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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Omaha, NE

August 7, 2021Butler County, Saunders County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 8:55 PM CDT for Butler County, Saunders County, Nebraska. It was in force for 35 min. 2 reports 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: Aug 7, 2021, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Omaha, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Butler County, NE, Saunders County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:55 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 7, 9:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 63	4 Nne Memphis, NE
Aug 7, 9:02 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Memphis, NE	WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 7, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 53 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2933 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -124 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1327 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 195 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 3.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

412 
WUUS53 KOAX 080155
SVROAX
NEC023-155-080230-
/O.NEW.KOAX.SV.W.0126.210808T0155Z-210808T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
855 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Butler County in east central Nebraska...
  Saunders County in east central Nebraska...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 854 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
  extending from near Bellwood to near Wahoo, moving east 
  northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. These storms have a history of producing 
           hail larger than quarters.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wahoo, David City, Yutan, Valparaiso, Mead, Bellwood, Rising City,
  Brainard, Weston, Prague, Ceresco, Ithaca, Octavia, Malmo, Memphis,
  Colon, Bruno, Abie, Garrison and Memphis State Recreation Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4138 9727 4138 9714 4141 9706 4142 9699
      4123 9637 4104 9645 4104 9678 4119 9737
      4128 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 245DEG 35KT 4129 9723 4116 9661 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BLB

2 follow-up statements

512 
WWUS53 KOAX 080215
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
915 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

NEC023-155-080230-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210808T0230Z/
Butler NE-Saunders NE-
915 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BUTLER AND CENTRAL SAUNDERS COUNTIES...

At 914 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from David City to 6 miles south of Mead, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. A mesonet observation reported 63 
         mph wind gust north of Memphis at 9 PM.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Wahoo, David City, Yutan, Mead, Brainard, Weston, Prague, Ceresco,
Ithaca, Octavia, Malmo, Memphis, Colon, Bruno, Abie, Garrison and
Memphis State Recreation Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4132 9717 4138 9717 4138 9714 4141 9706
      4142 9699 4123 9637 4104 9645 4104 9662
      4114 9684 4117 9719 4127 9724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 257DEG 24KT 4127 9712 4114 9650 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BLB

536 
WWUS53 KOAX 080226
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
926 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

NEC023-155-080235-
/O.EXP.KOAX.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210808T0230Z/
Butler NE-Saunders NE-
926 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BUTLER AND
CENTRAL SAUNDERS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe 
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However 
gusty winds and extremely heavy rain and flash flooding are still 
possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
southeastern, northeastern and east central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4132 9717 4138 9717 4138 9714 4141 9706
      4142 9699 4123 9637 4104 9645 4104 9662
      4114 9684 4117 9719 4127 9724
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 245DEG 35KT 4131 9701 4118 9639 

$$

BLB

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 Aug 7, 6:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
629 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...Updated Aviation Forecast Discussion...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 243 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

A complex severe weather scenario has been unfolding this morning,
largely due to the plentiful cloud cover and the convection that
occurred earlier this morning. As we go further into the
afternoon, ML CAPE values are expected to increase to around 3500
J/kg, with effective bulk shear values ranging from 20 to 30 kts
by the time convection gets to eastern Nebraska and southwestern
Iowa. Visible satellite shows developing cumulus in south-central
Nebraska into Kansas, and this area will serve as the starting
point for convection this evening. These storms are expected to
begin after 5 PM in a discrete mode with hail being the primary
threat. Veering low-level wind profiles, and enhanced 0-3 km
shear suggest that there is also a limited tornado threat
associated with the initial cells in that same area. These cells
are then expected to evolve into a larger complex that is
expected to begin pushing ENE into eastern Nebraska after 7 PM. As
this larger complex forms, the main threat evolves into damaging
winds as the storm complex becomes cold-pool dominant. These
storms are expected to move eastward towards the Omaha and Lincoln
metro areas, with the best timing for each being 10 and 11 PM
respectively. These storms will continue east and gradually fizzle
out into the middle of the night in central and eastern Iowa. A
few light rain showers and rumbles of thunder could last until
sunrise Sunday as the back end of the mid-level wave advects
through the area.

Tomorrow morning, those spotty showers are expected to give way to
dry weather and southwesterly winds look to settle in. A return to
mostly sunny skies will aid in the return of some warm
temperatures, with highs in the upper 80's to low 90's are
expected along with heat indices approaching 100 degrees. Monday
is expected to hold even warmer temperatures, with areas near the
South Dakota border reaching over 100 degrees. Heat indices of 100
to 110 are currently slated for that day, and could necessitate a
Heat Advisory if the forecast remains on track. Tuesday a mid-
level shortwave trough is expected to pass through the northern
CONUS and may be the next chance at severe weather for the area,
as it drags a cold front eastward. How far south this frontal zone
extends is still in flux, and the location will likely dictate
what kind of hazards we expect.

Wednesday into the weekend, highs in the 90's on Wed/Thu will give
way to cooler weather Fri/Sat as the mid-level flow transitions
to northwesterly flow. Several shortwave impulses are depicted by
the global deterministic models, and may drive low-end shower and
storm chances in the extended forecast. While nothing looks like a
soaker, some kind of rainfall will be greatly appreciated.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday evening)
Issued at 615 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

Mostly VFR conditions are expected however through 07z there is a
good chance of variable conditions in and around thunderstorms
with gusty strong winds. Intermittent MVFR cigs are possible
through 07z.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
IA...None.
&&

DISCUSSION...Petersen
AVIATION...Kern

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 3:45 PM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
345 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-081045-
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-
345 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 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 Sunday

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
continuing overnight. Large hail is the primary hazard with the
initial storm development this afternoon, with damaging winds the
more likely severe hazard during the evening and overnight.

Storms are forecast to develop in central Nebraska early this
evening where instability and shear are maximized along an
approaching cold front. These storms are expected to congeal into
a larger cluster, then sweep east across eastern Nebraska and
western Iowa through the late evening and overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday night through Saturday

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon
in parts of far southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa.

Severe thunderstorms are also possible Monday night and Tuesday as
a cold front moves into the Plains.

Otherwise hot and muggy weather will return to the region this
Sunday and Monday. Heat index values are currently expected to
reach or exceed 105 on Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:27 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
827 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2021

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

0807 PM     HAIL             WAHOO                   41.22N 96.62W
08/07/2021  M1.50 INCH       SAUNDERS           NE   PUBLIC

&&

DEWALD

Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:29 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
829 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2021

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

0815 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NE WAHOO              41.24N 96.60W
08/07/2021  M53 MPH          SAUNDERS           NE   AWOS

&&

DEWALD

Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:31 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
831 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2021

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

0815 PM     HAIL             6 NNW RISING CITY       41.28N 97.36W
08/07/2021  E1.25 INCH       BUTLER             NE   PUBLIC

&&

DEWALD

Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:38 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
838 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2021

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

0838 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N MEMPHIS             41.15N 96.43W
08/07/2021                   SAUNDERS           NE   STORM CHASER

            TREE IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:46 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
846 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2021

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

0841 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MEAD                    41.23N 96.48W
08/07/2021                   SAUNDERS           NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES ACROSS HIGHWAY 92. POWER OUT IN
            MEAD.

&&

DEWALD

Local storm report, Aug 7, 8:55 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
855 PM CDT SAT AUG 7 2021

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

0854 PM     HAIL             2 SSW ELKHORN           41.25N 96.25W
08/07/2021  E0.75 INCH       DOUGLAS            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            0.50-0.75 INCH HAIL.

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 7:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Platte	52 min
Aug 7, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Butler, Saunders	46 min
Aug 7, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OAX	Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders	49 min
Aug 7, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Butler	50 min
Aug 7, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OAX	Cass, Sarpy, Saunders	22 min
Aug 7, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Saunders	31 min
Aug 7, 8:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OAX	Butler, Colfax, Lancaster, Platte, Saunders, Seward	4 hr
Aug 7, 8:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OAX	Douglas, Sarpy	3 hr
Aug 7, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OAX	Cass, Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy, Saunders	49 min
Aug 7, 8:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OAX	Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders	3 hr
Aug 7, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OAX	Douglas	40 min
Aug 7, 9:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OAX	Butler, Colfax, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders	4 hr
Aug 7, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Gage, Jefferson, Saline	51 min
Aug 7, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Douglas, Sarpy, Washington	51 min
Aug 7, 9:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	OAX	Douglas, Sarpy	3 hr
Aug 7, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Butler, Lancaster, Saunders, Seward	22 min
Aug 7, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Pawnee	41 min
Aug 7, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cass, Lancaster, Saunders	17 min
Aug 7, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Butler	27 min
Aug 7, 10:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OAX	Cass, Lancaster, Otoe, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward	2 hr
Aug 7, 10:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	OAX	Douglas	89 min
Aug 7, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe	52 min
Aug 7, 11:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OAX	Saunders	13 hr
Aug 8, 12:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OAX	Butler, Cass, Colfax, Douglas, Lancaster, Otoe and 4 more	12 hr
Aug 8, 2:37 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	OAX	Butler, Cass, Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Gage and 13 more	54 hr

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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.