Tornado Warning 9, NWS Omaha, NE

Issued

May 9, 2016, 5:11 PM CDT (22:11 UTC)

Expired

May 9, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Omaha, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

3.0 in

County Lancaster County, NE

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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605 
WFUS53 KOAX 092211
TOROAX
NEC109-092245-
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0009.160509T2211Z-160509T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
511 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 510 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HICKMAN...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF LINCOLN...
  MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO THREE INCHES IN DIAMETER. 

  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  STAGECOACH STATE RECREATION AREA...ROCA AND SPRAGUE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 2 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 466 AND 469.
 HIGHWAY 77 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILEMARKERS 48 AND 51.

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 4079 9654 4076 9648 4057 9664 4063 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 066DEG 11KT 4067 9666 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN

$$

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357 
WWUS53 KOAX 092226
SVSOAX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
526 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

NEC109-092245-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160509T2245Z/
LANCASTER NE-
526 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LANCASTER COUNTY...
    
AT 526 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BENNET...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINCOLN...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND THREE INCH 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HICKMAN...ROCA...SPRAGUE AND STAGECOACH STATE RECREATION AREA. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 2 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 466 AND 469.
 HIGHWAY 77 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILEMARKERS 48 AND 51.

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 4079 9654 4076 9648 4057 9664 4063 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 053DEG 9KT 4072 9654 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN

$$

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