Monster hailstorm blasts car alongside Nebraska highway

FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic says hail of over 3 inches in diameter slammed the McCook, Nebraska area leaving one car with significant damage.

McCOOK, Neb. — A car suffered significant damage when it was caught in a massive hail storm in southern Nebraska Tuesday evening.

FOX Weather Storm Tracker Brandon Copic found what was left of the vehicle about few miles outside of McCook as a supercell blasted the area with hailstones estimated over 3 inches in diameter, according to the National Weather Service.

Hail stones over 3″ in diameter slammed southern Nebraska Tuesday, leaving one car with significant damage.

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Video from Copic showed the car with a bashed-in windshield showing scars of dozens of large hailstone strikes. The driver’s side window was also fractured, while a rear passenger window was missing.

“The vehicle was just absolutely obliterated by hail,” Copic said. “We definitely had hail at least softball size, potentially some larger. But we also had winds in excess of 70 miles an hour at times, too. So the person in that vehicle was really just dealing with a lot of wind driven, very large hail.

In addition, the car showed significant dents and body damage to the driver’s side doors. Both headlights also suffered damage.

“This is the worst hail damage I’ve ever seen a vehicle take,” Copic said.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watches remained in effect for much of western Nebraska and northwestern Kansas until 10 p.m. CT. Tuesday.