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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Omaha, NE

April 27, 2016Douglas County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2016, 3:37 PM CDT for Douglas County, Nebraska. It was in force for 23 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2016, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Omaha, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Douglas County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 27, 3:41 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 Se Boys Town, NE	103 AND PACIFIC
Apr 27, 3:43 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 Ne Boys Town, NE	TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR 132ND STREET BETWEEN DODGE AND BLONDO.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 25 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 345 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

325 
WFUS53 KOAX 272037
TOROAX
NEC055-272100-
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0006.160427T2037Z-160427T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
337 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT
    
* AT 336 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN OMAHA...MOVING NORTH AT 20
  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...
  OMAHA AROUND 400 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BOYS
TOWN AND BENNINGTON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 446 AND
450.
 
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 4122 9599 4122 9615 4139 9621 4139 9602
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 166DEG 18KT 4126 9611 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DEWALD

5 follow-up statements

025 
WWUS53 KOAX 272042 RRA
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
342 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

NEC055-272100-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160427T2100Z/
DOUGLAS NE-
342 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY...
        
AT 341 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN OMAHA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL TRACK NORTH OF BOYS TOWN TOWARD
BENNINGTON. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS OBSERVED NEAR 103RD AND PACIFIC
STREETS. 

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 4126 9605 4125 9615 4139 9621 4139 9606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 165DEG 17KT 4127 9612 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DEWALD

899 
WWUS53 KOAX 272044
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
344 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

NEC055-272100-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160427T2100Z/
DOUGLAS NE-
344 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY...
    
AT 343 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER WESTERN OMAHA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

AT 343 PM...AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE OBSERVED A TORNADO ALONG 132ND
STREET JUST OF DODGE...HEADING NORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 4126 9605 4125 9615 4139 9621 4139 9606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 164DEG 16KT 4128 9612 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DEWALD

831 
WWUS53 KOAX 272050
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
350 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

NEC055-272100-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160427T2100Z/
DOUGLAS NE-
350 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY...
    
AT 349 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN OMAHA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MAPLE STREET ALONG 132ND STREET...MOVING NORTH. 


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 OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4126 9605 4125 9615 4139 9621 4139 9606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 166DEG 16KT 4130 9613 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DEWALD

492 
WWUS53 KOAX 272052
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
352 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

NEC055-272100-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160427T2100Z/
DOUGLAS NE-
352 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY...
        
AT 352 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER WESTERN OMAHA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  

THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND NEAR 144TH AND FORT STREET...MOVING
NORTH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE
TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING
DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4129 9606 4128 9615 4139 9621 4139 9606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 165DEG 15KT 4131 9613 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DEWALD

482 
WWUS53 KOAX 272100
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
400 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

NEC055-272107-
/O.EXP.KOAX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160427T2100Z/
DOUGLAS NE-
400 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 400 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED WITH THE
ROTATIONAL COUPLET DISSIPATING. AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING
THE STORM HAS CONFIRMED THIS INDICATING THAT THE STORM NO LONGER HAD
WALL CLOUD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STORM VERY CLOSELY AND
MAY NEED TO ADDITIONAL WARNINGS IF THE CIRCULATION REDEVELOPS.


LAT...LON 4129 9606 4128 9615 4139 9621 4139 9606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 166DEG 18KT 4131 9613 

$$

DEWALD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Saunders	29 min
Apr 26, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Seward	36 min
Apr 26, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Seward	30 min
Apr 27, 9:30 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Saunders	40 hr
Apr 27, 9:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Nemaha	12 days
Apr 27, 9:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Richardson	11 days
Apr 27, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Saunders	25 min
Apr 27, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Dodge, Douglas, Saunders, Washington	37 min
Apr 27, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Dodge	26 min
Apr 27, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Sarpy	31 min
Apr 27, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Dodge, Douglas, Saunders, Washington	50 min
Apr 27, 2:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cass, Sarpy	49 min
Apr 27, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Douglas	46 min
Apr 27, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Dodge, Washington	33 min
Apr 27, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Douglas, Sarpy	27 min
Apr 27, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Sarpy	42 min
Apr 27, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Douglas	33 min
Apr 27, 5:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OAX	Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Washington	3 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.