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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Omaha, NE

June 6, 20155 counties in Nebraska; Monona County, Iowa

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2015, 10:51 PM CDT for 5 counties in Nebraska; Monona County, Iowa. It was in force for 24 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 6, 2015, 10:51 PM CDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2015, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Monona County, IA, Burt County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:54 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 6, 8:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 68 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 00:00Z on 2015-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1554 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 00:00Z on 2015-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 184 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1554 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1214 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
388 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
13.1

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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 6, 6:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 6:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
644 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 320 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES. AT THE SURFACE...A TROUGH
EXTENDS SOUTHWEST FROM LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. AHEAD OF
THIS...STRONG HEATING AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW 70S EXTEND ACROSS
THE AREA WITH MODEST SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW. LATEST WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS WHICH WILL BE MOVING INTO A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT
WHERE MLCAPE IS AROUND 2000 J/KG. STRONG BULK LAYER SHEAR IS
ALREADY PRESENT AND SO FEELING IS THAT AS THE MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE
APPROACHES...STORMS WILL CONTINUE FIRE NEAR THE SFC TROUGH AS SOME
HAVE ALREADY POPPED UP IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEB. NICELY CURVED
HODOGRAPHS WITH IMPRESSIVE DIRECTIONAL SHEAR VALUES IN THE LOWEST
3 KM WOULD SUGGEST A TORNADO THREAT INTITIALLY THEN WE TRANSITION
INTO A FORWARD PROPAGATING MCS OVERNIGHT. THE SHORT TERM
CONVECTION ALLOWING MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT AT 2 MAIN AREAS OF
DEVELOPMENT. THE FIRST IS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WHICH IS
ALREADY ONGOING. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AS IT MOVES
EASTWARD INTO A DEEPLY MIXED ENVIRONMENT. THE SECOND AND MAIN AREA
OF DEVELOPMENT WITH A TORNADIC THREAT WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA.

THIS WILL ALSO BRING HEAVY RAIN THREAT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH WIND/HAIL THREAT AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ENVIRONMENT SHOULD ALSO EVOLVE INTO
ONE THAT IS FAVORABLE FOR BACKBUILDING WITH DOWNSTREAM TRAINING AS
A DEVELOPING LOW LEVEL JET NUDGES NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION.
STEEPER MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES LIFTING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
CENTRAL PLAINS WOULD ALSO IMPLY SOME FORWARD PROPAGATING
COMPONENTS. WILL BE HOISTING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
OUR NORTHEASTERN CWA WHERE BACKBUILDING WILL BE THE GREATEST ISSUE
IN ADDITION TO EXTREMELY HIGH PW VALUES.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 320 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

THE COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE CWA THROUGHOUT SUNDAY...WITH
SOME STORMS POSSIBLE IN OUR FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES AHEAD OF THE
BOUNDARY WHERE STRONGER HEATING TAKES PLACE. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AS UPPER RIDGING MOVES
OVERHEAD. MUCH MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR LATE IN THE WEEK
INTO NEXT WEEKEND WITH SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW.

&&

.AVIATION...(00Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.)
ISSUED AT 630 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

AT 2330Z THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY APPROACHING KOFK. THESE STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTHEAST OF KOFK BY 003Z. KOFK REMAINS IN A
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 02Z.  KOMA AND KLNK WILL REMAIN VFR WITH
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AROUND 02Z. ADDITIONAL CONVECTION HAS
FIRED ALONG A COLD FRONT EXTENDING OUT OF CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AT THIS TIME EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO
REMAIN NORTH OF TAF SITES BUT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR. AFTER 12Z
FRONT SHOULD BE THROUGH ALL TAF SITES WITH WINDS SHIFING TO THE
NORTHWEST.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR NEZ012-015-018-
     032>034.

IA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR IAZ043-055-056.

&&

SHORT TERM...KERN
LONG TERM...KERN
AVIATION...MEYER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:39 PM CDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
439 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-071145-
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-
439 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

THERE IS A RISK FOR TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA EARLY THIS
EVENING...GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND FLASH FLOODING ACROSS A GOOD
PORTION OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS AS A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS SHIFTS
SOUTHEAST.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA UNTIL
9 PM AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. STORM CHANCES RETURN TO THE AREA LATE
IN THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING.

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 10:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1051 PM CDT SAT JUN 06 2015

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

1044 PM     FLOOD            4 S COLERIDGE           42.45N 97.20W
06/06/2015                   CEDAR              NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER JUNCTION HWY 57 AND 59 STILL PASSABLE

&&

DFOBERT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXPierce, Wayne27 min
Jun 6, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXCedar27 min
Jun 6, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPierce25 min
Jun 6, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXKnox46 min
Jun 6, 8:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXKnox2 hr
Jun 6, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXCedar32 min
Jun 6, 8:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXCedar, Pierce2 hr
Jun 6, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPierce43 min
Jun 6, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPierce, Wayne44 min
Jun 6, 10:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXWayne2 hr
Jun 6, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXMadison, Stanton, Thurston, Wayne28 min
Jun 6, 11:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXBurt, Cuming, Dodge28 min
Jun 6, 11:30 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOAXCedar, Madison, Pierce, Wayne2 hr
Jun 6, 11:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningOAXBurt, Cuming, Stanton3 hr
Jun 7, 4:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXCedar, Knox, Pierce, Wayne3 hr
Jun 7, 6:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXJefferson7 hr
Jun 6, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXHarrison, Monona, Shelby24 min
Jun 7, 12:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXHarrison, Shelby41 min
Jun 7, 12:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPottawattamie31 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2015Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.