Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 1990, 7:49 PM CST for Dodge County, Saunders County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 1990, 7:49 PM CST (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 1990, 8:35 PM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Dodge County, NE, Saunders County, NE
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 8:15 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Dodge, NE |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 3595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 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 140149
TOROMA
NEC053-155-140245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
749 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF NEBRASKA
DODGE...SAUNDERS...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF FREMONT
AT 750 PM CST A TORNADO WITH AN ASSCOCIATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR DAVID CITY NEBRASKA...40 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LINCOLN NEBRASKA. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN A BASEMENT IF
AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. CARS AND MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE ABANDONED.
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO SHOULD GET TO A SAFE PLACE...
SUCH AS A BASEMENT TO SAVE YOUR LIVES...THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.
DAMAGE REPORTS OR OBSERVED SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE GIVEN TO A LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...BUT
A SAFE PLACE IS YOUR FIRST CONCERN. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A
TORNADO WITH YOUR CAR.
THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOS...IT IS A
DANGEROUS STORM.
BYRDWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, 4:48 PM CST, 3 hours 1 minute before
NEZ001-005-011-132100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 345 PM MST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FOR LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IS PRODUCING SNOW IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA. SCOTTSBLUFF AND ALLIANCE REPORTED 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST HOUR. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER. TRAVEL IN THE PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT... MOTORISTS SHOULkD REDUCE SPEED AND BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. GAVERS
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 6:09 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
NEZ010-020-IAZ009-140100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 600 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...A TORNADO WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST IOWA... AT 600 PM CST...MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST IOWA HAD DISSIPATED. HOWEVER...MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE AND SOME MAY PRODUCE TORNADOES. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A STRONG REINFORCED BUILDING IF SEVERE WEATHER IS REPORTED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 6:20 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
NEZ001-005-011-140300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 615 PM MST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FOR LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES PRODUCING SNOW IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA. AS OF 5 PM MST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE PANHANDLE INCLUDED 7 INCHES AT CHADRON...4 INCHES AT SCOTTSBLUFF...AND 3 INCHES AT ALLIANCE. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE WYOMING BORDER. TRAVEL IN THE PANHANDLE WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER DELAYS DUE TO SNOW. WITH PARTICULARLY HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...STAY HOME IF YOU CAN. FREEZING RAIN HAD SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST NEBRASKA JUST EAST OF THE PANHANDLE. AT 5 PM MST MULLEN REPORTED FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING TO COAT SURFACES. VALENTINE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE LIGHT RAIN WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 34 DEGREES. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DETERIORATE IN NORTHWEST NEBRASKA JUST EAST OF THE PANHANDLE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR LATER TONIGHT. POLLACK
Local storm report, Mar 13, 7:04 PM CST, 45 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
700 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990
500 PM CST...WIND DAMAGE TO BARN 6 NE OF VOUNCIL BLUFFS IA...REPORTED
BY CD DIRECTOR POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY.
515 PM CSZT..7 WEST OF UNDERWOOD IA...WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY...
GARAGE DAMAGED...SEVERAL ROOFS OFF OF BARNS...TREE DAMAGE
POWER OUTAGES...BUT NO INJURIES.
BYRDSpecial weather statement, Mar 13, 7:23 PM CST, 26 minutes before
NEZ010-140300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 730 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN THE KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AND HASTINGS AREAS AND HAVE JUST MOVED THROUGH THE YORK AREA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 75 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA. RESIDENTS OF SAUNDERS AND DODGE COUNTY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SIGNS OF DANGEROUS WEATHER DURING THE NEXT HOUR. LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIApTELY IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES! WATTERS
Local storm report, Mar 13, 7:48 PM CST, 1 minute before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN NEBRASKA
745 PM CST TUE MAR 13 1990
AT 730 PM CST DAVID CITY CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR REPORTED TORNADO MOVING
THROUGH THAT CITY...34 MILES NORTHWEST OF LINCOLN. SPOTTER AND
DEPUTIES VEHICLES TURNED OVER. SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NO INFO
ON INJURIES YET.
DAVISThe office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Butler | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 7:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Butler | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 8:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Jefferson, Saline, Seward | 56 min |
| Mar 13, 8:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Butler | 24 min |
| Mar 13, 8:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Seward | 36 min |
| Mar 13, 9:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 64 min |
| Mar 13, 9:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Sarpy, Saunders | 68 min |
| Mar 13, 10:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Washington | 52 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.