Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 1990, 4:16 PM CST for Cass County, Otoe County, Nebraska. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 1990, 4:16 PM CST (22:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 1990, 5:15 PM CST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cass County, NE, Otoe County, NE
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 63 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KOMA 132216
SVROMA
NEC025-131-153-132315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
416 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF NEBRASKA
CASS...SARPY...
IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF NEBRASKA
NORTHERN OTOE...
AT 413 PM CST RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUBDERSTORM 40 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA NEBRASKA IN NORTHERN OTOE COUNTY NEBRASKA. THE
TOWNS OF LOUISVILLE AND WEEPING WATER NEBRASKA ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA...SO REMEMBER
THESE STORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE
OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE HAIL GREATER THAN 3/4 INCH IN)
DIAMETER AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM AREAS
WITH LOOSE ITEMS THAT COULD BECOME DANGEROUS FLYING DEBRIS.
BYRDWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 12:01 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
NEZ010-020-131900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 1155 AM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA UNTIL 6 PM CST... AT 1150 AM CST...THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATER CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON. TAKE TIME TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY NOW AND REVIEW YOUR EMERGENCY TORNADO PLAN. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 12:58 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
NEZ010-020-131900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 1255 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA UNTIL 6 PM CST... AT 1245 PM CST...THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING OTEO..NEMAHA AND RICHARDSON COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTH OF LINCOLN SOUTH TO THE KANSAS BORDER AND THEY WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU LIVE IN OTOE...NEMAHA OR RICHARDSON COUNTIES YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY HAIL. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO THIS AREA BY 120 PM. PEOPLE IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATER CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON. TAKE TIME TO PROTECT YOU PROPERTY NOW AND REVIEW YOU EMGERGANCY TORNADO PLAN. ^ JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 12:59 PM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before
NEZ010-020-131900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 1255 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA UNTIL 6 PM CST... AT 1245 PM CST...THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING OTEO..NEMAHA AND RICHARDSON COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM JUST SOUTH OF LINCOLN SOUTH TO THE KANSAS BORDER AND THEY WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU LIVE IN OTOE...NEMAHA OR RICHARDSON COUNTIES YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY HAIL. THE STORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO THIS AREA BY 120 PM. PEOPLE IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATER CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON. TAKE TIME TO PROTECT YOU PROPERTY NOW AND REVIEW YOU EMERGENCY TORNADO PLAN. ^ JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 2:16 PM CST, 2 hours before
NEZ001-005-011-132100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 110 PM MST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF THE NEBRASKA THROUGH TONIGHT... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE...TONIGHT... AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IS PRODUCING SNOW IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA. AS OF 1PM MST SNOW AMOUNTS INCLUDED 5 INCHES AT MORRILL AND 3 INCHES AT MITCHELL. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE MORE SNOW IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TEN INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. GAVERS/WATTERS
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 2:20 PM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes before
NEZ010-020-131900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 215 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS... AT 205 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS AREA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM SOUTHERN SARPY COUNTY INTO SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS METROPOLITAN AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AS WELL AS WESTERN IOWA UNTIL 600 PM CST. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING TORNADOES. PEOPLE IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN CASE A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS ISSUED. SEELEY
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:03 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
NEZ010-020-IAZ009-131900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 255 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFF AREA... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE OMAHA/COUNCIL BLUFFS AREA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA. AT 250 PM CST THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM NORTHEAST HARRISON INTO NORTHWEST SHELBY COUNTY OF IOWA...45 MILES NORTHEAST OF OMAHA. NEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED NEAR BEATRICE AND IN NORTHWEST RICHARDSON COUNTY...75 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AS WELL AS WESTERN IOWA UNTIL 600 PM CST. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING TORNADOES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. LISTEN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO STATION OR OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS ISSUED. SEELEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Sarpy | 43 min |
| Mar 13, 1:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas | 69 min |
| Mar 13, 2:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Sarpy | 54 min |
| Mar 13, 8:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge, Washington | 30 min |
| Mar 13, 4:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Sarpy | 59 min |
| Mar 13, 4:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas, Sarpy | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 4:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass | 44 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.