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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 381, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 18, 2005, 11:43 PM CDT for Shelby County, Iowa. It was in force for 32 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
- Sep 18, 2005, 11:43 PM CDT (04:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2005, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Shelby County, IA
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 2068 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1326 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
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 Sep 18, 3:00 PM CDT, 8 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 3:00 PM CDT, 8 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 300 PM CDT MON SEP 18 2005 .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS... BUT WILL NEED TO ADDRESS LOW PCPN CHANCES STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THERE IS SOME SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY OFF TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. LOW CLOUDS CONTINUED TO DISSIPATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SHORTWAVE TROUGH PICKED UP VERY WELL BY THE MODELS...AND SHOWN IN THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY...WAS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. SOME WEAK RADAR RETURNS WERE SHOWING UP FROM MID CLOUD DECK. SOME SPRINKLES ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THIS EVENING...SO DECIDED TO MENTION. OTHERWISE...ATMOSPHERE SHOULD QUICKLY STABILIZE AFTER PASSAGE OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH/VORT MAX. ADJUSTED LOWS UP SLIGHTLY...SINCE THE AIRMASS ADVECTING IN IS NOT QUITE AS DRY AS EARLIER EXPECTED. BECAUSE OF THIS...HAVE SOME CONCERN FOR FOG...AND WILL INCLUDE A MENTION PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. 12Z MODELS ARE STILL IN DECENT AGREEMENT SHOWING 500 MB RIDGE OVER SRN PLAINS TODAY WILL EXPAND NORTHWARD WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WILL MAINTAIN LOW POPS FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A FRONT IN THE AREA AND STRONG THETA E ADVECTION AT 850 MB...EVEN THOUGH MODELS ARE CURRENTLY NOT SHOWING ANY QPF. CAP STRENGTH REALLY INCREASES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY... AS 700 MB TEMPERATURES RISE TO OVER 12 C ACCORDING TO BOTH THE 12Z NAM AND GFS. CAPE INCREASES INTO THE 2000-3500 J/KG RANGE...BUT CONVECTIVE INHIBITION REMAINS HIGH. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES IN THE NEXT FEW MODEL RUNS...MIGHT REMOVE PCPN CHANCES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASED MAXES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JUST SLIGHTLY... BUT SOME LOW CLOUDS MAY HINDER HEATING...SO DID NOT GO QUITE AS HIGH AS THE WARMER NAM MOS GUIDANCE AT THIS TIME. HAVE SOME CONCERN FOR SEVERE WEATHER SOMEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL OR NORTHERN PLAINS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT RIGHT NOW THE BEST POTENTIAL IS TO THE NORTHEAST OF OUR FORECAST AREA. HAVE TO MAINTAIN SOME LOW POPS INTO SATURDAY. STRONG TROUGH SHOULD MOVE INTO THE WRN U.S. THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WITH A CLOSED LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD FROM OREGON INTO CALIFORNIA AND THEN TO NEVADA. REMNANTS OF RITA CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO STAY TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST...BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR THE WEEKEND. THE WEEKEND COULD BE ACTIVE WITH DIFFLUENT SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND MORE BITS OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY EJECTING NEWD OUT OF LONGWAVE TROUGH. RIGHT NOW...MAIN CHUNK SYSTEM TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && MILLER
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 18, 5:00 PM CDT, 6 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 500 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-191000- 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- 500 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH 11 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA. LARGE HAIL AND OR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD MOVE TOWARD SOUTHWEST IOWA OVERNIGHT. THE PRIMARY TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AND NORTHEAST OF THIS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IOWA AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEBRASKA MONDAY MORNING. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT PUSHES NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. BEYOND THEN... THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MILLER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 18, 9:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
938 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0931 PM HAIL CRESTON 41.71N 97.36W
09/18/2005 1.00 INCH PLATTE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JBLocal storm report, Sep 18, 10:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1039 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 PM TSTM WND GST FREMONT 41.44N 96.49W
09/18/2005 60 MPH DODGE NE NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
DEWALDSpecial weather statement, Sep 18, 10:47 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 1047 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005 NEC003-011-027-107-119-139-167-179-190445- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED TORNADO WATCH 798 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEBRASKA THIS CANCELS 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA ANTELOPE BOONE CEDAR KNOX MADISON PIERCE STANTON WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALBION...BLOOMFIELD...HARTINGTON... NELIGH...NORFOLK...PIERCE...STANTON AND WAYNE. IAC071-085-129-133-137-145-155-165-NEC021-023-025-037-039-053-055- 067-095-097-109-127-131-133-141-147-151-153-155-159-173-177- 190500- TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 798...PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT...HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 12 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BURT BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA COLFAX CUMING PLATTE THURSTON IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE SEWARD SMITH
Local storm report, Sep 18, 11:31 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1131 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 PM HAIL ABIE 41.33N 96.95W
09/18/2005 0.75 INCH BUTLER NE PUBLIC
1114 PM HAIL MILLARD 41.21N 96.16W
09/18/2005 0.88 INCH DOUGLAS NE NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
DEWALDLocal storm report, Sep 18, 11:40 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1140 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM HAIL 3 NE GRETNA 41.17N 96.20W
09/18/2005 1.00 INCH SARPY NE AMATEUR RADIO
&&
DEWALDLocal storm report, Sep 18, 11:42 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope | 41 min |
| Sep 18, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison | 53 min |
| Sep 18, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Boone | 15 min |
| Sep 18, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Platte | 56 min |
| Sep 18, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison | 45 min |
| Sep 18, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Colfax | 42 min |
| Sep 18, 9:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler | 37 min |
| Sep 18, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge | 48 min |
| Sep 18, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Platte | 30 min |
| Sep 18, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saunders | 63 min |
| Sep 18, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge | 30 min |
| Sep 18, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas, Washington | 67 min |
| Sep 18, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saunders | 33 min |
| Sep 18, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Sarpy | 39 min |
| Sep 18, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saunders | 46 min |
| Sep 18, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Harrison, Pottawattamie | 46 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.