Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 1998, 9:10 AM CDT for Douglas County, Sarpy County, Saunders County, Nebraska; Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It was in force for 65 min. 19 reports 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
- May 15, 1998, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1998, 10:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Pottawattamie County, IA, Douglas County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 9:10 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 78 | Gretna, NE | Several buildings and chimneys of homes damaged. |
| May 15, 9:16 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Springfield, NE | |
| May 15, 9:20 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 63 | Offutt Afb, NE | Wood privacy fences damaged. Glass doors shattered. Roof of a car wash blown down. |
| May 15, 9:30 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 68 | Elkhorn, NE | Significant tree damage and widespread power outages. |
| May 15, 9:30 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 75 | Omaha, NE | Significant damage to roof at elementary school. Large tree branches downed in Benson area. Large trees downed in Memorial Park. Other trees downed near 52nd and Western Ave. Many power outages, particularly over the central and eastern sections of the c |
| May 15, 9:38 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Council Bluffs, IA | |
| May 15, 9:40 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 70 | Ashland, NE | |
| May 15, 9:40 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 70 | Hancock, IA | Home severely damaged. |
| May 15, 9:41 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 61 | Honey Creek, IA | |
| May 15, 9:45 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 75 | Omaha, NE | Window broken out of office furniture store near downtown. Severe damage occurred to merchandise near the window. |
| May 15, 9:48 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 70 | Omaha, NE | Sheet metal stripped off the roof of the county law enforcement center. |
| May 15, 9:54 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 70 | Omaha, NE | 50 gallon drums blown over. |
| May 15, 9:55 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 70 | Loveland, IA | 24 Semi trucks and other high profile vehicles were blown over on Interstate 80. |
| May 15, 9:56 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 70 | Omaha, NE | Trees downed/uprooted and widespread power outages. |
| May 15, 9:57 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 56 | Omaha, NE | |
| May 15, 9:57 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 68 | Omaha, NE | Trees downed |
| May 15, 9:59 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 53 | Valley, NE | |
| May 15, 10:00 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Omaha, NE | |
| May 15, 10:03 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 70 | Omaha, NE | Roofs blown off homes |
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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
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, May 15, 5:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 15, 5:00 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-161200- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 500 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 1998 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA... SPOTTER ACTION... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA TODAY. DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA BY EVENING. THESE FEATURES COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WILL BRING PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WOULD BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LJH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson, Pawnee | 48 min |
| May 15, 8:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Johnson, Nemaha | 61 min |
| May 15, 8:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson | 61 min |
| May 15, 8:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage | 47 min |
| May 15, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster, Otoe | 61 min |
| May 15, 8:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Lancaster, Otoe | 65 min |
| May 15, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass | 62 min |
| May 15, 9:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Washington | 61 min |
| May 15, 9:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge | 61 min |
| May 15, 9:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt | 63 min |
| May 15, 9:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cuming | 63 min |
| May 15, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas | 32 min |
| May 15, 10:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Thurston | 63 min |
| May 15, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Colfax, Platte | 65 min |
| May 15, 1:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Platte | 48 min |
| May 15, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison, Stanton | 62 min |
| May 15, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Madison, Stanton | 46 min |
| May 15, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Page | 62 min |
| May 15, 9:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Montgomery | 64 min |
| May 15, 10:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Shelby | 47 min |
| May 15, 10:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 30 min |
| May 15, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills, Pottawattamie | 62 min |
| May 15, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie, Shelby | 33 min |
| May 15, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie | 62 min |
| May 15, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison | 49 min |
| May 15, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 50 min |
| May 15, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Shelby | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 1998Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.