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Areal Flood Warning 9, NWS Omaha, NE

June 24, 2021Cass County, Lancaster County, Otoe County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this areal flood warning at Jun 24, 2021, 9:27 PM CDT for Cass County, Lancaster County, Otoe County, Nebraska. It was in force for 13 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
Jun 24, 2021, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2021, 10:25 AM CDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cass County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Otoe County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 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 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 384 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -38 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
384 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1210 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.1
Supercell composite
-2.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Jun 24, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
633 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...Updated Aviation Forecast Discussion...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 344 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

Tonight...

An overnight MCS moved southeast of the region earlier this morning
leaving lingering cloud cover and a few discernible boundaries
across the forecast area. Early afternoon surface analysis showed a
cool front extending east to west across southern Nebraska where a
few early afternoon showers/thunderstorms were developing. Another
boundary extended from near low pressure over central Kansas into
northeast Kansas and this one is forecast to push northward toward
the NE/KS/MO border this evening. Convective initiation is
favoring this northern boundary as the southern boundary is fairly
capped per special KTOP 19z sounding. Supercells are very
possible in southeast Nebraska with all modes of severe weather
possible, including one or two tornadoes through the evening
hours, very large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding. Earlier
observed soundings indicate PW's around 120% of normal for this
area and increasing as deep moist advection continues. Bouts of
heavy rainfall are anticipated across areas near the southeast
Nebraska front and so in collaboration with neighboring offices,
have hoisted a small flash flood watch for a handful of southeast
Nebraska counties where training of storms with very heavy
rainfall is possible. Elevated convection is possible across the
area north of the boundary and any of these could be capable of
large hail through the evening hours.

Friday and Friday night...

Additional rounds of thunderstorms are possible into Friday and
Friday evening as a shortwave trough moves east across Nebraska. Any
remnant of an MCS will complicate the forecast with any residual
boundaries. Heavy rainfall is again possible, especially across
far southeast Nebraska.

Weekend into early next week...

A mid/upper-level trough axis is forecast over the region during
this time-period with amplified ridging over the northern Rockies.
This should favor a near-normal temperatures with intermittent storm
chances.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Friday evening)
Issued at 620 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

KOMA and KLNK will see variable conditions in and around
thunderstorms as they pass through the two sites over the first
few hours. VFR conditions are expected behind these storms with
another round possible Friday afternoon and evening.

For KOFK, mainly VFR conditions are expected through the early
part of the TAF with some chance for thunderstorms Friday
afternoon.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for NEZ066>068-078-
     088>093.

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

&&

DISCUSSION...Kern
AVIATION...Kern
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 3:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
340 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-251045-
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-
340 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

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 Friday

Severe storms are possible through 10 PM today. The greatest
chance for severe storms will be south of I-80 where very large
hail and damaging wind gusts are the primary hazards. There is a
chance for a tornado to develop mainly south of a Fairbury to
Lincoln to Red Oak line. Flash flooding will also be a concern,
over far southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa.

North of Interstate 80, additional strong to severe thunderstorms
remain possible. Large hail will be the primary hazard with
storms in this area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Thursday

Strong to severe storms and some flash flooding will again be
possible on Friday afternoon into evening over portions of
southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa.

Periodic non-severe storm chances will exist this weekend into
early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required through this evening across
southeast Nebraska. Storm damage reports are always appreciated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
811 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W HAMBURG             40.60N 95.68W
06/24/2021                   FREMONT            IA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RAILCARS BLOWN OVER ON I-29 AND MILE MARKER
            8.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
823 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SE CORDOVA            40.70N 97.33W
06/24/2021                   SEWARD             NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORT OF WATER OVER ROADS IN EXTREME
            SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SEWARD COUNTY. RELAYED
            BY DISPATCH.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:50 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
850 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     FLOOD            2 ENE AUBURN            40.39N 95.81W
06/24/2021                   NEMAHA             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER HIGHWAY 136 DUE TO PLUGGED
            DRAINAGE TUBES.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXPawnee, Richardson21 min
Jun 24, 7:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXRichardson8 hr
Jun 25, 12:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningOAXRichardson20 hr
Jun 25, 1:58 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOAXPawnee, Richardson32 hr
Jun 25, 3:45 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOAXRichardson30 hr
Jun 25, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPolk52 min
Jun 25, 4:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningOAXCedar, Wayne3 hr
Jun 25, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXThurston27 min
Jun 25, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXBoone51 min
Jun 25, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBoone52 min
Jun 24, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont, Page26 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.