KIMBALL, Neb. – A series of severe thunderstorms rolled through western Nebraska Monday evening, bringing hail, gusty winds, and multiple weather warnings across Kimball, Banner, Cheyenne and Morrill counties.

The National Weather Service in Cheyenne issued multiple severe thunderstorm warnings beginning just after 7 p.m. while temperatures were hovering around 45. Storms tracked northeast across the region, producing hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter—nearly the size of half dollars—and wind gusts nearing 60 miles per hour.

Early reports came from Pine Bluffs, Wyo., where a trained spotter measured 1.20-inch hail at 7:11 p.m. Just minutes later, quarter-size hail was observed west of Bushnell, followed by multiple spotter reports of hail around 7 miles north of Bushnell at 7:30 p.m.

At 7:52 p.m., a trained spotter reported hail again reaching 1.20 inches northwest of Dix in Kimball County. By 8:23 p.m., a weather station just east of Dix recorded a 60 mile-per-hour thunderstorm wind gust, the strongest officially reported during the evening.

Kevin Frei, who lives north of Potter, shared a photo of hail accumulating at his home. He said .70" inches of rain fell with the hail. He also reported roads were covered in about four inches of hail making travel "very hard" to drive home in. 

Later warnings extended the storm threat to areas including Bridgeport, Gurley, Dalton, Potter, Brownson, Kimball, Chimney Rock National Historic Site and Redington, with radar indicating continued hail risk and the potential for vehicle damage.

No injuries or damages were reported as of Monday night.