5:40 PM CT	58 mph	5 N Roca	NE	MESONET STATION EW0351 LINCOLN.

Date & Time	Rating	City	State	Description
December 15, 2021 3:23 PM CT	UNK	2 ENE Pleasant Dale	NE	FARMSTEAD EXPERIENCED LOSS OF TOP OF WELL-CONSTRUCTED 100 YEAR OLD BARN BOLTED TO FOUNDATION PLATE USING REBAR. METAL OUTBUILDING DESTROYED. LARGE DENT GRAIN SILO. BOAT DOCK DETACHED FROM WOODEN POSTS AND FLUNG ACROSS POND. FARM OWNER WITNESSED WHITE BLUR LASTING ABOUT 10 SECONDS. FARM LOCATED ALONG 23.8 MILE PATH OF INTERMITTENT TORNADO WHICH TRAVERSED PORTIONS OF SALINE... SEWARD AND LANCASTER COUNTIES. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF TORNADO APPROXIMATELY 70 YARDS.
December 15, 2021 3:37 PM CT	UNK	6 W West Point	NE	A BRIEF TORNADO DEVELOPED IN A FIELD AND THEN TRAVELLED NORTH NORTHEAST WHERE IT SNAPPED 5 WOODEN POWER POLES AND THEN CAUSED TREE DAMAGE IN A GROVE OF TREES.
December 15, 2021 3:37 PM CT	UNK	5 NNW Snyder	NE	AN INTERMITTENT PATH OF DAMAGE ACROSS OPEN FIELDS BUT SNAPPED OFF POWER POLES IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS... AND ALSO CAUSED ROOF DAMAGE TO A SHED.
December 15, 2021 3:40 PM CT	UNK	Beemer	NE	CONFIRMED TORNADO BY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
December 15, 2021 3:41 PM CT	UNK	3 SSE Beemer	NE	A BRIEF TORNADO SNAPPED TREES AND CAUSED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME BEFORE DESTROYING A 40 BY 60 FOOT SHED AND MOVING A FARM GRAVITY WAGON APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WHILE CONTINUING TO DAMAGE TREES. WITNESSES NOTED THAT THIS WAS A BRIEF TORNADO BUT THEY DID SEE THE FUNNEL CLOUD AT THE SITE OF THE DAMAGE.
December 15, 2021 3:41 PM CT	UNK	4 E Ceresco	NE	A TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST NORTH OF THE JACK SINN MEMORIAL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA... PRODUCING DAMAGE TO FARM BUILDINGS AND THEN MOVING OFF TOWARD THE NORTHEAST... AND EVENTUALLY THE NORTH NORTHEAST AS OBSERVED BY A STORM CHASER. THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE TRACK... INCLUDING COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF BARNS NEAR ROAD 11 AND ROAD F. THE TORNADO ALSO OVERTURNED SEVERAL PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND SNAPPED WOODEN POWER POLES AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS... INCLUDING NUMEROUS POLES ALONG HIGHWAY 92 WHICH PROMPTED A MULTI-DAY CLOSURE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TORNADO ALSO IMPACTED THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FARM WHERE A VIDEO WAS TAKEN OF THE SMALL FAST-MOVING TORNADO AND SEVERAL BUILDINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE TORNADO ENDED 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF YUTAN WHERE A FARM OUTBUILDING WAS BLOWN FOR A SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE AND TREES WERE DAMAGE. SIGNIFICANT DOWNBURST WINDS ON THE EAST FLANK OF THE TORNADO CIRCULATION WERE EVIDENT ON RADAR AND DAMAGE TO PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND
December 15, 2021 3:44 PM CT	UNK	4 E Ceresco	NE	GENERAL TRACK BEGINNING NEAR CO RD 14 & CO RD A AND TRACK ENDED NEAR CO RD 11 & CO RD E.
December 15, 2021 3:44 PM CT	UNK	3 ESE Beemer	NE	THIS TORNADO IMPACTED SEVERAL FARMS AND RESIDENCES ALONG ITS 11 MILE TRACK WITH AT LEAST 5 POINTS SUGGESTING EF2 DAMAGE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 120 MPH. THIS TORNADO ALSO HAD ONE OF THE WIDER PATHS IN THIS REGION ON DECEMBER 15 WHERE AT ONE POINT THE TREE PATTERN SUGGESTED 200 YARD WIDTH. THE TORNADO DESTROYED SEVERAL BARNS... INCLUDING SOME WELL-BUILT LARGE STRUCTURES. IT ALSO CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL POWER LINE DAMAGE... SNAPPING SEVERAL POWER POLES IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.
December 15, 2021 3:46 PM CT	UNK	1 NNW Ithaca	NE	A SHORT TRACK EF-1 TORNADO BEGAN JUST WEST OF CR 13 AND TRAVELED OVER A FARMSTEAD. THIS TORNADO CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND A GRAIN BIN. A CATTLE FEEDER THAT WAS SECURED TO THE GROUND VIA 3 FOOT DEEP CONCRETE POSTS WAS LIFTED AND THROWN 250 FEET. THE TORNADO WAS SHORT LIVED WITH ONLY TREE DAMAGE OBSERVED AT THE END OF THE TRACK.
December 15, 2021 3:55 PM CT	UNK	2 WSW Avoca	NE	A VERY NARROW TORNADO... APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS WIDE... WAS WITNESSED AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND FARM EQUIPMENT WHILE DESTROYING A LARGE SHED NEAR ITS ONSET AND PROCEEDED TO CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST BEFORE DISSIPATING.
December 15, 2021 4:05 PM CT	UNK	3 NE Nehawka	NE	ROOF REMOVED FROM HOUSE. ROOF OVER GARAGE UPLIFTED AND DISPLACED. HOUSE MOVED SLIGHTLY ON FOUNDATION. SEVERAL LARGE PINES & OAK TREES SNAPPED.
December 15, 2021 4:05 PM CT	UNK	4 S Union	NE	A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO SNAPPED POWER POLES. SWIRLING WAS NOTED IN CORN FIELDS NORTH AND SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD C.
December 15, 2021 4:05 PM CT	UNK	4 S Union	NE	A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO SNAPPED POWER POLES. SWIRLING WAS NOTED IN CORN FIELDS NORTH AND SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD C.
December 15, 2021 4:06 PM CT	UNK	2 SSE Murray	NE	A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO POWER POLES AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A FARM OUTBUILDING NEAR HIGHWAY 75 AND BAXTER LOOP.
December 15, 2021 4:06 PM CT	UNK	3 NE Nehawka	NE	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 NE NEHAWKA. TORNADO TRACK COMBINED WITH PREVIOUSLY SEPARATE TRACK THAT STARTED 2 SSE OF MURRAY... OR 3 SW OF BEAVER LAKE. TORNADO REMOVED ROOF FROM HOUSE. ROOF OVER GARAGE UPLIFTED AND DISPLACED. HOUSE MOVED SLIGHTLY ON FOUNDATION. SEVERAL LARGE PINES & OAK TREES SNAPPED. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO POWER POLES WAS NOTED... ALONG WITH TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A FARM OUTBUILDING NEAR HIGHWAY 75 AND BAXTER LOOP.
December 15, 2021 4:09 PM CT	UNK	3 E Murray	NE	THREE WITNESSES OBSERVED TORNADO FORM SOUTH SIDE OF LAKE. ROOF TAKEN OFF RESIDENCE. SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND PINE TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
December 15, 2021 4:10 PM CT	UNK	4 ENE Murray	NE	TORNADO DEVELOPED IN OPEN FIELD AND TRAVELED NORTH-NORTHEAST. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO A HORSE FARM. EXTENSION OF HOUSE DESTROYED. HORSE TRAILER ROLLED. SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED AN UPROOTED. UNABLE TO SURVEY NORTHERN END OF TRACK DUE TO TERRAIN AND NO ROAD.
December 15, 2021 4:10 PM CT	UNK	3 E Murray	NE	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 3 E MURRAY. TORNADO TRACK COMBINED WITH PREVIOUSLY SEPARATE TORNADO TRACK THAT BEGAN 4 ENE MURRAY... OR 2 NE BEAVER LAKE. THREE WITNESSES OBSERVED TORNADO FORM SOUTH SIDE OF BEAVER LAKE. ROOF TAKEN OFF RESIDENCE. SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND PINE TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST WHERE IT DID SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A HORSE FARM. EXTENSION OF HOUSE DESTROYED. HORSE TRAILER ROLLED. SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED AN UPROOTED. UNABLE TO SURVEY NORTHERN END OF TRACK DUE TO TERRAIN AND NO ROAD.
December 15, 2021 4:14 PM CT	UNK	5 WNW Tabor	IA	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 5 WNW TABOR. THE TORNADO BEGAN IN THE HILLS AND ROUGH TERRAIN NEAR PEASE RD AND QUIGG AVE... AND TRAVELLED QUICKLY NORTHEAST ALONG THE 10 MILE TRACK... LASTING APPROXIMATELY 9 MINUTES. THE FIRST FEW MILES OF THE TORNADO TRACK WERE INTERMITTENT... WITH OCCASIONAL EVIDENCE OF A NARROW TRACK OF DAMAGE AND SOME SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS AND TREES. THE DAMAGE BECAME MUCH MORE CONSISTENT AS THE TORNADO APPROACHED US HIGHWAY 275 WHERE IT DAMAGED SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS... INCLUDING DESTRUCTION OF A WELL-CONSTRUCTED METAL BUILDINGS WITH WOODEN FRAME. SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE AT THIS LOCATION SUPPORTED THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS BEING CAUSED BY A TORNADO DUE TO SUDDEN DIRECTIONAL AND VERTICAL SHIFTS IN WIND WHICH THE REMOVAL OF THE ROOF AND WALLS WAS COMPLETED IN ONLY 1 TO 2 SECONDS. THE TORNADO TRACK CONTINUED NORTHEAST WHERE IT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL TREE DAMAGE... DESTROYED TWO SHEDS... CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO HOMES AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS POWER POLES. EVEN AT THIS LOCA
December 15, 2021 4:16 PM CT	UNK	4 SSW Council Bluffs	IA	UPDATE TO PREVIOUS REPORT. SHORT TRACK TORNADO STARTED NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER AND TRAVEL 0.90 MILES TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST. LARGE BRANCHES WERE BLOWN DOWN BY THE TORNADO IN AN OTHERWISE UNPOPULATED PORTION OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BOTTOM. THE PRESENCE OF A TORNADO WAS SUPPORTED BY PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE TAKEN FROM NORTHEAST OF THE TRACK AND TRIANGULATED TO THIS APPROXIMATE LOCATION. NO ADDITIONAL TORNADO-DRIVEN DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE HEAVILY FORESTED AREAS SOUTHWEST OF THE RIVER.
December 15, 2021 4:24 PM CT	UNK	4 WSW Mcclelland	IA	A NARROW BUT STRONG TORNADO TRACKED ALONG ROAD L34 THROUGH SHERWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES BEFORE ENDING NEAR JUNIPER ROAD. THE MAXIMUM DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO A HOME IN SHERWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES WHERE THE NARROW TORNADO REMOVED THE MAJORITY OF A HOMES ROOF AND DAMAGED OTHER NEARBY HOMES AS WELL.
December 15, 2021 4:31 PM CT	UNK	2 E Underwood	IA	A NARROW EF-2 TORNADO BEGAN PRODUCING DAMAGE NEAR MAHOGANY ROAD AND 290TH ST AND TRACKED NORTH NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF NEOLA AND THEN CAUSED INTERMITTENT DAMAGE NEAR RAILROAD HIGHWAY NORTH OF NEOLA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS TO A HOME ALONG 290TH STREET WHERE THE ROOF WAS REMOVED AND WALLS BLOWN OUT. A NEARBY GARAGE WAS MOVED OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MATURE TREES WERE ALL UPROOTED BEHIND THE HOME WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HARDWOOD TREES IN THE FRONT YARD. THE NARROW NATURE OF THIS TORNADO WAS EVIDENT IN THE DAMAGE PATH AS NEARBY BARNS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TRACK HAD LOW-END DAMAGE... POSSIBLY OWING TO THE SIGNIFICANT FORWARD SPEED OF THE TORNADO. THE TORNADO WAS SEEN BRIEFLY BY THE RESIDENT BEFORE SEEKING SHELTER. A BUSINESS ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF NEOLA ALSO HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LARGE METAL BUILDINGS... AT LEAST TWO OF WHICH WERE DESTROYED.
December 15, 2021 4:31 PM CT	UNK	4 S Henderson	IA	A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO DEVELOPED ON A FARM WHERE IT QUICKLY DESTROYED A METAL BUILDING STRUCTURE... FLIPPING TWO TRUCKS THAT WERE PARKED INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE ROOF WAS FLIPPED OFF OF THE STRUCTURE AND DEBRIS WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO THEN IMPACTED AND SNAPPED SEVERAL WOOD POWER POLES BUT DID NOT CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT OR HIGHLY FOCUSED DAMAGE.
December 15, 2021 4:32 PM CT	UNK	2 SW Neola	IA	FROM VIDEO AND TDS. TORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR AT LEAST 2 MINUTES. DAMAGE REPORTED IN NEOLA.
December 15, 2021 4:34 PM CT	UNK	3 E Macedonia	IA	A TORNADO TRACKED FROM EAST OF MACEDONIA TO EAST OF OAKLAND... CROSSING APPROXIMATELY 9.5 MILES IN APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS. THE TORNADO CAUSED INTERMITTENT DAMAGE TO TREES... OUTBUILDINGS... AND HOMES ALONG THE TRACK.
December 15, 2021 5:02 PM CT	UNK	1 NW Atlantic	IA	STORM CHASER REPORTED TORNADO ON THE WEST SIDE OF ATLANTIC.

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We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Omaha, NE region as the December 15, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 25, 2021 through Oct 24, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.00", and the most recent map shown is from Oct 24, 2021.

Aug 25, 2021

1.00″ Hail

Event Inspection ScoreLow

Omaha, NE

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Aug 26, 2021

2.00″ Hail

Event Inspection ScoreModerate

Omaha, NE

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Aug 27, 2021

2.00″ Hail

Event Inspection ScoreHigh

Omaha, NE

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Aug 30, 2021

2.00″ Hail

Event Inspection ScoreModerate

Omaha, NE

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Oct 12, 2021

1.00″ Hail

Event Inspection ScoreLow

Omaha, NE

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Oct 24, 2021

0.75″ Hail

Event Inspection ScoreLow

Omaha, NE

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Common questions about the December 15, 2021 Omaha, NE hail event.

How big was the hail in Omaha, NE on December 15, 2021?

Mapped hail estimates reached up to 0.75" in the Omaha, NE area on December 15, 2021.

How accurate is this Omaha, NE hail map?

This hail map is based on mapped hail estimates, with public storm report context shown where available. It helps show where stronger hail may have occurred during the December 15, 2021 storm event, but it does not confirm property damage at any one address.

What does the Event Inspection Score of Low mean?

For this Omaha, NE event, the Event Inspection Score is Low. The score reflects how strong the hail-history signal is and whether a closer roof or exterior review may make sense. A higher score means a stronger signal, not confirmed damage.

How many people were in the Omaha, NE hail area?

An estimated 173,735 people live inside the mapped hail footprint, which covers about 1,215 square miles. This is an estimate of residents inside the storm area, not a count of people who reported damage.

How many storm reports came from this event?

For the December 15, 2021 Omaha, NE event, public storm report tables currently list 0 hail reports, 76 wind reports, and 26 tornado reports. Public reports are point observations and are not available for every location.

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How often is this hail map updated?

This event map was generated shortly after the storm and was last reviewed on August 27, 2026. It may be updated as additional hail data or public storm reports become available.

My home is in the Omaha, NE area — what should I do?

If your address falls inside a mapped hail band from the December 15, 2021 storm event, check a free Hail Report by Address for an address-level first look. You can also ask a qualified local pro whether a closer roof or exterior review may make sense.

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