Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2018, 8:57 PM CDT for Colfax County, Madison County, Platte County, Nebraska. It was in force for 33 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
- Jul 27, 2018, 8:57 PM CDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2018, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Colfax County, NE, Madison County, NE, Platte County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 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.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1413 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
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 Jul 27, 6:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 6:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 602 PM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Monday) Issued at 248 PM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018 Large scale pattern will pretty much remain stagnant the next couple days, consisting of a large upper level high pressure dome centered over the southwestern CONUS in additions to a downstream low situated over Quebec with a trof extending southward through the eastern CONUS. By Sunday night models prog a cut off low organizing over the mid MS valley region. Regional radar this afternoon showing isolated activity from northern NE into western SD being kicked off by a few upper impulses revealed via KUDX/KLNX VWP. CAMS indicate precip activity will expand in areal coverage west of the CWA this evening and gradually spread eastward into the CWA later tonight. Precip chances continue the Saturday through Monday in response to elevated mid layer lapse rates along with a series of minor impulses ejecting out of the northern High Plains and dropping into the central Plains. Models seem to be in good agreement focusing axis of heaviest rainfall roughly from southwest SD to southeast KS. As of now, it appears that portions of the CWA western periphery will experience generous 3 day rainfall totals with up to an inch or so possible. With northwest flow prevailing aloft the next several days, below normals temperatures are expected Saturday through Monday with highs topping out in the mid 70s and lows around 60. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Friday) Issued at 248 PM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018 Large scale pattern becomes more progressive in response to the western CONUS ridge breaking down with flow transitioning to zonal. This will allow for a modest warming trend to begin late next week with highs pushing into the low/mid 80s. Otherwise, both the GFS/ECM suggest possible precip next Wednesday night in response to a relatively weak cold front migrating into the central Plains. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday evening) Issued at 602 PM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018 A series of weak mid-level perturbations will translate through the mid MO Valley tonight into Saturday, contributing to potentially multiple waves of showers and thunderstorms. Winds will remain light and generally variable in direction. Ceilings will gradually lower overnight, but are expected to remain VFR. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. IA...None. && SHORT TERM...DEE LONG TERM...DEE AVIATION...Mead
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 4:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 401 PM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-281115- 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- 401 PM CDT Fri Jul 27 2018 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 Saturday There will be a chance of thunderstorms over much of the area tonight ans Saturday. Severe storms are not expected. Minor flooding will continue on the Missouri River around Brownville. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday night through Friday Thunderstorm chances continue from Saturday night into Monday night. Severe storms are not really expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through Saturday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 7:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
732 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018
NEZ016-017-280100-
Pierce NE-Antelope NE-
732 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL PIERCE AND
NORTHEASTERN ANTELOPE COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
At 731 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles east of Orchard, or 32 miles east of O'neill, moving southeast
at 30 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Brunswick and Royal.
LAT...LON 4244 9803 4244 9802 4231 9769 4207 9790
4228 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 303DEG 27KT 4232 9803
MEADSpecial weather statement, Jul 27, 7:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 755 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018 NEZ016-017-030-031-280130- Madison NE-Pierce NE-Boone NE-Antelope NE- 755 PM CDT FRI JUL 27 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MADISON...SOUTHWESTERN PIERCE...SOUTHEASTERN ANTELOPE AND NORTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... At 754 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Oakdale, or 25 miles west of Norfolk, moving southeast at 35 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Norfolk, Neligh, Battle Creek, Oakdale, Meadow Grove and Tilden. LAT...LON 4214 9805 4230 9782 4207 9740 4184 9795 TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 328DEG 32KT 4213 9790 MEAD
Local storm report, Jul 27, 8:13 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Antelope | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Madison | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison, Pierce | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison, Platte, Stanton | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Colfax, Platte | 23 min |
| Jul 27, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Colfax, Saunders | 16 min |
| Jul 27, 10:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Saunders | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Lancaster | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 11:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Otoe | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Johnson | 35 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018
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.