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Tornado Warning 123, NWS Omaha, NE

July 6, 2024Saline County, Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2024, 6:02 PM CDT for Saline County, Nebraska. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2024, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2024, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.5 in

County Saline County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 6, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 12:00Z on 2024-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 320 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 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 12:00Z on 2024-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
320 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1461 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jul 6, 5:38 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 5:38 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
312 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-071015-
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-
312 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

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

A line of strong to severe storms is likely (60-80% chance) along
and south of Interstate 80 early this evening with damaging wind
and hail being the main hazards. The most likely timeframe for
peak storm intensity is from 5 to 9 PM.

Minor flooding will continue along the Missouri River from
Brownville south to Rulo.

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

Minor flooding will continue along the Missouri River at
Brownville southward into this upcoming week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected, but reports of severe weather
will be greatly appreciated this evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 5:44 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
544 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

IAZ055-056-069-062300-
Pottawattamie IA-Shelby IA-Harrison IA-
544 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE...
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM
CDT...

At 544 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Persia, or 15 miles southwest of Harlan, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Shelby, Minden, Persia, and Tennant.

This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 27 and 34.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4146 9565 4158 9565 4164 9542 4146 9541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 264DEG 19KT 4155 9559

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

DeWald

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXJefferson, Saline, Seward56 min
Jul 6, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXGage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Saline, Seward67 min
Jul 6, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXShelby16 min
Jul 6, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPottawattamie26 min
Jul 6, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOAXPottawattamie33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.