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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2016, 4:25 PM CDT for Lancaster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 35 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
- May 9, 2016, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Lancaster County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 9, 3:39 PM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 9, 3:39 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 339 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 257 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN AND BECOME A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH WITH THE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN DAKOTAS INTO WESTERN MISSOURI/WESTERN IOWA BY 06Z TONIGHT. A SMALL EMBEDDED VORT MAX OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEB/SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA SEEN ON SATELLITE LOOPS HAS INITIATED SCATTERED TSTMS OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WITH POTENTIAL FOR SMALL HAIL. OTHER SCATTERED CONVECTION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ALONG REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE REGION AND AGAIN...SMALL HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT THROUGH THE EVENING. BULK SHEAR VALUES REMAIN FAIRLY WEAK AND DESPITE MLCAPE OF AROUND 1000-1500J/KG. EXPECTING QUICK UPDRAFTS THAT PRODUCE SMALL HAIL BEFORE THEY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL SWING EAST OF OUR AREA BY MORNING...WITH QUIET CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY. ANOTHER VORT LOBE WILL ROTATE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING GIVING THE REGION ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND NEAR AN EWD MOVING LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY. SHOWERS MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS DRIFTS EAST OF THE REGION. SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 257 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 AREA WILL BE IN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AT THE START OF THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK WAVE WILL DROP THROUGH THE FLOW WHICH COULD PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. 850MB TEMPS FLIRT WITH -3C IN OUR NORTHERN AND EASTERN CWA BY SATURDAY MORNING AND SO WILL BE WATCHING SATURDAY MORNING LOWS CLOSELY FOR ANY SIGN OF FREEZING SFC TEMPS. A 1024MB SFC HIGH WILL MOVE IN THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY WHEN WE HAVE COOL HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 60. RETURN FLOW AND WARM AIR ADVECTION SET UP AROUND THE HIGH BY LATE SUNDAY. A COUPLE OF WEAK MID LEVEL WAVES ARE FORECAST TO DROP THROUGH INCREASING ZONAL FLOW. WILL CARRY LOW CONFIDENCE POPS INTO DAY 7. && .AVIATION...(18Z TAFS FOR KOMA...KLNK...KOFK THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 1207 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 WE EXPECT AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT ALL 3 TAF SITES AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE SCT NATURE TO THE TSRA WILL CREATE ISSUES FOR TIMING...BUT DID INCLUDE A TEMPO GROUP FOR THUNDER IN ALL 3 SITES BUT TIMING MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. OTHERWISE SCT TO BKN CU IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND SOME OF THIS MAY BE CLOSE TO THE MVFR RANGE. PRECIP SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA THIS THIS EVNG WITH CONDS DRY THE REST OF THE PERIOD. MAY SEE SOME MVFR VISBY TUE MRNG WITH SOME FOG...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...KERN LONG TERM...KERN AVIATION...BOUSTEAD
Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 11:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1143 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-100645- 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- 1143 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE MID MISSOURI VALLEY. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARD. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE MAINLY FRIDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.
In the hours before
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</html>Local storm report, May 9, 4:17 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
417 PM CDT MON MAY 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0417 PM HAIL 3 ESE LINCOLN 40.80N 96.63W
05/09/2016 E0.88 INCH LANCASTER NE TRAINED SPOTTER
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JBLocal storm report, May 9, 4:18 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
418 PM CDT MON MAY 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0413 PM HAIL LINCOLN 40.82N 96.69W
05/09/2016 M0.88 INCH LANCASTER NE STORM CHASER
N 63RD AND VINE ST
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DFOBERTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 10:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson and 1 more | 52 min |
| May 8, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Antelope, Boone | 38 min |
| May 8, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Jefferson | 49 min |
| May 8, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Jefferson, Saline | 25 min |
| May 8, 11:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Seward | 50 min |
| May 8, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Madison, Platte | 45 min |
| May 8, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Cass | 52 min |
| May 9, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Johnson | 51 min |
| May 9, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Colfax, Stanton | 53 min |
| May 9, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Sarpy | 45 min |
| May 9, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Jefferson | 40 min |
| May 9, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Sarpy | 33 min |
| May 9, 2:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Jefferson | 37 min |
| May 9, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Gage | 30 min |
| May 9, 10:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Butler | 23 min |
| May 9, 11:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Platte | 37 min |
| May 9, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Knox | 33 min |
| May 9, 2:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Burt | 36 min |
| May 9, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Lancaster | 43 min |
| May 9, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 34 min |
| May 9, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Gage | 46 min |
| May 9, 4:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 28 min |
| May 9, 4:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 25 min |
| May 9, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Richardson | 37 min |
| May 9, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Nemaha, Richardson | 28 min |
| May 9, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 34 min |
| May 9, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 25 min |
| May 9, 5:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 3 hr |
| May 9, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass | 24 min |
| May 9, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Otoe | 36 min |
| May 9, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 32 min |
| May 9, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass | 26 min |
| May 9, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 36 min |
| May 9, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass | 31 min |
| May 9, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Saline | 44 min |
| May 9, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Otoe | 35 min |
| May 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Saline | 31 min |
| May 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass | 16 min |
| May 9, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Lancaster | 42 min |
| May 9, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass | 32 min |
| May 9, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Saline | 34 min |
| May 9, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Otoe | 46 min |
| May 9, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Otoe | 42 min |
| May 9, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Jefferson | 39 min |
| May 9, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Cedar | 64 min |
| May 9, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Fremont | 32 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.