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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Omaha, NE

June 25, 2021Cuming County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2021, 9:37 PM CDT for Cuming County, Nebraska. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2021, 9:37 PM CDT (02:37 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Cuming County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:39 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 25, 11:00 PM CDTFLASH FLOOD6 Nne Dodge, NEDELAYED REPORT. SEVERAL LOCATIONS WEST OF MONTEREY HAD EVIDENCE OF WATER OVER THE ROAD. STORM TOTAL 4.70 INCHES.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 2021-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 783 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1289 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

797 
WGUS53 KOAX 260237
FFWOAX
NEC039-260600-
/O.NEW.KOAX.FF.W.0007.210626T0237Z-210626T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
937 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Omaha/Valley has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Cuming County in northeastern Nebraska...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 937 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  West Point, Beemer and 10 Miles West Of West Point.

Law Enforcement reported several cars stalled along Highway 275 and 
side streets in West Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4198 9670 4192 9663 4190 9660 4183 9664
      4179 9673 4176 9687 4180 9695 4188 9689
      4195 9683

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Dergan
2 follow-up statements
021 
WGUS73 KOAX 260407
FFSOAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
1107 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

NEC039-260600-
/O.CON.KOAX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210626T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cuming NE-
1107 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR 
SOUTHERN CUMING COUNTY...

At 1107 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated the thunderstorms that 
produced the heavy rain had moved east of the area. Between 2 and 4 
inches of rain have fallen.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  West Point and Beemer.

Flood waters should continue to recede through 1 AM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4198 9670 4192 9663 4190 9660 4183 9664
      4179 9673 4176 9687 4180 9695 4188 9689
      4195 9683

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

DeWald
849 
WGUS73 KOAX 260551
FFSOAX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
1251 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

NEC039-260601-
/O.EXP.KOAX.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210626T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cuming NE-
1251 AM CDT Sat Jun 26 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING 
FOR SOUTHERN CUMING COUNTY...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

LAT...LON 4198 9670 4192 9663 4190 9660 4183 9664
      4179 9673 4176 9687 4180 9695 4188 9689
      4195 9683

$$

DeWald

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXBoone23 min
Jun 25, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXColfax, Madison, Platte, Stanton52 min
Jun 25, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXPawnee, Richardson44 min
Jun 25, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXLancaster46 min
Jun 25, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXCass33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.