Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 171, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2001, 9:23 PM CDT for Dodge County, Nebraska. It was in force for 52 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 9, 2001, 9:23 PM CDT (02:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2001, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Dodge County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 9:37 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | North Bend, NE | |
| May 9, 10:12 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Fremont, NE | Hail up to golfball size was reported in Fremont from the second severe thunderstorm to hit the town this night. The largest hail was reported across the northern and northwestern parts of town. |
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 9, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 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.
NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 9, 3:10 PM CDT, 6 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 3:10 PM CDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 9, 5:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-100600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 545 PM CDT WED MAY 9 2001 STORM SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 10PM. THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WHICH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN IOWA...TO CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS DEEPER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MOVES NORTH INTO THE AREA. IN ADDITION...A LOW LEVEL JET WHICH WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING WILL AID IN FEEDING MOISTURE NORTH WHICH WILL LIKELY KEEP THUNDERSTORMS STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE LATE INTO THE NIGHT. THE GREATEST THREAT APPEARS TO BE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. LATE TONIGHT...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A THREAT AS THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY EVOLVE INTO A LARGE COMPLEX OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. SKERRITT
Local storm report, May 9, 6:23 PM CDT, 3 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
623 PM CDT WED MAY 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0620 PM 8 S WISNER NE 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 CUMING REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, May 9, 8:42 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
903 PM CDT WED MAY 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0648 PM 2 E BEEMER NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 CUMING REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0650 PM 1 S BLENCOE IA 55 MPH TSTM GUST
05/09/01 MONONA REPORTED BY MEDIA.
0656 PM BLENCOE IA 75 MPH TSTM GUST
05/09/01 MONONA REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0705 PM CASTANA IA 60 MPH TSTM GUST
05/09/01 MONONA REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0709 PM CLARKSON NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 COLFAX REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0711 PM 3 W WEST PT NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 CUMING REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
HAIL FROM 3 MILES WEST OF
WESTPOINT TO WESTPOINT.
0711 PM CLARKSON NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 COLFAX REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0711 PM HOWELLS NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 COLFAX REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
HAIL FROM 1911 TO 1922.
LOTS OF HAIL AT INTERSECTION
OF HIGHWAYS 15 AND 91.
0722 PM 1 N SNYDER NE 1 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 DODGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
HAIL 1922 TO 1925.
0730 PM DODGE NE 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 DODGE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0759 PM 2 S NICKERSON NE 65 MPH TSTM GUST
05/09/01 DODGE REPORTED BY MEDIA.
INFLOW WINDS OF 60 TO
70 MPH FROM THE SOUTH.
0800 PM SCHUYLER NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 COLFAX REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0802 PM SCRIBNER NE 1 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 DODGE REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
0820 PM 7 NW FREMONT NE TORNADO
05/09/01 DODGE REPORTED BY
MEDIA.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0828 PM SCHUYLER NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/09/01 COLFAX REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0836 PM 1 W FREMONT NE TORNADO
05/09/01 DODGE REPORTED BY MEDIA.The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cuming, Dodge | 48 min |
| May 9, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Platte | 25 min |
| May 9, 7:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Colfax, Platte | 33 min |
| May 9, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Colfax | 62 min |
| May 9, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt, Washington | 65 min |
| May 9, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge | 53 min |
| May 9, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Saunders | 55 min |
| May 9, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Dodge | 36 min |
| May 9, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Colfax | 30 min |
| May 9, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Washington | 45 min |
| May 9, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas | 63 min |
| May 9, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Washington | 34 min |
| May 9, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Colfax | 43 min |
| May 9, 10:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Dodge | 6 hr |
| May 9, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge, Washington | 62 min |
| May 9, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas | 45 min |
| May 9, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline, Seward | 42 min |
| May 9, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Colfax | 41 min |
| May 9, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt | 62 min |
| May 9, 11:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Washington | 44 min |
| May 10, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Nemaha, Otoe | 48 min |
| May 9, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison | 50 min |
| May 9, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Monona | 42 min |
| May 9, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison | 64 min |
| May 9, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Shelby | 45 min |
| May 9, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie | 58 min |
| May 9, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Mills | 54 min |
| May 9, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pottawattamie | 32 min |
| May 9, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Montgomery | 46 min |
| May 9, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison | 64 min |
| May 10, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Montgomery | 51 min |
| May 10, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont | 49 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.