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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Omaha, NE

June 5, 20084 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2008, 12:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 28 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 5, 2008, 12:17 PM CDT (17:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2008, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cedar County, NE, Knox County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Wayne County, NE

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 10:55 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 153 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 12:00Z on 2008-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 114 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2008-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
114 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-451 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1354 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.1

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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 5, 5:06 AM CDT, 7 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 5:06 AM CDT, 7 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
506 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

.DISCUSSION...
CONCERNS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

PESKY TROF CONTINUES IT/S PROGRESSION INTO THE PLAINS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...AND FINALLY LIFTS NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST
IOWA THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTO NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA. OVERNIGHT SEVERAL REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL FELL...ONE
BAND FRON BUTLER TO SAUNDERS COUNTY...WITH ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY
RAIN FM SALINE ACRS LANCASTER EWD TO CAST/OTOE/MILLS AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...WITH A SWATH OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

WITH THE PRECIPITABLE WATER OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES...RETURNING TO THE
FORECAST AREA AND THE SFC FNT NR THE KS/NE BORDER...EXPECTED TO
LIFT NORTH TODAY AND THEN MOVE THROUGH AS A COLD FRONT TONIGHT.
HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING. EXTENDING FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE THETA
E- RIDGE AXIS SET UP OVER ERN NEB AND MOVES INTO WRN IA THRU 06Z.
LATEST TRENDS DO TRY TO BRING THE DRY SLOT IN AND THE STORM
MOTIONS INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 KTS...SO THIS SHOULD HELP KEEP THE
STORMS MOVING.

THE LOW LEVEL JET IS PROGGED TO STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON TO 40 TO 50KTS BY 00Z AND 50 TO 60KTS BY 03Z...COMBINED
WITH THE SFC LOW TRACKING FM WRN KS TO CNTRL NEB. DID ISSUE A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS WINDS STRENGTHEN
THROUGHOUT THE LOWER AND MID LEVELS.

SEVERE THREAT CONTINUES TODAY AND THIS EVENING...AS THE ENTIRE
FORECAST AREA IS IN A MODERATE RISK...WITH TORNADOES...DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN. DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS STRONGEST
OVR THE WRN PORTION OF THE CWA THIS MORNING AND THIS SHEAR MAXIMUM
SHIFTS TO ERN NEB AND WRN IA BY 00Z AND INTO IA THIS EVENING.
MUCAPE OF 1-2K J/KG ARE PROGGED TO DOUBLE TO 2-4K J/KG BY 00Z.
VERY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE FORECAST OVR SE NEB
TAF...WITH LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES STEEPENING ACRS THE CWA THIS
AFTERNOON. WRM MID LEVEL TEMPS WILL ADVANCE ACRS THE CWA AND THIS
SHOULD LIMIT CONVECTION UNTIL THE SFC HEATING COMBINED WITH THE
BOUNDARY AND UPPR LEVEL SUPPORT MOVE IN LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAVE LEFT FRIDAY MOSTLY DRY HOWEVER ANOTHER FRONT WITH UPR LEVEL
SUPPORT WILL MOVE IN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING THE
NEXT CHC FOR TSRA. WITH SW FLOW ALOFT AND THE SFC BOUNDARY IN THE
AREA CONTINUE TSRA CHCS INTO SUNDAY INTO MID WEEK.

&&

.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 FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 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 FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING
     FOR IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091.

&&

ZAPOTOCNY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 11:42 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 5, 11:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1102 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

1057 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 N WEEPING WATER       40.93N 96.14W
06/05/2008  E4.26 INCH       CASS               NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

KURTZ
Local storm report, Jun 5, 11:37 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1137 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

1130 AM     HAIL             OAKDALE                 42.07N 97.97W
06/05/2008  M0.75 INCH       ANTELOPE           NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

DERGAN
Local storm report, Jun 5, 11:52 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1152 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

1130 AM     HAIL             PIERCE                  42.20N 97.53W
06/05/2008  M0.88 INCH       PIERCE             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DERGAN
Local storm report, Jun 5, 11:56 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1156 AM CDT THU JUN 05 2008

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

1149 AM     HAIL             PIERCE                  42.20N 97.53W
06/05/2008  M0.88 INCH       PIERCE             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DERGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 7:22 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXButler, Seward38 min
Jun 4, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXButler, Colfax46 min
Jun 4, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSaunders47 min
Jun 4, 8:03 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXButler, Saunders, Seward42 min
Jun 4, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXButler, Lancaster, Saunders, Seward51 min
Jun 4, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Sarpy41 min
Jun 4, 8:22 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXLancaster, Seward38 min
Jun 4, 8:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXBoone, Madison, Platte4 hr
Jun 4, 8:32 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXCass, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders28 min
Jun 4, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXDodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, Washington64 min
Jun 4, 9:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXCuming4 hr
Jun 4, 9:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXSaunders4 hr
Jun 4, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders43 min
Jun 4, 9:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXStanton4 hr
Jun 4, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Douglas, Sarpy, Washington58 min
Jun 4, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXJefferson51 min
Jun 4, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Lancaster, Otoe66 min
Jun 4, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline and 1 more41 min
Jun 4, 9:43 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXJefferson32 min
Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXCass4 hr
Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders45 min
Jun 4, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBurt49 min
Jun 4, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass27 min
Jun 4, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline and 1 more45 min
Jun 4, 10:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXGage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline8 hr
Jun 4, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline and 1 more46 min
Jun 4, 11:40 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOAXCass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe and 2 more14 hr
Jun 4, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe and 1 more64 min
Jun 4, 11:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXOtoe53 min
Jun 4, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXGage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson51 min
Jun 5, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXButler, Saunders24 min
Jun 5, 12:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXButler6 days
Jun 5, 12:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXSeward6 days
Jun 5, 12:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXSaline9 days
Jun 5, 12:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSaline, Seward42 min
Jun 5, 12:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXSeward7 days
Jun 5, 12:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXOtoe11 days
Jun 5, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXButler9 min
Jun 5, 1:27 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXCass35 hr
Jun 5, 1:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXCass4 hr
Jun 5, 1:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXSaline, Seward40 min
Jun 5, 2:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXButler, Saunders6 hr
Jun 5, 3:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXLancaster19 hr
Jun 5, 3:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXJefferson19 hr
Jun 5, 4:12 AM CDTWind AdvisoryOAXBurt, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and 15 more17 hr
Jun 5, 4:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXStanton5 hr
Jun 5, 4:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXCuming17 hr
Jun 5, 6:51 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXSaunders22 hr
Jun 5, 8:26 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOAXButler, Saunders8 hr
Jun 5, 8:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXNemaha24 hr
Jun 5, 8:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXCass14 hr
Jun 5, 8:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXSaline14 hr
Jun 5, 10:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Knox, Madison, Pierce49 min
Jun 5, 11:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Boone, Madison, Pierce41 min
Jun 5, 11:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCedar, Knox36 min
Jun 5, 11:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCedar, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Wayne41 min
Jun 5, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXThurston15 min
Jun 5, 12:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCedar34 min
Jun 5, 12:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCedar23 min
Jun 5, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXGage, Johnson, Pawnee33 min
Jun 5, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXGage, Johnson, Pawnee52 min
Jun 5, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXJohnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson48 min
Jun 5, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Knox52 min
Jun 5, 6:15 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXJohnson, Nemaha, Pawnee32 min
Jun 5, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Boone, Knox, Madison, Pierce44 min
Jun 5, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXPawnee, Richardson39 min
Jun 5, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe51 min
Jun 5, 6:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXGage9 days
Jun 5, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBoone, Colfax, Madison, Pierce, Platte, Stanton29 min
Jun 5, 6:37 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXJohnson, Nemaha, Otoe38 min
Jun 5, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXNemaha, Richardson36 min
Jun 5, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXRichardson47 min
Jun 5, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Cedar, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Wayne46 min
Jun 4, 7:09 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXMontgomery51 min
Jun 4, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMontgomery28 min
Jun 4, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMills39 min
Jun 4, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page38 min
Jun 4, 10:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXFremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page4 hr
Jun 5, 12:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXMontgomery33 hr
Jun 5, 12:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXFremont14 days

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.