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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 8:04 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 41 min. 3 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 11, 2008, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Saline County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 8:25 PM CDT | TORNADO | Plymouth, NE | |
| Jun 11, 8:38 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Se Plymouth, NE | |
| Jun 11, 8:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Jansen, 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 11, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 1641 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1105 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KOAX 120104 TOROAX NEC067-095-109-151-120145- /O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0049.080612T0104Z-080612T0145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 804 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BEATRICE... NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... SOUTHWESTERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 845 PM CDT. * AT 759 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 11 MILES WEST OF FAIRBURY...OR 33 MILES WEST OF BEATRICE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED A FUNNEL WITH THIS STORM NEAR THE THAYER COUNTY LINE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FAIRBURY...WESTERN...PLYMOUTH...WILBER...DE WITT...CLATONIA... BEATRICE...PICKRELL AND HALLAM... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...TAKE COVER IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4010 9737 4043 9736 4059 9678 4020 9669 TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 254DEG 39KT 4022 9730 $$ DERGAN
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KOAX 120119 SVSOAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 818 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 NEC067-095-109-151-120145- /O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080612T0145Z/ SALINE NE-GAGE NE-JEFFERSON NE-LANCASTER NE- 818 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LANCASTER...NORTHERN JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN GAGE AND SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTIES... AT 815 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRBURY...OR 24 MILES WEST OF BEATRICE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED AT FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM OVER FAIRBURY AROUND 813 PM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...JANSEN...SWANTON...HARBINE...PLYMOUTH... WILBER...DE WITT...PICKRELL...HALLAM...CLATONIA AND BEATRICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4010 9737 4043 9736 4059 9678 4020 9669 TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 263DEG 34KT 4017 9715 $$ DERGAN
000 WWUS53 KOAX 120131 SVSOAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 830 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 NEC067-095-109-151-120145- /O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080612T0145Z/ SALINE NE-GAGE NE-JEFFERSON NE-LANCASTER NE- 830 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LANCASTER...NORTHERN JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN GAGE AND SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTIES... AT 824 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION AND A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JANSEN...OR 19 MILES WEST OF BEATRICE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL WITH THIS STORM AROUND 825 MPH NORTHEAST OF FAIRBURY. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SOUTHWEST OF THIS CELL WAS MOVING TOWARD THE REYNOLDS AREA. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...SWANTON...PLYMOUTH...DE WITT...WILBER... PICKRELL...HALLAM...CLATONIA AND BEATRICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4010 9737 4043 9736 4059 9678 4020 9669 TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 239DEG 35KT 4027 9703 $$ DERGAN
000 WWUS53 KOAX 120137 SVSOAX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 836 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 NEC067-095-109-151-120145- /O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080612T0145Z/ SALINE NE-GAGE NE-JEFFERSON NE-LANCASTER NE- 836 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LANCASTER...NORTHERN JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN GAGE AND SOUTHERN SALINE COUNTIES... AT 834 PM CDT...JEFFERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTH OF PLYMOUTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THOSE IN PLYMOUTH AND PICKRELL SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...DE WITT...WILBER...PICKRELL...HALLAM... CLATONIA AND BEATRICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4010 9737 4043 9736 4059 9678 4020 9669 TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 240DEG 38KT 4030 9694 $$ DERGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Saline, Saunders, Seward | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Douglas, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 7:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Douglas | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Otoe | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 8:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Sarpy | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Sarpy | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 46 min |
| Jun 11, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson | 51 min |
| Jun 11, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 8:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Otoe | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Sarpy | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Otoe | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Sarpy | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 9:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe, Saline | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee | 52 min |
| Jun 11, 10:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Douglas | 99 min |
| Jun 11, 10:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Nemaha | 20 min |
| Jun 11, 11:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Sarpy | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Douglas, Sarpy | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Otoe, Saunders | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 9 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 69 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 9 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 31 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Sarpy | 8 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Sarpy | 18 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Saunders | 8 hr |
| Jun 12, 9:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Richardson | 102 min |
| Jun 12, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Nemaha | 102 min |
| Jun 12, 3:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 12 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.