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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2003, 12:04 AM CDT for Cedar County, Nebraska. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2003, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2003, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Cedar County, NE
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 10:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 274 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1534 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 996 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 407 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KOAX 240504
TOROAX
NEC027-240545-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1204 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CEDAR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
* AT 1158 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE STORM WITH A POSSIBLE
TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES
WEST OF COLERIDGE...OR ABOUT 28 MILES SOUTH OF YANKTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLERIDGE...
HARTINGTON...
WYNOT...
OBERT.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR A TORNADO. IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4250 9747 4240 9731 4256 9701 4275 9703
4279 9718
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 23, 2:50 PM CDT, 9 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:50 PM CDT, 9 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 250 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MAIN CONCERN AGAIN IN THE NEAR TERM. VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY. LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS LO NEAR SWRN NEB WITH WRMFNT EXTENDING SEWD INTO SERN KS. 18Z OAX SOUNDING SHOWS DESCENT CAP AND RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS STRONG CONVECTIVE INHIBITION ACROSS MUCH OF NEB EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FNT WL NEED TO BE MONITORED AS IT MOVES NWD INTO CNTRL NEB WHERE VERY LARGE CAPE VALUES EXIST AND CAP IS EXPECTED TO BREAK LATER TODAY WITH FURTHER SFC HEATING. ALL PARAMETER COME TOGETHER FOR CONVECTION TO CONTINUE NEWD INTO NERN NEB AS LLJ STRENGTHENS LATER THIS EVENING AND THETA-E RIDGE MOVES OVR ERN NEB. SUPERCELLS LIKELY GIVEN 50 KTS OF 0-6KM BULK SHEAR. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVR NERN NEB WITH PWS NEARING 2.0 AND CORFIDI VECTORS SLOWING DOWN. WL TAPER FROM SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SOUTH TO LIKELYS NORTH. TUESDAY GIVES US MUCH OF THE SAME THING WITH CAPPED ENVIRONMENT AND RECEDING LLJ IN THE MORNING HOURS. THEN CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS COME TOGETHER AGAIN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THE LLJ INCREASES IN STRENGTH. AREA IN MOD RISK AGAIN DAY 2. FRONT FINALLY PUSHES THRU BY WED EVENING AS UPPER TROF SHIFTS EAST. POST FRONTAL SHOWERS EXPECTED WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES FORECAST. UPPER TROF MOVES EAST OF AREA BY THURSDAY AND WE THEN GET INTO NWRLY FLOW WITH WEAK RIDGING TO THE WEST. WL KEEP DRY FORECAST GOING FOR THE EXTENDED HOWEVER A COUPLE OF SHORTWAVES WILL BE RIDING OVR WEAK RIDGE AND COULD PRODUCE SOME TSTMS BY LATE WEEKEND. TOO EARLY TO TELL. .OMA...NONE. GRIFFIS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 5:05 PM CDT, 6 hours 59 minutes before
IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-241030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 505 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THE GREATEST THREAT APPEARS TO BE IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO BLAIR. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PUSH INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. VERY UNSTABLE AIR IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT WARM MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO OVER NORTHERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN NEBRASKA SUPPRESSING CONVECTION SO FAR. AS A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS THIS EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND INTENSIFY ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN NEBRASKA. WIND SHEAR WILL BE MOST FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELL STORMS TO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS VERY UNSTABLE AIR REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...HOWEVER IT IS TOO SOON TO DETERMINE THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT IN PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. FOBERT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 23, 9:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
909 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
900 PM 2 N ROYAL NE TORNADO
06/23/03 ANTELOPE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER, A BRIEF
TORNADO TOUCH DOWN.
901 PM FORDYCE NE 1.5 INCH HAIL
06/23/03 CEDAR REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Jun 23, 9:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
926 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
910 PM FORDYCE NE 2 INCH HAIL
06/23/03 CEDAR REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Local storm report, Jun 23, 9:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
947 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
930 PM CREIGHTON NE WIND DAMAGE
06/23/03 KNOX REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN.
945 PM 6 W COLERIDGE NE TORNADO REPORTED
06/23/03 CEDAR BY LAW ENFORCEMENTLocal storm report, Jun 23, 11:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1100 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1038 PM 2 S DUNCAN NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/23/03 PLATTE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
1040 PM 3 S DUNCAN NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/23/03 PLATTE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.Special weather statement, Jun 23, 11:10 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ066>068-078-088>093-240515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1110 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 572...SALINE...JEFFERSON...LANCASTER... GAGE...CASS...OTOE...JOHNSON...NEMAHA...PAWNEE...RICHARDSON. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 572...MILLS...MONTGOMERY...FREMONT...PAGE. THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER BEFORE 1 AM HAS DECREASED... BUT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT. KING
Local storm report, Jun 23, 11:15 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1115 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1055 PM WAYNE NE 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/23/03 WAYNE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. POWER IS OUT
IN WAYNE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope, Knox, Pierce | 22 min |
| Jun 23, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Knox | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Antelope | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 9:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Antelope, Knox | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Antelope | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Knox | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 10:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Platte | 64 min |
| Jun 23, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Platte | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Wayne | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Knox | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 11:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Knox | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Knox | 60 min |
| Jun 24, 12:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cedar | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.