Alert archive / Nebraska / River Flood Warnings in 2015
River Flood Warning 2, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this river flood warning at May 6, 2015, 11:51 PM CDT for Lancaster County, Nebraska. It took effect at May 7, 2015, 12:33 AM CDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2015, 11:51 PM CDT (04:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2015, 12:33 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2015, 5:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lancaster County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:52 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Salt Creek at Lincoln (27th Street) (LCNN1). The gauge peaked at 28.87 ft at May 7, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 20.5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 26.5 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06803500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
682
WGUS43 KOAX 070451
FLWOAX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1151 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...The National Weather Service in omaha has issued a flood warning
for the following river in Nebraska...
Salt Creek At Lincoln affecting Lancaster County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don't drown!
Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax
&&
NEC109-071651-
/O.NEW.KOAX.FL.W.0002.150507T0533Z-150508T1048Z/
/LCNN1.1.ER.150507T0533Z.150507T0900Z.150507T1648Z.NO/
1151 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Salt Creek At Lincoln.
* until late Thursday night...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9:30 PM Wednesday the stage was 4.4 feet...or 16.1 feet below
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...rise above flood stage by after midnight tomorrow and
continue to rise to near 24.8 feet by early tomorrow. The river will
fall below flood stage by late tomorrow morning.
* Impact...at 26.5 feet...Significant flooding is occurring but it's
all contained within the levee structure along the reach.
&&
LAT...LON 4090 9665 4090 9658 4074 9669 4074 9672
4081 9675
$$
Dewald8 follow-up statements
031
WGUS83 KOAX 070521
FLSOAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1221 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river...
Salt Creek At Lincoln affecting Lancaster County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don't drown!
Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax
&&
NEC109-072021-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0002.150507T0749Z-150508T1118Z/
/LCNN1.1.ER.150507T0749Z.150507T1200Z.150507T1718Z.NO/
1221 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Lincoln.
* until Friday morning...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 9:30 PM Wednesday the stage was 4.4 feet...or 16.1 feet below
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by overnight and continue to rise
to near 22.8 feet by this morning. The river will fall below flood
stage by this afternoon.
* Impact...at 20.5 feet...Overflows occur upstream of the levee
(Calvert Street and upstream) and downstream of the levee (just
below the railroad bridge near the gage).
&&
LAT...LON 4090 9665 4090 9658 4074 9669 4074 9672
4081 9675
$$039
WGUS83 KOAX 070926
FLSOAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
426 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river...
Salt Creek At Lincoln affecting Lancaster County.
Salt Creek At Greenwood affecting Cass County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don't drown!
Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax
&&
NEC109-080026-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150508T1731Z/
/LCNN1.1.ER.150507T0828Z.150507T1800Z.150507T2331Z.NO/
426 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Lincoln.
* At 4:15 AM Thursday the stage was 22.9 feet...or 2.4 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 24.0 feet by this
afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage this evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4090 9665 4090 9658 4074 9669 4074 9672
4081 9675
$$
NEC025-080026-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0005.150507T1023Z-150509T1005Z/
/GRNN1.3.ER.150507T1023Z.150507T1800Z.150508T1605Z.NR/
426 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Greenwood.
* until late Friday night...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 11:45 PM Wednesday the stage was 5.3 feet...or 14.7 feet below
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Record flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...Rise above flood stage by overnight and continue to rise
to near 27.8 feet by this evening.the river will fall below flood
stage by late tomorrow morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4101 9644 4101 9641 4095 9643 4090 9658
4090 9665
$$399
WGUS43 KOAX 071219
FLWOAX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
719 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
...The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning
for the following river in Nebraska...
Wahoo Creek At Wahoo affecting Saunders County.
...Observed flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following river in Nebraska...
Salt Creek At Lincoln affecting Lancaster County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don't drown!
Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax
&&
NEC109-080019-
/O.CON.KOAX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150508T1731Z/
/LCNN1.2.ER.150507T0828Z.150507T1201Z.150507T2331Z.NO/
719 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
...Observed flooding increased from Minor to Moderate severity...
The Flood Warning continues for the Salt Creek At Lincoln.
* At 7:01 AM Thursday the stage was 26.9 feet...or 6.4 feet
above flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring.
* Forecast...the river is cresting now near 27 feet...and will
begin a slow fall to below flood stage this evening.
* Impact...at 26.5 feet...Significant flooding is occurring but
it is all contained within the levee structure along the reach.
&&
LAT...LON 4090 9665 4090 9658 4074 9669 4074 9672
4081 9675
$$
NEC155-080019-
/O.NEW.KOAX.FL.W.0011.150507T1219Z-000000T0000Z/
/WOON1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.150507T1000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
719 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Wahoo Creek At Wahoo.
* until further notice...or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 5:00 AM Thursday the stage was 24.2 feet...or 4.2 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 9669 4121 9661 4119 9657 4118 9659
4119 9662 4118 9668
$$873
WGUS83 KOAX 071248
FLSOAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
748 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river...
Salt Creek at Roca affecting Lancaster County.
Salt Creek At Lincoln affecting Lancaster County.
Salt Creek At Greenwood affecting Cass County.
Salt Creek At Ashland affecting Saunders County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don't drown!
Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax
&&
NEC109-080348-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150508T2205Z/
/ROCN1.1.ER.150507T0731Z.150507T1116Z.150508T0405Z.NO/
748 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek at Roca.
* At 7:30 AM Thursday the stage was 21.5 feet...or 2.5 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
tonight.
* Impact...at 21.5 feet...Widespread flooding is occurring along the
reach.
&&
LAT...LON 4074 9672 4074 9669 4066 9665 4065 9668
$$
NEC109-080347-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150508T2223Z/
/LCNN1.2.ER.150507T0828Z.150507T1800Z.150508T0423Z.NO/
748 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Lincoln.
* At 7:31 AM Thursday the stage was 27.0 feet...or 6.5 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 29.2 feet by
this afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage tonight.
* Impact...at 29.0 feet...The left bank levee top is overtopped
about 200 yards downstream of the gage.
&&
LAT...LON 4090 9665 4090 9658 4074 9669 4074 9672
4081 9675
$$
NEC025-080347-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150509T1352Z/
/GRNN1.3.ER.150507T0828Z.150508T0000Z.150508T1952Z.NR/
748 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Greenwood.
* At 7:15 AM Thursday the stage was 26.8 feet...or 6.8 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Record flooding is occurring and Record flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 28.6 feet by
this evening. The river will fall below flood stage early Friday
afternoon.
&&
LAT...LON 4101 9644 4101 9641 4095 9643 4090 9658
4090 9665
$$
NEC155-080347-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150510T0149Z/
/ASDN1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.150508T0000Z.150509T0749Z.NO/
748 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Ashland.
* At 7:05 AM Thursday the stage was 18.0 feet...or 2.0 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 20.2 feet by
this evening. The river will fall below flood stage early Saturday
morning.
* Impact...at 20.0 feet...Local levees are threatened with
overtopping, especially the right bank levee.
&&
LAT...LON 4104 9642 4106 9632 4104 9631 4101 9641
4101 9644
$$029
WGUS83 KOAX 071449
FLSOAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
949 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river...
Salt Creek at Roca affecting Lancaster County.
Salt Creek At Lincoln affecting Lancaster County.
Salt Creek At Greenwood affecting Cass County.
Salt Creek At Ashland affecting Saunders County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don't drown!
Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax
&&
NEC109-080549-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150508T1936Z/
/ROCN1.1.ER.150507T0731Z.150507T1116Z.150508T0136Z.NO/
949 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek at Roca.
* At 9:31 AM Thursday the stage was 20.8 feet...or 1.8 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
this evening.
* Impact...at 20.5 feet...Significant flooding occurs along portions
of the reach.
&&
LAT...LON 4074 9672 4074 9669 4066 9665 4065 9668
$$
NEC109-080549-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150508T2116Z/
/LCNN1.2.ER.150507T0828Z.150507T1800Z.150508T0316Z.NO/
949 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Lincoln.
* At 9:31 AM Thursday the stage was 27.3 feet...or 6.8 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 27.7 feet by this
afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage tonight.
* Impact...at 26.5 feet...Significant flooding is occurring but it's
all contained within the levee structure along the reach.
&&
LAT...LON 4090 9665 4090 9658 4074 9669 4074 9672
4081 9675
$$
NEC025-080548-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150509T1046Z/
/GRNN1.3.ER.150507T0828Z.150507T1800Z.150508T1646Z.NR/
949 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Greenwood.
* At 9:15 AM Thursday the stage was 27.2 feet...or 7.2 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Record flooding is occurring and Record flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 27.4 feet by this
afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage late tomorrow
morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4101 9644 4101 9641 4095 9643 4090 9658
4090 9665
$$
NEC155-080548-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150509T2225Z/
/ASDN1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.150508T0000Z.150509T0425Z.NO/
949 AM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Ashland.
* At 9:44 AM Thursday the stage was 19.2 feet...or 3.2 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 20.0 feet by this
evening. The river will fall below flood stage late tomorrow
evening.
* Impact...at 20.0 feet...Local levees are threatened with
overtopping, especially the right bank levee.
&&
LAT...LON 4104 9642 4106 9632 4104 9631 4101 9641
4101 9644
$$
FOBERT373 WGUS83 KOAX 071853 FLSOAX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 153 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2015 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following river... Wahoo Creek At Ithaca affecting Saunders County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. Turn around...don't drown! Additional information is available at: http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax && NEC155-080953- /O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150509T0000Z/ /ITHN1.1.ER.150507T1236Z.150508T0000Z.150508T0600Z.NO/ 153 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2015 The Flood Warning continues for The Wahoo Creek At Ithaca. * At 1:15 PM Thursday the stage was 20.3 feet...or 1.3 feet above flood stage. * Flood stage is 19.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river will continue rising to near 21.1 feet by this evening. The river will fall below flood stage after midnight tomorrow. * Impact...at 21.0 feet...Homes near the gage site may be threatened with the flood waters. && LAT...LON 4118 9659 4119 9657 4110 9644 4109 9646 $$
348
WGUS83 KOAX 080147
FLSOAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
847 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following river...
Salt Creek at Roca affecting Lancaster County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following river...
Salt Creek At Lincoln affecting Lancaster County.
Salt Creek At Greenwood affecting Cass County.
Salt Creek At Ashland affecting Saunders County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don't drown!
Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax
&&
NEC109-080217-
/O.CAN.KOAX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150508T2031Z/
/ROCN1.1.ER.150507T0731Z.150507T1116Z.150508T0101Z.NO/
847 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
The Salt Creek at Roca.
* At 8:16 PM Thursday the stage was 18.96 feet...or just below
flood stage and falling.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Fell below flood stage at 8:01 PM Thursday.
* Forecast...The creek levels will continue to slowy fall through
Friday.
* Impact...at 18.0 feet...Saltillo Road located 2.8 miles
downstream of the gage near Highway 77 floods.
&&
LAT...LON 4074 9672 4074 9669 4066 9665 4065 9668
$$
NEC109-081647-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150509T0216Z/
/LCNN1.2.ER.150507T0828Z.150507T2101Z.150508T0816Z.NO/
847 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Lincoln.
* At 8:31 PM Thursday the stage was 27.0 feet...or 6.5 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river will continue to slowly fall to below
flood stage by mid to late morning Friday.
&&
LAT...LON 4090 9665 4090 9658 4074 9669 4074 9672
4081 9675
$$
NEC025-081647-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150509T1422Z/
/GRNN1.3.ER.150507T0828Z.150507T1630Z.150508T2022Z.NR/
847 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Greenwood.
* At 8:15 PM Thursday the stage was 27.0 feet...or 7.0 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Record or near record flooding is occurring and Record or near
record flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...the creek is expected to start falling overnight
and drop below flood stage by late Friday afternoon or Friday
evening.
&&
LAT...LON 4101 9644 4101 9641 4095 9643 4090 9658
4090 9665
$$
NEC155-081647-
/O.EXT.KOAX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150510T0010Z/
/ASDN1.2.ER.000000T0000Z.150508T0600Z.150509T0610Z.NO/
847 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2015
The Flood Warning continues for
The Salt Creek At Ashland.
* At 3:10 PM Thursday the stage was 20.7 feet...or 4.7 feet above
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river appeared to be near its crest and should
should start to fall Friday morning. It is expected to drop back
below flood stage Friday night.
* Impact...at 21.0 feet...Flood waters threaten traffic on Furnas
Street on the north side of town.
&&
LAT...LON 4104 9642 4106 9632 4104 9631 4101 9641
4101 9644
$$
MILLER122
WGUS83 KOAX 081036
FLSOAX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
536 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following river...
Salt Creek At Lincoln affecting Lancaster County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The
water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely.
Turn around...don't drown!
Additional information is available at:
http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax
&&
NEC109-081106-
/O.CAN.KOAX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150509T0216Z/
/LCNN1.2.ER.150507T0828Z.150507T2101Z.150508T0823Z.NO/
536 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
The Salt Creek At Lincoln.
* At 5:16 AM Friday the stage was 18.5 feet...or 2.0 feet below
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 20.5 feet.
* Fell below flood stage at 3:23 AM Friday.
* Forecast...The river will continue to fall to 5.4 feet by Saturday
morning.
&&
LAT...LON 4090 9665 4090 9658 4074 9669 4074 9672
4081 9675
$$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 May 6, 7:02 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 7:02 PM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 702 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 306 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 SEVERE STORMS HAVE FIRED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A WARM FRONT THAT EXTENDS EASTWARD FROM A SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE. UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAD 30 TO 60 METER HEIGHT FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT...COUPLED WITH A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WITH 1.2 TO 1.5 INCHES OF PW...SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE STORMS EXPAND EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EVENING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND EVENTUALLY IN WESTERN IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR A SMALL PORTION OF OUR FORECAST AREA IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA FOR ACTIVITY THAT MAY EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE EVENING FURTHER NORTH AND EAST FROM THE EXISTING WATCH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA. MODEL QPFS ARE ALSO QUITE HEALTHY ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES FORECAST. WPC IS ALSO CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE TRAINING OF STORMS LATER IN THE EVENING WHICH COULD ENHANCE RAINFALL TOTALS. FOR NOW WILL MENTION LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY WATCHES UNLESS AMOUNTS BECOME EXCESSIVE. LINGERING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS COULD OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING AS THE WAVE CONTINUES TO EXIT THE REGION. THERE COULD ACTUALLY BE A SEVERAL HOUR DRY PERIOD LATER THURSDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE AREA. TEMPS AHEAD OF THE FRONT PUSH IN TO THE MID 70S...AND COULD DEVELOP STORMS AGAIN BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE. STORMS THEN CONTINUE ALONG THE FRONT THURSDAY EVENING AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG/SOUTH OF I80. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR POTENTIAL HEAVY RAIN WITH THOSE STORMS AS WELL SINCE RAINFALL WILL BE FALLING ALONG AND AREA THAT GETS A CONSIDERABLE SOAKING TONIGHT. THE FRONT THEN PUSHES SOUTH INTO KANSAS AND MISSOURI FOR FRIDAY BUT THERE REMAINS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ALONG THE KS/NE BORDER REGION THAT COULD EVEN LINGER INTO SATURDAY. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 306 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD SHOULD BE ACTIVE WITH ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LOW MOVING OUT OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TO THE FRONT RANGE...WHICH INDUCES LEE CYCLOGENESIS AND ANOTHER WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER. RAIN LINGERS INTO SUNDAY MORNING AT LEAST. SUNDAY AFTERNOON IS PROBLEMATIC. WE WILL LIKELY BE IN THE WARM SECTOR AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND UNCERTAIN IF WE WILL CONVECT ALONG IT...OR PERHAPS AHEAD OF IT EAST OF OUR AREA. THEN DEFORMATION/WRAP AROUND PRECIP AFFECTS AT LEAST THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH LINGERING SHOWERS ON MONDAY. && .AVIATION...(00Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.) ISSUED AT 647 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 REGIONAL RADAR SHOWING MVFR CONDITIONS/WIDESPREAD PCPN ACTIVITY LIFTING ACROSS ERN NEB IN ASSOCIATION WITH A POTENT UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSING THRU THE CNTRL PLAINS. EXPECT TSRA TO PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES THRU THIS EVENING WITH SHRA THEN AFT MIDNIGHT TILL ABOUT 12Z THURSDAY MORNING. LATEST MODELS INDICATE IFR CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT KOMA/KLNK BTWN 12Z-14Z THURSDAY MORNING...THEN LOW END VFR CIGS THE REMAINDER OF THE FCST PD. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...DEWALD LONG TERM...DEWALD AVIATION...DEE
Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 5:33 PM CDT, 6 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 533 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 NEZ065-066-078-088-089-071245- SEWARD-LANCASTER-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE- 533 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. THERE SHOULD BE A BREAK IN THE WEATHER LATER THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. MORE STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER COULD OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED YET TONIGHT. NEZ016-017-030>034-042>045-050>053-067-068-090>093-071245- ANTELOPE-PIERCE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX- DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-CASS-OTOE-JOHNSON- NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- 533 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREATS...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. STORMS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A BREAK IN THE WEATHER LATER THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. MORE STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER COULD OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED YET TONIGHT. IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015-018-071245- MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-WAYNE- 533 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. STORMS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF THURSDAY MORNING. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A BREAK IN THE WEATHER LATER THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. MORE STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER COULD OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS WILL PROBABLY NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. DEWALD
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 6, 11:10 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1110 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SE LINCOLN 40.80N 96.66W
05/06/2015 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
2 FEET OF WATER OVER ROAD.
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NWS OMAHA/VALLEY NE
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, May 6, 11:12 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1112 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1111 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE LINCOLN 40.78N 96.65W
05/06/2015 M3.10 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
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NWS OMAHA/VALLEY NE
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, May 6, 11:23 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1123 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1122 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 E LINCOLN 40.81N 96.66W
05/06/2015 E4.40 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
AT 40TH AND O.
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NWS OMAHA/VALLEY NE
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, May 6, 11:25 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1125 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM HAIL 2 N BENNET 40.71N 96.51W
05/06/2015 E1.00 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
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NWS OMAHA/VALLEY NE
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, May 6, 11:30 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1130 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1129 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E LINCOLN 40.81N 96.65W
05/06/2015 LANCASTER NE NEWSPAPER
VEHICLE RESCUE IN PROGRESS DUE TO HIGH
WATER.
1128 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 WSW LINCOLN 40.81N 96.70W
05/06/2015 LANCASTER NE NEWSPAPER
WATER BUMPER DEEP AT 12TH AND O STREET.
1127 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 SSE LINCOLN 40.74N 96.65W
05/06/2015 E4.46 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
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NWS OMAHA/VALLEY NE
IRIS SYSTEMSpecial weather statement, May 6, 11:40 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 1140 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 NEZ065-066-078-088-089-070515- JEFFERSON NE-SEWARD NE-GAGE NE-LANCASTER NE-SALINE NE- 1140 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SALINE...NORTHERN JEFFERSON... NORTHERN GAGE...LANCASTER AND SOUTHEASTERN SEWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT... AT 1138 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLN... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LINCOLN...BEATRICE...CRETE...WILBER...HICKMAN...FRIEND...BENNET... FIRTH...DORCHESTER...DE WITT...CORTLAND...PLYMOUTH...PANAMA... WESTERN...CLATONIA...HALLAM...PICKRELL...ADAMS...ROCA AND DENTON. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... HIGHWAY 136 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 157...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 166 AND 191. HIGHWAY 2 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 466 AND 472. HIGHWAY 77 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILEMARKERS 22 AND 63. INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 397. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4015 9737 4064 9737 4091 9647 4026 9647 TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 215DEG 36KT 4044 9699 FOBERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Saline | 41 min |
| May 6, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Jefferson | 25 min |
| May 6, 7:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | OAX | Butler, Jefferson, Lancaster, Saline, Saunders, Seward | 8 hr |
| May 6, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Saline, Saunders, Seward | 50 min |
| May 6, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Jefferson | 32 min |
| May 6, 8:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Saline | 11 min |
| May 6, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 27 min |
| May 6, 8:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Jefferson, Saline | 4 hr |
| May 6, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Saline | 49 min |
| May 6, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Jefferson, Saline | 44 min |
| May 6, 9:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Saunders | 52 min |
| May 6, 9:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Lancaster | 28 min |
| May 6, 9:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 3 hr |
| May 6, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson | 40 min |
| May 6, 9:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 3 hr |
| May 6, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage | 39 min |
| May 6, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Lancaster | 23 min |
| May 6, 10:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster | 24 min |
| May 6, 10:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson | 37 min |
| May 6, 11:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Otoe | 30 min |
| May 6, 11:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saline | 63 hr |
| May 6, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 39 min |
| May 6, 11:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders | 3 hr |
| May 6, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Saline | 35 min |
| May 7, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Otoe, Sarpy | 43 min |
| May 7, 12:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 45 hr |
| May 7, 12:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 32 hr |
| May 7, 12:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 47 hr |
| May 7, 12:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 7 hr |
| May 7, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Seward | 33 min |
| May 7, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 34 min |
| May 7, 12:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Gage | 4 days |
| May 7, 12:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Gage | 4 days |
| May 7, 1:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Jefferson | 71 hr |
| May 7, 1:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Saunders | 6 hr |
| May 7, 2:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Butler, Lancaster, Saline, Saunders, Seward | 6 hr |
| May 7, 2:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders | 6 hr |
| May 7, 4:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saline | 4 days |
| May 7, 4:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 61 hr |
| May 7, 5:14 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 6 hr |
| May 7, 7:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Saunders | 7 days |
| May 7, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OAX | Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Saline | 12 hr |
| May 7, 8:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Butler, Lancaster, Saline, Saunders, Seward | 9 hr |
| May 7, 8:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders | 5 hr |
| May 7, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Otoe | 50 hr |
| May 7, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Nemaha | 61 hr |
| May 7, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Richardson | 66 hr |
| May 7, 10:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Cass | 54 hr |
| May 7, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Johnson | 17 min |
| May 7, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Johnson | 28 min |
| May 7, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Gage | 48 min |
| May 7, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage | 25 min |
| May 7, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Nemaha | 32 min |
| May 7, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Gage | 41 min |
| May 7, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Nemaha | 33 min |
| May 7, 4:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Pawnee | 53 min |
| May 7, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson | 16 min |
| May 7, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Gage, Pawnee | 40 min |
| May 7, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Johnson | 17 min |
| May 7, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Pawnee, Richardson | 35 min |
| May 7, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Otoe | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.