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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Omaha, NE

June 4, 2005Dodge County, Washington County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2005, 9:04 PM CDT for Dodge County, Washington 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2005, 9:04 PM CDT (02:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2005, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Dodge County, NE, Washington County, NE

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

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 Jun 4, 1:45 PM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 1:45 PM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 5:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
552 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-051115-
ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-
FREMONT IA-GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON-
MILLS IA-MONONA IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PIERCE-
PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD-
SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE-
552 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA. THIS TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST
IOWA WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
POSSIBLE.

ANOTHER BOUNDARY WITH SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
IS OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.  SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING.

IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR FAR SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. THIS AREA INCLUDES OTOE...JOHNSON...
NEMAHA...RICHARDSON AND PAWNEE COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA AND FREMONT
AND PAGE COUNTIES OF IOWA. ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER
MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...THAT AREA STANDS A
HIGHER CHANCE OF PICKING UP HEAVY RAIN. MUCH OF THAT AREA ALSO
RECEIVED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EARLY FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS COULD RETURN TO THE AREA AS EARLY AS MONDAY NIGHT BUT
ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY PERIODS
WHEN SEVERE WEATHER WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED FOR THIS EVENING.

ZAPOTOCNY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
735 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2005

IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-050>053-050700-

...TORNADO WATCH 396 HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 200 AM CDT

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
     MONONA

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
     HARRISON...SHELBY AND POTTAWATTAMIE

IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
     KNOX...CEDAR...PIERCE...ANTELOPE...WAYNE...THURSTON...CUMING...
     STANTON...MADISON...BOONE...COLFAX AND PLATTE

IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
     BURT...DODGE...WASHINGTON...BUTLER...SAUNDERS...DOUGLAS AND
     SARPY

SMITH
Local storm report, Jun 4, 7:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 4, 7:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:08 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
808 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 PM     HAIL             WYMORE                  40.12N 96.67W
06/04/2005  2.75 INCH        GAGE               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0715 PM     HAIL             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
06/04/2005  0.75 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            13TH AND HARRISON

0720 PM     HAIL             PAPILLION               41.16N 96.04W
06/04/2005  1.75 INCH        SARPY              NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            72ND AND HWY 370

0727 PM     HAIL             BELLEVUE                41.16N 95.92W
06/04/2005  0.75 INCH        SARPY              NE   AMATEUR RADIO

0730 PM     HAIL             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
06/04/2005  0.88 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            HWY 75 AND F ST

0731 PM     HAIL             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
06/04/2005  1.00 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            16TH AND L ST

0738 PM     HAIL             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
06/04/2005  1.00 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            30TH AND LAUREL

0739 PM     HAIL             OMAHA                   41.26N 96.01W
06/04/2005  1.50 INCH        DOUGLAS            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            35TH AND CHARLES

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:49 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
849 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 PM     HAIL             ODELL                   40.05N 96.80W
06/04/2005  2.75 INCH        GAGE               NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELDS BROKEN OUT FROM MUCH BASEBALL
            SIZE HAIL.

&&

KLISH
Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:52 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
852 PM CDT SAT JUN 04 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 PM     HAIL             LINCOLN                 40.82N 96.69W
06/04/2005  0.75 INCH        LANCASTER          NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSarpy32 min
Jun 4, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDouglas47 min
Jun 4, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXGage33 min
Jun 4, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXLancaster46 min
Jun 4, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Knox45 min
Jun 4, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSeward41 min
Jun 4, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass40 min
Jun 4, 8:12 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXButler39 min
Jun 4, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSaunders30 min
Jun 4, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDouglas, Sarpy50 min
Jun 4, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXKnox37 min
Jun 4, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSaunders60 min
Jun 4, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCedar, Knox35 min
Jun 4, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDouglas, Sarpy45 min
Jun 4, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXColfax, Dodge48 min
Jun 4, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCedar35 min
Jun 4, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXKnox46 min
Jun 4, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDouglas31 min
Jun 4, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBoone52 min
Jun 4, 11:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXCedar6 hr
Jun 5, 2:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDodge26 min
Jun 4, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXHarrison, Pottawattamie48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.