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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Omaha, NE

June 16, 2014Thurston County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2014, 5:19 PM CDT for Thurston County, Nebraska. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 16, 2014, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2014, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Omaha, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Thurston County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 16, 3:07 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 106 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 33 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -485 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1667 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 236 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

824 
WFUS53 KOAX 162219
TOROAX
NEC173-162245-
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0019.140616T2219Z-140616T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
519 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN THURSTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 519 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A 
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF EMERSON...OR 21 MILES 
  SOUTH OF PONCA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHWESTERN THURSTON COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 171.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 9637 4219 9674 4226 9679 4226 9673
      4228 9672
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 238DEG 15KT 4225 9672 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BOUSTEAD

2 follow-up statements

750 
WWUS53 KOAX 162226
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
526 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

NEC173-162245-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140616T2245Z/
THURSTON NE-
526 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN THURSTON COUNTY...
    
AT 525 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF EMERSON...OR 20 MILES SOUTH OF 
PONCA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EMERSON.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 171.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 9637 4221 9671 4226 9674 4226 9673
      4228 9672
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 252DEG 22KT 4226 9667 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BOUSTEAD

028 
WWUS53 KOAX 162235
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
535 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

NEC173-162244-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140616T2245Z/
THURSTON NE-
535 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN THURSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4227 9637 4221 9671 4226 9674 4226 9673
      4228 9672
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 238DEG 15KT 4228 9662 

$$

BOUSTEAD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 16, 4:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 4:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
414 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 411 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR SVR STORM DEVELOPMENT COMING TOGETHER LATE
THIS AFTN AND EVENING. AN OPEN GULF THE LAST 24HR HAS ALLOWED STRONG
MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO THE CNTRL PLAINS. MESO ANALYSIS INDICATING
SFC DEW PTS IN THE LOW 70S HAVE PUSHED IN THE CWA ALONG WITH PWS
VALUES APPROACHING 1.75". WITH STRONG BNDRY LYR THETA-E ADV
UNDERWAY...INSTABILITY PARAMETERS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH
SBCAPES PUSHING 5500J/KG...LI -14. ALONG WITH FAVORABLE EFF-SRH IN
PLACE...TORNADIC SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT IS QUITE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NRN CWA WHERE BEST 0-1KM SRH...LOW
LFC/LCL WILL BE FOCUSED. TWD LATE EVENING HRRR IS SHOWING STORMS
EVOLVING INTO AN MCS AS IT MOVES INTO NW IA.

TUES AND WED HEFTY MOISTURE WILL STILL BE IN PLACE TO PHASE WITH
MUCH WARMER AIRMASS ADVECTING IN ALLOWING FOR QUITE MUGGY
CONDITIONS. NAM AND GFS STILL PROG HEAT INDICES APPROACHING/AROUND
100 DEG BOTH DAYS.

WED NIGHT...NEXT ROUND OF TSTM ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO FORM ON NOSE
OF LLVL JET/BNDRY LYR THETA-E CONVG. HVY RA LOOKS PROBABLE GIVEN
FAVORABLE PCPN EFFICIENCY/KI VALUES 40/PWS CLOSE TO 2". ACTIVITY
THEN PROGGED TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ON THURSDAY.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...DEE

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 5:01 AM CDT, 12 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
501 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-170015-
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-
501 AM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD CONTAIN SMALL HAIL IN
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. THEN...SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS VERY HIGH INSTABILITY DEVELOPS AS
DEEPER MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE REGION AND A WARM FRONT LIFTS
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SUPERCELLS THAT DEVELOP LATER TODAY. AND
ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN OMAHA AND SIOUX
CITY. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD APPROACH 95 TO 100 BOTH DAYS.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE WEEK...FROM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A COUPLE OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES
MOVE ONTO THE PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

DEWALD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 3:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
352 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

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

0343 PM     TORNADO          2 SW STANTON            41.93N 97.25W
06/16/2014                   STANTON            NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

KGROSS

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
407 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

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

0401 PM     TORNADO          STANTON                 41.95N 97.22W
06/16/2014                   STANTON            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HOME DESTROYED

&&

KGROSS

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
412 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

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

0406 PM     TORNADO          6 NNW STANTON           42.03N 97.27W
06/16/2014                   STANTON            NE   STORM CHASER

            HOME DESTROYED APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 7 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST
            OF STANTON. STORM CHASER ALSO REPORTED TORNADO MOVING
            ACROSS HIGHWAY 275 EAST OF NORFOLK.

&&

MILLER

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:19 PM CDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
419 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

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

0406 PM     TORNADO          5 NNW STANTON           41.04N 97.21W
06/16/2014                   SEWARD             NE   STORM CHASER

            HOME DESTROYED APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST
            OF STANTON. STORM CHASER ALSO REPORTED TORNADO MOVING
            ACROSS HIGHWAY 275 EAST OF NORFOLK. LOCATION CORRECTED.

&&

MILLER

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:46 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
446 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

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

0444 PM     TORNADO          5 W PENDER              42.11N 96.81W
06/16/2014                   THURSTON           NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KGROSS

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:47 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
447 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

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

0446 PM     TORNADO          5 E BEEMER              41.93N 96.71W
06/16/2014                   CUMING             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KGROSS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 7:01 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OAX	Dodge	25 hr
Jun 16, 7:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Madison	54 min
Jun 16, 7:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Boone, Madison, Platte	32 min
Jun 16, 8:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Butler, Seward	43 min
Jun 16, 8:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Antelope, Boone, Madison, Pierce, Platte	48 min
Jun 16, 8:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Butler, Colfax, Platte	50 min
Jun 16, 8:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Saline, Seward	49 min
Jun 16, 8:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cedar, Knox, Pierce	50 min
Jun 16, 9:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Cedar, Knox, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne	24 min
Jun 16, 9:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Butler, Seward	34 min
Jun 16, 9:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Colfax, Stanton, Wayne	46 min
Jun 16, 9:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Butler, Lancaster, Saunders, Seward	46 min
Jun 16, 9:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Lancaster	53 min
Jun 16, 9:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cuming, Thurston, Wayne	32 min
Jun 16, 10:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Dodge	37 min
Jun 16, 10:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Lancaster, Saunders	49 min
Jun 16, 10:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Cedar, Stanton, Wayne	28 min
Jun 16, 10:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Burt, Dodge, Washington	50 min
Jun 16, 10:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cuming, Thurston, Wayne	36 min
Jun 16, 11:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders	60 min
Jun 16, 11:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Dodge, Douglas, Saunders, Washington	27 min
Jun 16, 11:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Burt	54 min
Jun 16, 11:24 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OAX	Cuming, Stanton, Thurston, Wayne	3 hr
Jun 16, 11:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Thurston	36 min
Jun 16, 11:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OAX	Douglas	3 hr
Jun 16, 11:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Douglas, Washington	56 min
Jun 16, 11:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Burt, Washington	33 min
Jun 16, 12:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cedar	28 min
Jun 16, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Boone, Madison, Platte, Stanton	26 min
Jun 16, 2:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Cass	29 hr
Jun 16, 2:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Otoe	11 days
Jun 16, 2:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Nemaha	18 days
Jun 16, 2:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Richardson	18 days
Jun 16, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Madison	28 min
Jun 16, 2:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Madison	48 min
Jun 16, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Madison, Platte, Stanton	42 min
Jun 16, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cuming, Stanton, Wayne	50 min
Jun 16, 3:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OAX	Cuming, Stanton	34 min
Jun 16, 4:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OAX	Cuming, Stanton, Wayne	48 min
Jun 16, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cuming, Stanton, Thurston, Wayne	46 min
Jun 16, 4:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OAX	Cuming, Thurston, Wayne	35 min
Jun 16, 5:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OAX	Cuming, Stanton, Thurston, Wayne	4 hr
Jun 16, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Thurston	30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.