Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Omaha, NE

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IAZ043-055-056-069-050100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
135 PM CDT SUN AUG 4 1996

...TORNADO WATCH NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNTIL 8 PM
   CDT...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING THROUGH SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL...
AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING THE MID
AND LATE AFTERNOON.  THIS LINE COULD PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER AND
TORNADOES INTO THIS EVENING.  THE LINE IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE
MUCH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...WHEN IT IS LIKELY TO BEGIN MOVING
TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST.

AS A RESULT OF THE SLOW MOVEMENT...LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINS ARE A
THREAT ALONG WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER...SINCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS
COULD TRACK OVER THE SAME AREA.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
REACH GRAND ISLAND BEFORE 3 PM OR HASTINGS BEFORE 4 PM.  THE OMAHA
AND LINCOLN METROPOLITAN AREAS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE THREATENED WITH
SEVERE WEATHER BEFORE 6 PM.  NORFOLK...KEARNEY...AND MC COOK COULD
RECEIVE SEVERE WEATHER ANY TIME THIS AFTERNOON.

IF SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPS...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED.  STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM OR TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.

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