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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Omaha, NE

August 26, 20184 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2018, 7:58 AM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 32 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 26, 2018, 7:58 AM CDT (12:58 UTC)
Expired
Aug 26, 2018, 8:30 AM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Cuming County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Wayne County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:58 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 116 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2018-08-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1780 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2018-08-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1780 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-238 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

867 
WUUS53 KOAX 261258
SVROAX
NEC039-167-173-179-261330-
/O.NEW.KOAX.SV.W.0252.180826T1258Z-180826T1330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
758 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Wayne County in northeastern Nebraska...
  Northwestern Cuming County in northeastern Nebraska...
  West central Thurston County in northeastern Nebraska...
  Northeastern Stanton County in northeastern Nebraska...

* Until 830 AM CDT.

* At 758 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast
  of Winside, or 16 miles east of Norfolk, moving northeast at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wayne, Wakefield, Winside, Pilger, Carroll and 8 Miles South Of
  Wayne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4232 9701 4226 9701 4227 9686 4220 9667
      4199 9701 4213 9731 4235 9715 4235 9712
TIME...MOT...LOC 1258Z 205DEG 25KT 4212 9712 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MEAD
2 follow-up statements
882 
WWUS53 KOAX 261310
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
810 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

NEC167-261319-
/O.CAN.KOAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-180826T1330Z/
Stanton NE-
810 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4227 9702 4226 9701 4227 9685 4220 9667
      4203 9695 4208 9702 4209 9702 4209 9704
      4218 9719 4230 9706 4232 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 211DEG 25KT 4216 9699 

$$

NEC039-173-179-261330-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-180826T1330Z/
Wayne NE-Cuming NE-Thurston NE-
810 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN CUMING AND WEST CENTRAL THURSTON
COUNTIES...

At 809 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Wayne, or 23 miles east of Norfolk, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Wayne, Wakefield, Winside and 8 Miles South Of Wayne. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 9702 4226 9701 4227 9685 4220 9667
      4203 9695 4208 9702 4209 9702 4209 9704
      4218 9719 4230 9706 4232 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 211DEG 25KT 4216 9699 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

MEAD
660 
WWUS53 KOAX 261329
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
829 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

NEC039-173-179-261338-
/O.EXP.KOAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-180826T1330Z/
Wayne NE-Cuming NE-Thurston NE-
829 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN
CUMING AND WEST CENTRAL THURSTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 AM
CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4227 9702 4226 9701 4227 9685 4220 9667
      4203 9695 4208 9702 4209 9702 4209 9704
      4218 9719 4230 9706 4232 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 205DEG 25KT 4227 9692 

$$

MEAD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 7:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXWayne25 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.