Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Omaha, NE
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.
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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.
- 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
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
$$
MEAD2 follow-up statements
882
WWUS53 KOAX 261310
SVSOAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
810 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
NEC167-261319-
/O.CAN.KOAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-180826T1330Z/
Stanton NE-
810 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4227 9702 4226 9701 4227 9685 4220 9667
4203 9695 4208 9702 4209 9702 4209 9704
4218 9719 4230 9706 4232 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 211DEG 25KT 4216 9699
$$
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
$$
MEAD660
WWUS53 KOAX 261329
SVSOAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
829 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
NEC039-173-179-261338-
/O.EXP.KOAX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-180826T1330Z/
Wayne NE-Cuming NE-Thurston NE-
829 AM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN WAYNE...NORTHWESTERN
CUMING AND WEST CENTRAL THURSTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 AM
CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4227 9702 4226 9701 4227 9685 4220 9667
4203 9695 4208 9702 4209 9702 4209 9704
4218 9719 4230 9706 4232 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 205DEG 25KT 4227 9692
$$
MEADThe office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Wayne | 25 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.