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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 171, NWS Omaha, NE

May 9, 2001Dodge County, Nebraska

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.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 9, 9:37 PM CDTHail 0.75North Bend, NE
May 9, 10:12 PM CDTHail 1.75Fremont, NEHail 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 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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In the hours before

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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Local storm report, May 9, 9:03 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:12 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXCuming, Dodge48 min
May 9, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXPlatte25 min
May 9, 7:27 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXColfax, Platte33 min
May 9, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXColfax62 min
May 9, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBurt, Washington65 min
May 9, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDodge53 min
May 9, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXButler, Saunders55 min
May 9, 8:24 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXDodge36 min
May 9, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXColfax30 min
May 9, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXWashington45 min
May 9, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDouglas63 min
May 9, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXWashington34 min
May 9, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXColfax43 min
May 9, 10:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXDodge6 hr
May 9, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDodge, Washington62 min
May 9, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDouglas45 min
May 9, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSaline, Seward42 min
May 9, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXColfax41 min
May 9, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBurt62 min
May 9, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXWashington44 min
May 10, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXNemaha, Otoe48 min
May 9, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXHarrison50 min
May 9, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMonona42 min
May 9, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXHarrison64 min
May 9, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXShelby45 min
May 9, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXPottawattamie58 min
May 9, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMills54 min
May 9, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXPottawattamie32 min
May 9, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMontgomery46 min
May 9, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXHarrison64 min
May 10, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMontgomery51 min
May 10, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont49 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.