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River Flood Warning 53, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this river flood warning at Jun 5, 2008, 10:21 PM CDT for Saunders County, Nebraska. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2008, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 8:37 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Saunders County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 5, 2:20 PM CDT, 8 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:20 PM CDT, 8 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
220 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008
.DISCUSSION...
TIMING AND EXTENT OF CONVECTION MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM.
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA JUST
EAST OF KMCK AT 18Z WITH WARM FRONT STRETCHING INTO NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN IOWA. INITIAL BAND OF CONVECTION DEVELOPED NORTH
OF THE WARM FRONT THIS MORNING AND MOVED NORTH OUT OF THE AREA.
CURRENT RADAR AND SATELLITE TRENDS SHOW A LINE OF CONVECTION FROM
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO CENTRAL KANSAS ALONG SEMI-DRY LINE BOUNDARY.
EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO PUSH INTO THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AS
SURFACE LOW TRACKS SLOWLY NORTH. HIGH POPS IN PLACE FOR TONIGHT WITH
HEADLINES FOR SEVERE OR FLOOD POTENTIAL. STRONG WIND FIELDS SUGGEST
HIGH POSSIBILITY OF TORNADIC STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WITH FAST MOVEMENT NORTH. MAIN ACTION EXPECTED TO END AFTER 06Z AS
UPPER WAVE MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. BRIEF BREAK FRIDAY FROM WEATHER
BUT ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND LINGERS INTO
SUNDAY AS UPPER FLOW BECOMES PARALLEL TO THE SURFACE BOUNDARY
ACROSS KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
EXTENDED FORECAST LEANING TOWARD HPC GUIDANCE TODAY WITH TREND TOWARD
COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST.
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR TAF SITES KOMA...KLNK AND KOFK THRU 06/1800Z.
MAIN THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH 03Z AT EACH TAF SITE
AS UPPER WAVE AND SURFACE FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. SURFACE WINDS
ALSO EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH INTO THE EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO
A WESTERLY DIRECATION AFTER 06Z.
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR NEZ011-012-015>018-
030>034-042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NEZ015-033-034-
043>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093.
IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR IAZ043-055-056-069-
079-080-090-091.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR IAZ043-055-056-
069-079-080-090-091.
&&
FOBERT/DERGANHazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 4:10 PM CDT, 6 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 410 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-061115- MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE- JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- 410 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM CENTRAL KANSAS INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. SOME SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING VERY FAST WITH SPEEDS UP TO 60 MPH. LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. EXTREME SHEAR VALUES ARE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN UNUSALLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW. SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL BE IN PLACE THIS EVENING AND COMBINED WITH THE STRONG SHEAR WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG...LONG TRACKED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO LIKELY. ALTHOUGH THE STORMS WILL HAVE A FAST STORM MOVEMENT...BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING FLOODING AND SATURATED SOILS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CONTINUED THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO INDIVIDUAL RIVER AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR SPECIFIC FLOODING DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA UNTIL 700 PM CDT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING. FOBERT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 5, 7:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
753 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0641 PM TSTM WND GST 17 W CREIGHTON 42.46N 98.24W
06/05/2008 E70 MPH KNOX NE PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF HOUSE
&&
KURTZLocal storm report, Jun 5, 8:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
800 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG MISSOURI VALLEY 41.56N 95.90W
06/05/2008 HARRISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES, POWER LINES DOWN
&&
KURTZLocal storm report, Jun 5, 8:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
809 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM TORNADO 5 W NEBRASKA CITY 40.68N 95.96W
06/05/2008 OTOE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO REPORTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT NORTH OF I-29 MILE
MARKER 10 AND IOWA 2
&&
KURTZLocal storm report, Jun 5, 8:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
815 PM CDT THU JUN 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM TORNADO 4 NNE FALLS CITY 40.12N 95.57W
06/05/2008 RICHARDSON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
DAMAGE REPORTED TO CHURCH AND HOUSE
&&
KURTZLocal storm report, Jun 5, 9:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Richardson | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Richardson | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 10:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 12 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Knox | 27 hr |
| Jun 6, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Sarpy | 11 hr |
| Jun 5, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Fremont, Page | 57 min |
| Jun 5, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Fremont, Mills, Montgomery | 19 min |
| Jun 5, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Montgomery, Page | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 7:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Montgomery | 16 min |
| Jun 5, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Montgomery | 13 min |
| Jun 5, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Page | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Page | 26 min |
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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.