I pedaled my bike through Northern Nebraska last Summer. One of my favorite states. You can keep the baseball size hail. I was scared to death of those storms. Only protection I had was a tent and a helmet. No trees, no bridges, no homes...
Did you participate in BRAN or just for fun?
Ahh yes, Nebraska weather is certainly something. Always windy, and in the summer we get "lovely hail and tornados" and in the winder blizzards and cold temperatures. Also sometimes we get 4 seasons in a year and sometimes 2 (summer, winter). It can be 70-or 80 one day and have a blizzard the next. (It really happens).
Despite this, there is no other place I'd rather live.