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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2008, 8:22 PM CDT for Lancaster County, Seward County, Nebraska. It was in force for 38 min. 8 reports 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
- Jun 4, 2008, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lancaster County, NE, Seward County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:26 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 2 N Raymond, NE | |
| Jun 4, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Raymond, NE | MILL ROAD AND NW 126 |
| Jun 4, 8:35 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Lincoln, NE | |
| Jun 4, 8:35 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | Raymond, NE | |
| Jun 4, 8:36 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Lincoln, NE | N 14TH AND DAVEY RD |
| Jun 4, 8:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Lincoln, NE | |
| Jun 4, 8:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Lincoln, NE | NW 40 AND WAVERYLY ROAD |
| Jun 4, 8:41 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 2 W Raymond, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 2024 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 331 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.7
- Supercell composite
- 18.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KOAX 050124 TOROAX NEC109-159-050200- /O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0021.080605T0122Z-080605T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 822 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LINCOLN... NORTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 900 PM CDT. * AT 818 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF LINCOLN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LINCOLN AND WAVERLY... THIS STORM IS HEADING TOWARD THE NORTHERN HALF OF LINCOLN. TAKE COVER NOW THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR A PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4097 9646 4074 9645 4087 9695 4104 9691 TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 292DEG 33KT 4091 9688 $$ DERGAN
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS53 KOAX 050203 RRA SVSOAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 904 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 NEC109-159-050214- /O.EXP.KOAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080605T0200Z/ LANCASTER NE-SEWARD NE- 904 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEWARD AND NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE REISSUED AT THIS TIME. HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4097 9646 4074 9645 4087 9695 4104 9691 TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 292DEG 33KT 4091 9688 $$ DERGAN/CZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Butler, Seward | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Colfax | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saunders | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Butler, Saunders, Seward | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Lancaster, Saunders, Seward | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Sarpy | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 8:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Boone, Madison, Platte | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders, Washington | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 9:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cuming | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 9:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Stanton | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Washington | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Jefferson | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Otoe | 66 min |
| Jun 4, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 10:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline | 8 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline and 1 more | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 11:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 4, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Otoe | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Saunders | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 12:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Butler | 6 days |
| Jun 5, 12:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Seward | 6 days |
| Jun 5, 12:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saline | 9 days |
| Jun 5, 12:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline, Seward | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 12:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Seward | 7 days |
| Jun 5, 12:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Otoe | 11 days |
| Jun 5, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler | 9 min |
| Jun 5, 1:27 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 35 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline, Seward | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 2:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Butler, Saunders | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 19 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Jefferson | 19 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:12 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | OAX | Burt, Butler, Cass, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and 15 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Stanton | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cuming | 17 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 22 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Butler, Saunders | 8 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Nemaha | 24 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 14 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saline | 14 hr |
| Jun 5, 10:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope, Knox, Madison, Pierce | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 11:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope, Boone, Madison, Pierce | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Knox | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 11:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Wayne | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Thurston | 15 min |
| Jun 5, 12:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Knox, Pierce, Wayne | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 12:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Johnson, Pawnee | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage, Johnson, Pawnee | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope, Knox | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope, Boone, Knox, Madison, Pierce | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pawnee, Richardson | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 6:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Gage | 9 days |
| Jun 5, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Boone, Colfax, Madison, Pierce, Platte, Stanton | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Nemaha, Richardson | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Richardson | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope, Cedar, Knox, Madison, Pierce, Wayne | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.