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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 45 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
- Jun 6, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Madison County, NE, Platte County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 2519 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1071 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 6, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 313 PM CDT Wed Jun 6 2018 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Saturday) Issued at 312 PM CDT Wed Jun 6 2018 An upper level ridge remained in place over the central CONUS today. Locally, isolated showers and storms continued to diminish as they drifted across northeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa late this morning. It was another hot day as temperatures climbed to around 10 degrees above normal, reaching the low to mid 90s across southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa. A few areas of convection were beginning to bubble around 3pm this afternoon from northwest Iowa through south-central Nebraska. More showers and storms will continue to develop along an old outflow boundary from an MCS that moved through Minnesota early this morning. CAMs continue to depict storms popping up across central Iowa shortly before 00Z this evening, and gradually develop west along the boundary into eastern Nebraska. Storms will then surge southeast, reaching the northern Missouri border after midnight. The SPC has placed us in a Slight Risk for severe storms this evening. Abundant low level moisture will help produce around 4000 J/kg of CAPE across the region. While this large amount of instability will be enough to create intense updrafts, capable of producing some large hail and strong winds, shear will be a limiting factor these storms. With only 20 to 35 kts of 0-6km bulk shear, it seems as though storms may struggle to stay organized, especially in eastern Nebraska. Additional showers and storms will develop across west-central portions of Nebraska and Kansas overnight as an upper level disturbance tracks along the ridge. Supported by the low level jet, this convection will likely bring lingering precipitation to the forecast area through Thursday morning. There may be a brief lull in convective activity late morning/early Thursday afternoon before showers and storms are kicked off once again around 00Z Friday. For now we will remain in a Marginal Risk for severe storms. While the bulk shear may be slightly better, up to 40 kts, instability is less impressive. Relief from the heat will come Thursday with highs only in the low to mid 80s. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Wednesday) Issued at 312 PM CDT Wed Jun 6 2018 Showers and storms will move out of the region Friday morning, allowing afternoon temperatures to climb back towards 90. Yet another weak disturbance will track along the ridge Friday night, into Saturday morning, followed by another ripple in the upper level flow Saturday night. Temperatures over the weekend will remain in the upper 80s and lower 90s. The ridge across the nation's midsection will finally be broken down early next week, as a large low pressure system pushes into western Canada. While models diverge on solutions in regards to precipitation, they do agree that a cold front associated with this system will bring temperatures back down into the mid 80s through much of next week. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday morning) Issued at 125 PM CDT Wed Jun 6 2018 VFR conditions will prevail this afternoon outside isolated TSRA areas. Some solutions have TSRA near KOMA, while others are farther north. For now, included VCTS/TSRA mention at both KOFK/KOMA after 23Z and VCTS at KLNK later tonight. Some 10 to 20kts winds this afternoon form the south at KOMA and KLNK. Also mentioned gusty winds with the TSRA. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. IA...None. && SHORT TERM...KG LONG TERM...KG AVIATION...Zapotocny
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 3:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 349 PM CDT Wed Jun 6 2018 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-071100- 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- 349 PM CDT Wed Jun 6 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 Thursday Isolated to scattered severe storms will be possible tonight. The primary hazards will be damaging winds,large hail, lightning and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday night through Wednesday On and off thunderstorm chances will continue into early next week with isolated severe weather possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 6, 5:23 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
529 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0529 PM HAIL 1 N OAKLAND 41.84N 96.47W
06/06/2018 E1.75 INCH BURT NE TRAINED SPOTTER
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
535 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0523 PM HAIL DECATUR 42.01N 96.25W
06/06/2018 M1.00 INCH BURT NE PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM DECATUR.
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HDLocal storm report, Jun 6, 5:44 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
544 PM CDT WED JUN 6 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM HAIL PETERSBURG 41.86N 98.08W
06/06/2018 M1.00 INCH BOONE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS
REPORTED. NO WIND SPEED ESTIMATE GIVEN.
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Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 6, 4:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Burt | 44 min |
| Jun 6, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt | 41 min |
| Jun 6, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Burt | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Burt | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Boone | 38 min |
| Jun 6, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt, Cuming, Thurston | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Madison, Platte | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Washington | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cuming, Stanton | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 6:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Burt, Cuming | 4 hr |
| Jun 6, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Stanton | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Boone, Platte | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Stanton | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Stanton | 26 min |
| Jun 6, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Colfax, Madison, Platte, Stanton | 48 min |
Nearby
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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.