Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 1998, 12:55 PM CDT for Butler County, Colfax County, Platte County, Nebraska. It was in force for 65 min. 2 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, 12:55 PM CDT (17:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1998, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Butler County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Platte County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1:20 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 55 | Columbus, NE | Damage to trees and power lines |
| May 15, 1:30 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 58 | Columbus, NE | Large trees downed. One tree fell on a pickup truck. |
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 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, 10:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 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 1055 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 1998 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA... SPOTTER ACTION... STORM SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT OUT OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ISOLATED STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BEHIND THIS MAIN AREA. ZAPOTOCNY
Special weather statement, May 15, 10:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 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 1055 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 1998 ...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA... SPOTTER ACTION... STORM SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT OUT OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ISOLATED STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BEHIND THIS MAIN AREA. ZAPOTOCNY
Special weather statement, May 15, 12:05 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-161700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1205 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 1998 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 352 HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... HOWEVER A WATCH BOX MAY BE REISSUED FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA AS THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 353 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 3PM. ZAPOTOCNY
Special weather statement, May 15, 12:05 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093- IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-161700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1205 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 1998 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 352 HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... HOWEVER A WATCH BOX MAY BE REISSUED FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA AS THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 353 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 3PM. ZAPOTOCNY
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, 9:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders | 65 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, 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
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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.