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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2016, 3:39 PM CDT for Gage County, Lancaster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 25 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
- May 26, 2016, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2016, 4:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Gage County, NE, Lancaster County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1:53 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 1783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
957
WFUS53 KOAX 262039
TOROAX
NEC067-109-262115-
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0013.160526T2039Z-160526T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
339 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN GAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
SOUTH CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 338 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CLATONIA...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BEATRICE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CORTLAND AND HALLAM AROUND 400 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 77 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILEMARKERS 32 AND 45.
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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 9691 4051 9691 4062 9676 4052 9655
4035 9676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 206DEG 13KT 4049 9687
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MEAD2 follow-up statements
012
WWUS53 KOAX 262046
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
346 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
NEC067-109-262115-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160526T2115Z/
GAGE NE-LANCASTER NE-
346 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GAGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL LANCASTER COUNTIES...
AT 345 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HALLAM...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF BEATRICE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CORTLAND AROUND 355 PM CDT.
FIRTH AROUND 405 PM CDT.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 77 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILEMARKERS 32 AND 45.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4044 9691 4051 9691 4062 9676 4052 9655
4035 9676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 245DEG 23KT 4048 9677
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
MEAD459
WWUS53 KOAX 262104
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
404 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
NEC067-109-262114-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160526T2115Z/
GAGE NE-LANCASTER NE-
404 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GAGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL
LANCASTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4044 9691 4051 9691 4062 9676 4052 9655
4035 9676
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 206DEG 13KT 4054 9673
$$
MEADThe office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Knox | 32 min |
| May 25, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Knox | 33 min |
| May 25, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Knox | 35 min |
| May 25, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Knox | 24 min |
| May 25, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Pierce | 36 min |
| May 25, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 34 min |
| May 25, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Knox, Pierce | 31 min |
| May 25, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Knox, Pierce, Wayne | 33 min |
| May 25, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Lancaster | 48 min |
| May 25, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Richardson | 31 min |
| May 25, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Boone | 38 min |
| May 25, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Wayne | 35 min |
| May 25, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Boone | 27 min |
| May 25, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar, Wayne | 33 min |
| May 25, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Platte | 39 min |
| May 25, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison, Platte | 33 min |
| May 25, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Wayne | 33 min |
| May 26, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Butler, Colfax, Dodge, Saunders, Seward | 39 min |
| May 26, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Stanton | 33 min |
| May 26, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Lancaster | 24 min |
| May 26, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Washington | 35 min |
| May 26, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Dodge, Douglas, Saunders, Washington | 26 min |
| May 26, 12:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Thurston | 51 min |
| May 26, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt, Dodge, Washington | 32 min |
| May 26, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Douglas, Washington | 23 min |
| May 26, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt | 26 min |
| May 26, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt, Thurston | 23 min |
| May 26, 1:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | OAX | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha and 4 more | 14 hr |
| May 26, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster, Saline | 25 min |
| May 26, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Otoe | 31 min |
| May 26, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline, Seward | 30 min |
| May 26, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster, Saline, Seward | 26 min |
| May 26, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline, Seward | 33 min |
| May 26, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Saline | 36 min |
| May 26, 3:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Lancaster | 5 hr |
| May 26, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Saline | 32 min |
| May 26, 3:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Saline, Seward | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Lancaster, Saline | 33 min |
| May 26, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster, Saline | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 25 min |
| May 26, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Gage, Lancaster | 27 min |
| May 26, 4:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 3 hr |
| May 26, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Johnson, Otoe | 33 min |
| May 26, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Gage, Jefferson | 43 min |
| May 26, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe | 35 min |
| May 26, 4:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cass, Lancaster, Otoe | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Otoe | 3 hr |
| May 26, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Nemaha, Otoe | 23 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.