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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Omaha, NE

August 21, 2007Boone County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2007, 8:44 PM CDT for Boone County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 21, 2007, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2007, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Boone County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 21, 8:59 PM CDTHAIL 1St. Edward, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 21, 3:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 140 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2007-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2524 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2007-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2524 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-124 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1850 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KOAX 220146
SVROAX
NEC011-220215-
/O.NEW.KOAX.SV.W.0310.070822T0144Z-070822T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
844 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 843 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 3/4 INCH HAIL.  THIS STORM
  WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. EDWARD...OR ABOUT 32 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  COLUMBUS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ST. EDWARD AND RURAL AREAS OF 
THE INDICATED COUNTY...

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA...PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. GET INTO A REINFORCED
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND GLASS DOORS.

HAIL OF 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. GO
TO A SAFE PLACE INSIDE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND GLASS DOORS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4173 9807 4157 9815 4152 9809 4153 9782
      4167 9783

$$

GRIFFIS
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KOAX 220154
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
854 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007

NEC011-220215-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-070822T0215Z/
BOONE NE-
854 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR BOONE COUNTY...

AT 851 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 3/4 INCH HAIL. 
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. EDWARD...OR ABOUT 29 MILES NORTHWEST
OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE STORM WILL AFFECT ST. EDWARD AND MAINLY RURAL AREAS IN SOUTHWEST 
BOONE COUNTY.

THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE HAIL 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER. SEEK A
STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND GLASS DOORS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4173 9807 4157 9815 4152 9809 4153 9782
      4167 9783

$$

GRIFFIS
000 
WWUS53 KOAX 220208
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
908 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007

NEC011-220218-
/O.EXP.KOAX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-070822T0215Z/
BOONE NE-
908 PM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BOONE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 915 PM
CDT...

THE WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS 
SCHEDULED. STORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER SEVERE. HEAVY RAIN 
IS STILL POSSIBLE ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4173 9807 4157 9815 4152 9809 4153 9782
      4167 9783

$$

GRIFFIS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXKnox44 min
Aug 21, 7:33 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXCedar42 min
Aug 21, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXPierce52 min
Aug 21, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBoone42 min
Aug 21, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMadison, Platte65 min
Aug 21, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXStanton29 min
Aug 22, 6:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBurt50 min
Aug 22, 8:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXThurston45 min
Aug 22, 8:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXThurston3 hr
Aug 22, 8:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXThurston36 min
Aug 22, 9:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope48 min
Aug 22, 10:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMadison33 min
Aug 22, 11:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchOAXAntelope, Boone, Burt, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming and 9 more25 hr
Aug 22, 3:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXAntelope, Boone, Madison3 hr
Aug 22, 4:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXCuming, Stanton3 hr
Aug 22, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass35 min
Aug 22, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSaline, Seward39 min
Aug 22, 6:59 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXJefferson31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.