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Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Omaha, NE

May 24, 20194 counties in Iowa

NWS Omaha, NE issued this flash flood warning at May 24, 2019, 9:54 AM CDT for 4 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2019, 9:54 AM CDT (14:54 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2019, 12:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Fremont County, IA, Mills County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 2019-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2019-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 344 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1041 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
344 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
362 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at May 24, 6:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
642 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

.SHORT TERM...(Today through Sunday)
Issued at 338 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

A strengthening  50 kt low level jet aided in the development and
intensification of a surface low over northeast Kansas and eastern
Nebraska overnight. Dewpoints managed to climb from the mid 50s into
the mid 60s across southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa, as a warm
front associated with this system drifted north through the region.
PWATs increased to 1.7-1.6 across southern portions of the forecast
area overnight, well above the climatological daily max for our
area.  Early morning forecast soundings continued to depict a strong
wind profile with plenty of low level moisture. This environment
resulted in the development of a couple rounds of strong to severe
showers and thunderstorms moving through the area, producing a
few inches of heavy rainfall, strong winds, and potential for a
few areas of rotation, leading to a Tornado Watch through the
early morning hours.

The majority of storms are expected to move out this, with
clearing skies expected across the northwestern 2/3 of the
forecast area. However, precipitation chances will increase once
again across southeast Nebraska and southern Iowa Friday afternoon
and evening as convection develops along the cold front trailing
behind the aforementioned departing low. There's a marginal risk
for large hail and damaging winds across southeast
Nebraska/southwest Iowa Friday afternoon and evening. And, while
heaviest rain is expected to remain just to our southeast in
Kansas and Missouri, there is still the potential for an inch or
more of heavy rain across extreme southeast Nebraska and southwest
Iowa. Therefore, we included this area in a Flash Flood Watch for
this morning through early Saturday morning.

Another developing surface low will pass through eastern Nebraska
Saturday afternoon, draping another frontal boundary across the
southeastern half of the CWA. Steep lapse rates, abundant low
level moisture, and moderate deep shear and instability will lead
to yet another severe weather risk over the area. Large hail and
damaging winds will be the primary threats once again.

.LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Thursday)
Issued at 338 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

Active weather continues through the extended period with several
round of showers and thunderstorms bringing additional severe
weather threats and heavy rainfall across already saturated soils.
More northerly upper level flow finally returns midweek, bringing a
better chance for dry weather Wednesday through Thursday. But this
reprieve won't last for long with active weather returning Friday
and into the weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Saturday morning)
Issued at 639 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

IFR to MVFR cigs are expected this morning with improving
conditions to VFR by late morning/early afternoon.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for NEZ091>093.

     Flash Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for NEZ068-088>090.

IA...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for IAZ090-091.

     Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for IAZ080.

&&

SHORT TERM...KG
LONG TERM...KG
AVIATION...Kern
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 3:52 AM CDT, 6 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
352 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

IAZ079-090-NEZ067-068-091-093-242300-
Mills-Fremont-Cass-Otoe-Nemaha-Richardson-
352 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest Iowa
and southeast Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected through this morning. A few storms may
approach or become severe south of the I-80 corridor damaging
winds will be the primary threat this morning with a small chance
for a tornado or two.

In addition to this, additional rainfall totals of up to an inch
or more will be possible over portions of southeast Nebraska and
southwest Iowa Friday through Saturday morning. Given this
rainfall will occur on already saturated soils, the potential for
flash flooding will increase.

Minor flooding will continue along the Missouri River from around
Plattsmouth downstream to Brownville. Moderate flooding will occur
at Rulo.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Thunderstorm chances will prevail heading into and through the
Memorial Day weekend, and through Tuesday of next week.

Minor river flooding will continue along the Missouri River from
around Plattsmouth downstream to Brownville. Moderate flooding is
expected at Rulo.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through Friday.

IAZ043-055-056-069-080-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-
050>053-065-066-078-088>090-092-242300-
Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Montgomery-Page-Knox-Cedar-
Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison-Stanton-Cuming-Burt-
Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler-Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-
Seward-Lancaster-Saline-Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Pawnee-
352 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest
Iowa...west central Iowa...east central Nebraska...northeast
Nebraska and southeast Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected through this morning. A few storms may
approach or become severe south of the I-80 corridor damaging
winds will be the primary threat this morning with a small chance
for a tornado or two.

In addition to this, additional rainfall totals of up to an inch
or more will be possible over portions of southeast Nebraska and
southwest Iowa Friday through Saturday morning. Given this
rainfall will occur on already saturated soils, the potential for
flash flooding will increase.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Thunderstorm chances will prevail heading into and through the
Memorial Day weekend, and through Tuesday of next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through Friday.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXGage, Jefferson, Saline31 min
May 23, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXGage, Johnson, Lancaster, Otoe22 min
May 23, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXGage, Pawnee20 min
May 24, 3:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXGage, Jefferson43 min
May 24, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXJohnson, Nemaha, Pawnee49 min
May 24, 4:11 AM CDTTornado WarningOAXJohnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson34 min
May 24, 4:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXNemaha, Pawnee, Richardson39 min
May 24, 4:36 AM CDTTornado WarningOAXNemaha24 min
May 24, 4:40 AM CDTTornado WarningOAXNemaha, Richardson22 min
May 24, 5:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXGage, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson6 hr
May 24, 6:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXNemaha34 hr
May 24, 6:00 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXCass9 hr
May 24, 8:03 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXGage21 days
May 24, 10:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXGage30 hr
May 24, 1:02 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXRichardson31 hr
May 23, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPage33 min
May 24, 5:01 AM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont, Montgomery, Page29 min
May 24, 5:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXFremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page5 hr
May 24, 6:02 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXPage32 hr
May 24, 7:54 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXFremont47 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2019Every flash flood warning in 2019

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.