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Special Weather Statement, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2016, 7:10 PM CDT for Saunders County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 4, 2016, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
County Saunders County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 2778 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 4, 6:26 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 6:26 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 416 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-051130- 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- 416 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016 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 FRIDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY SOME STORMS WILL APPROACH OR BECOME SEVERE THIS EVENING WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD BE CLEARING SOUTHERN AREAS THEN BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AS HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT OR FRIDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 443 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016 NEZ066>068-042230- CASS NE-LANCASTER NE-OTOE NE- 443 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CASS...NORTHWESTERN OTOE AND NORTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 443 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF LINCOLN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LINCOLN...WAVERLY...GREENWOOD...EAGLE...DAVEY AND ALVO. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... HIGHWAY 77 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILEMARKERS 71 AND 77. INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 399 AND 418. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN OMAHA. && LAT...LON 4079 9676 4100 9669 4094 9633 4073 9642 TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 273DEG 8KT 4088 9665 DEE
Local storm report, Aug 4, 4:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
459 PM CDT THU AUG 04 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM TORNADO 1 ENE ASHLAND 41.05N 96.35W
08/04/2016 SAUNDERS NE COUNTY OFFICIAL
BRIEF TORNADO REPORTED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES.
&&
MEADSpecial weather statement, Aug 4, 4:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 459 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016 IAZ055-069-NEZ034-045-042245- HARRISON IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-WASHINGTON NE-BURT NE- 459 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON... NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE...SOUTHEASTERN BURT AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 458 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MODALE...OR 25 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BLAIR...MISSOURI VALLEY...LOGAN...MONDAMIN...MODALE... DESOTO BEND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... HISTORICAL VILLAGE WELCOME CENTER AND WILSON ISLAND STATE PARK. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... HIGHWAY 30 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5. HIGHWAY 30 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 450. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 108 AND 111...AND NEAR MILE MARKER 120. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 66 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN OMAHA. && LAT...LON 4160 9621 4175 9607 4161 9571 4139 9592 TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 305DEG 12KT 4163 9607 DEE
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
500 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016
IAZ056-069-042245-
SHELBY IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
500 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 500 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
EARLING...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF DENISON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARLAN...EARLING...DEFIANCE...PANAMA...WESTPHALIA...KIRKMAN...
PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 86.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN OMAHA.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 9524 4170 9554 4185 9540 4173 9509
4164 9509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 305DEG 12KT 4174 9539
DEELocal storm report, Aug 4, 5:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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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.