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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Dec 15, 2021, 3:29 PM CST for Madison County, Stanton County, Wayne County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2021, 3:29 PM CST (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2021, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Madison County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Wayne County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1:23 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 346 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
867
WFUS53 KOAX 152129
TOROAX
NEC119-167-179-152200-
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0016.211215T2129Z-211215T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
329 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Madison County in northeastern Nebraska...
Southwestern Wayne County in northeastern Nebraska...
Northern Stanton County in northeastern Nebraska...
* Until 400 PM CST.
* At 328 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southeast of Norfolk, moving northeast at 60
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Hoskins around 340 PM CST.
Winside around 345 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4185 9720 4197 9742 4224 9724 4212 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 210DEG 50KT 4199 9733
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Kern2 follow-up statements
430
WWUS53 KOAX 152143
SVSOAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
343 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
NEC119-152152-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-211215T2200Z/
Madison NE-
343 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for northeastern
Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4200 9709 4209 9734 4224 9724 4212 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 205DEG 61KT 4213 9722
$$
NEC167-179-152200-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-211215T2200Z/
Wayne NE-Stanton NE-
343 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN STANTON COUNTIES...
At 342 PM CST, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Winside, or 12 miles northeast of Norfolk, moving northeast at 70
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
These dangerous storms will be near...
Winside around 345 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 9709 4209 9734 4224 9724 4212 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 205DEG 61KT 4213 9722
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Kern575
WWUS53 KOAX 152153
SVSOAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
353 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
NEC167-179-152203-
/O.EXP.KOAX.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-211215T2200Z/
Wayne NE-Stanton NE-
353 PM CST Wed Dec 15 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN
STANTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for northeastern
Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4200 9709 4209 9734 4224 9724 4212 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 210DEG 50KT 4224 9713
$$
KernThe office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope, Boone, Butler, Colfax, Madison, Pierce and 2 more | 56 min |
| Dec 15, 2:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Butler, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Saline, Saunders and 1 more | 64 min |
| Dec 15, 2:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Boone, Madison, Platte, Stanton | 24 min |
| Dec 15, 2:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Colfax, Platte | 40 min |
| Dec 15, 2:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster and 5 more | 81 min |
| Dec 15, 2:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Butler, Colfax, Dodge, Platte | 31 min |
| Dec 15, 3:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Madison, Platte, Stanton | 24 min |
| Dec 15, 3:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Saunders and 4 more | 51 min |
| Dec 15, 3:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Antelope, Cedar, Colfax, Knox, Madison, Pierce and 3 more | 62 min |
| Dec 15, 3:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Lancaster, Seward | 16 min |
| Dec 15, 3:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Colfax, Cuming, Stanton | 35 min |
| Dec 15, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cass, Douglas, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee and 3 more | 70 min |
| Dec 15, 3:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Burt, Cuming, Thurston, Washington | 64 min |
| Dec 15, 3:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Douglas, Saunders | 30 min |
| Dec 15, 3:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cuming, Thurston | 45 min |
| Dec 15, 3:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Dodge, Douglas, Washington | 28 min |
| Dec 15, 4:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass, Otoe | 14 min |
| Dec 15, 4:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson | 34 min |
| Dec 15, 4:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cass | 33 min |
| Dec 15, 4:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | OAX | Washington | 17 min |
| Dec 15, 5:08 PM CST | Blowing Dust Advisory | OAX | Cass, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha and 5 more | 4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.