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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this flash flood watch at Aug 22, 2007, 11:14 AM CDT for 15 counties in Nebraska; Harrison County, Monona County, Shelby County, Iowa. It took effect at Aug 22, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2007, 11:14 AM CDT (16:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2007, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2007, 12:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Harrison County, IA, Monona County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Burt County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Knox County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 1071 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1229 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Aug 22, 4:17 AM CDT, 6 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 4:17 AM CDT, 6 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
417 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007
.DISCUSSION...
DIFFICULT FORECAST ON TAP TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...SPECIFICALLY
TIMING/PLACEMENT OF PCPN. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWING A
NUMBER OF EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE MAIN UPPER TROF
ACROSS THE NW CONUS...AND INTO THE PLAINS. UPPER DIVG/IMPULSES HAVE
HELP KICK OFF LINE OF COMPLEXES FROM SD/WRN NEB/NE CO INVOF A
COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ABOUT SRN SD TO THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.
MEANWHILE...VORT MAX/LLVL JET/MOIST CONVG OVER ERN NEB/WRN IA
RESPONSIBLE FOR A LINE OF CONVECTION MOVING ACROSS THE CWA...WITH
ANOTHER SEPARATE AREA OF STORMS MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH NRN KS/SC
NEB. GIVEN TRENDS OF REGIONAL 88D LOOP...FAIRLY CONFIDENT CWA SHOULD
SEE PCPN ACTIVITY THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWA REMAINS IN THE WARM SECTOR TILL FROPA LATER DAY...WITH RUC
SHOWING MLCAPES INCREASING THROUGH 12Z-18Z TO 1500 J/KG...SUGGESTING
APPROACHING ACTIVITY FROM THE SOUTHWEST SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN
ITSELF. SURFACE FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY SEWD THROUGH THE CWA TONIGHT AS
UPPER TROF AXIS MIGRATES EAST. BOUNDARY EVENTUALLY STALLS FROM ERN IA
TO SW KS FRIDAY MORNING. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO POOL ALONG THE
BOUNDARY EARLY ON BEFORE THE LLVL JET BEGINS SWINGING FROM S TO SW.
WILL THEREFORE FOCUS HIGHER POPS OVER THE SOUTHERN CWA TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY WHERE LIFT WILL BE MORE PREVALENT. NEXT DISTURBANCE OF CONCERN
BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE WESTERN DAKOTAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INDUCING
LIFT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE NAM IS MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN GFS
AND LAYS PATCH OF QPF INVOF THE NRN CWA FRIDAY EVENING...SO WILL ADD
TOKEN POPS JUST IN CASE. FINALLY...MILD AND DRY SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD CONVECTION FM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WCNTRL IA SHOULD
CONT TILL AROUND 12Z WITH OTHER SHOWERS/ISOLD TSTMS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO AND ACROSS MUCH OF ERN NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH A LULL
IN THE ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING...AN INCREASE IN
CONVECTION IS LIKELY LATER THIS AFTN/EARLY TNGT AS A FRONT PUSHES
ACROSS THE AREA. THE WIDESPREAD RAIN HAS LEFT LOW CLOUDS SCT ACROSS
THE AREA WITH CIGS MOSTLY IN THE 1000-2000 FOOT RANGE BUT OCNLY
DROPPING INTO THE IFR CATEGORY. APPEARS THERE WL BE ENOUGH CLOUD
COVER/MIXING TO KEEP WDSPRD VSBY RESTRICTIONS FROM OCCURRING THIS
MORNING...OUTSIDE OF PCPN AREAS ANYWAY. HOWEVER...SOME ISOLD 3SM BR
IS POSSIBLE FOR SVRL HOURS THIS MORNING.
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045.
IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
IAZ043-055-056.
&&
DEE/CHERMOKHazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 5:11 AM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 511 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-221700- 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- 511 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY A FEW STORMS WILL BECOME TORNADIC LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. THAT THREAT SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN NORTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT ALBION TO HARLAN IOWA. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH HAS MOVED LITTLE THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND STRONG INSTABILITY WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT...AND POSSIBLY INDUCE A FEW TORNADIC STORMS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES...STORMS WILL EVENTUALLY MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE AND PUSH INTO WESTERN IOWA TOWARD MIDNIGHT. STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WHEN THIS OCCURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DEE
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 22, 10:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1013 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 AM HAIL 4 SW ELGIN 41.94N 98.14W
08/22/2007 E0.75 INCH ANTELOPE NE PUBLIC
&&
JEKLISHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Knox | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pierce | 52 min |
| Aug 21, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Boone | 42 min |
| Aug 21, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison, Platte | 65 min |
| Aug 21, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Boone | 31 min |
| Aug 21, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Stanton | 29 min |
| Aug 22, 6:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt | 50 min |
| Aug 22, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Thurston | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 8:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Thurston | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Thurston | 36 min |
| Aug 22, 9:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope | 48 min |
| Aug 22, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 3:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Antelope, Boone, Madison | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cuming, Stanton | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline, Seward | 39 min |
| Aug 22, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Aug 22, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills | 16 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.