Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 1994, 7:00 PM CDT for Gage County, Lancaster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 45 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
- Jul 1, 1994, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1994, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Gage County, NE, Lancaster County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Liberty, NE | A tornado touched down on the north side of Liberty, then proceeded to lift and touch down through the east side of town. It caused extensive structural damage to outbuildings and mobile homes. Some trees were also uprooted. |
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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What 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, Jul 1, 6:08 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
NEZ065-012330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN NE 610 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 PM TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF TONIGHT... AT 605 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATES A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF LINCOLN. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD PEA SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 40 MINUTES. PERSONS LIVING IN SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR DANGER. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. FUHS
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:10 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
NEZ065-012330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN NE 610 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 PM TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF TONIGHT... AT 605 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATES A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF LINCOLN. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD PEA SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 40 MINUTES. PERSONS LIVING IN SOUTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR DANGER. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. FUHS
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:18 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-068-091-093-IAZ055-056-069-079-080- 090-091-020020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 618 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.. AT 616 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA...OR NEAR SPRAGUE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM MAY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST CASS COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM CDT. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARRISON...EASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND SHELBY COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 615 PM CDT. A LARGE AREA OF VERY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST. PERSONS IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WEATHER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:19 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-068-091-093-IAZ055-056-069-079-080- 090-091-020020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 618 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.. AT 616 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA...OR NEAR SPRAGUE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM MAY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST CASS COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM CDT. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARRISON...EASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND SHELBY COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 615 PM CDT. A LARGE AREA OF VERY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST. PERSONS IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WEATHER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOLUR AREA...MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:20 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-068-091-093-IAZ055-056-069-079-080- 090-091-020020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 618 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.. AT 616 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA...OR NEAR SPRAGUE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM MAY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST OTOE COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM CDT. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN HARRISON...EASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND SHELBY COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 615 PM CDT. A LARGE AREA OF VERY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST. PERSONS IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE WEATHER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FORR YOUR AREA...MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MILLER
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:55 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
NEZ034-044-045-051>053-067-068-091-093-IAZ055-056-069-079-080- 090-091-020130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 655 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 1994 ...MORE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS BURT COUNTY... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.. AT 655 PM CDT... RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING OVER BURT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS BURT COUNTY INTO WEST CENTRAL IOWA...BY 730 PM CDT. IN ADDITION TO BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH ...SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY IN THE NORFOLK AREA...WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THIS SAME AREA LATER THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF THREATENING WEATHER IS OBSERVED...AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ZAPOTOCNY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge, Saunders | 69 min |
| Jul 1, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Johnson, Lancaster | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline, Seward | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas, Washington | 50 min |
| Jul 1, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pawnee | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills, Montgomery | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Page | 50 min |
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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.