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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Omaha, NE

August 5, 20234 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2023, 7:55 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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: Aug 5, 2023, 7:55 PM CDT (00:55 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2023, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Omaha, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Burt County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Washington County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 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.

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 5, 3:01 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 49 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: 1774 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1305 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 7.4

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The text

As transmitted.

886 
WUUS53 KOAX 060055
SVROAX
NEC021-039-053-177-060145-
/O.NEW.KOAX.SV.W.0310.230806T0055Z-230806T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
755 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Burt County in east central Nebraska...
  Southeastern Cuming County in northeastern Nebraska...
  Northwestern Washington County in east central Nebraska...
  Northeastern Dodge County in east central Nebraska...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 755 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
  Scribner, or 6 miles south of West Point, moving east at 25 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  West Point, Oakland, Scribner, Uehling, Craig, Winslow, and Dead
  Timber State Recreation Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Nebraska.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Nebraska.

&&

LAT...LON 4168 9677 4182 9677 4186 9633 4157 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 269DEG 20KT 4175 9668 

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

$$

Mead

2 follow-up statements

369 
WWUS53 KOAX 060107
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
807 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

NEC021-039-053-177-060145-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-230806T0145Z/
Burt NE-Cuming NE-Washington NE-Dodge NE-
807 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BURT...SOUTHEASTERN CUMING...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
AND NORTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTIES...

At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of
Uehling, or 8 miles southeast of West Point, moving east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Oakland, Scribner, Uehling, Craig, Winslow, and Dead Timber State
Recreation Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Nebraska.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4166 9670 4182 9669 4186 9633 4157 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 272DEG 20KT 4173 9660 

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

$$

Mead

895 
WWUS53 KOAX 060120
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
820 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

NEC021-039-053-177-060145-
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-230806T0145Z/
Burt NE-Cuming NE-Washington NE-Dodge NE-
820 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BURT...SOUTHEASTERN CUMING...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
AND NORTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTIES...

At 820 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Uehling, or 13
miles southeast of West Point, moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Oakland, Uehling, and Craig. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Nebraska.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4164 9661 4183 9660 4186 9633 4157 9635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 269DEG 20KT 4173 9649 

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

$$

Mead

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Burt, Dodge, Washington	29 min
Aug 5, 8:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OAX	Burt, Washington	35 min
Aug 5, 9:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Saline	45 min
Aug 5, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Jefferson, Saline	46 min
Aug 5, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Saline	46 min
Aug 5, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Gage	32 min
Aug 5, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Gage, Johnson, Pawnee	29 min
Aug 5, 11:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Gage, Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Richardson	42 min
Aug 5, 11:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Cass, Sarpy	28 min
Aug 5, 11:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cass, Sarpy	27 min
Aug 5, 11:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Richardson	38 min
Aug 5, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cass	39 min
Aug 6, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Knox	32 min
Aug 6, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OAX	Lancaster	31 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.