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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Omaha, NE

July 9, 20254 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2025, 10:56 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 49 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 9, 2025, 10:56 PM CDT (03:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2025, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Antelope County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Knox County, NE, Pierce County, NE

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:55 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 9, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2025-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3800 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2025-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3800 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
13.5

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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 Jul 9, 6:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 6:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 8:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
818 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025

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818 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025

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 Thursday

A 50 to 70% chance for showers and thunderstorms exists this
evening, with storms entering northeast Nebraska by 9 or 10 pm.
Storms will move east southeast and track through much of the
forecast area overnight. Severe storms are possible, with the
primary hazards being damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph, large
hail, and heavy rainfall.

Showers and storms will linger Thursday morning with redevelopment
possible Thursday evening. Some of the storms could be severe
with large hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rain. Storms
Thursday morning may affect severe weather potential for the
remainder of the day.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday night through Wednesday

Showers and storm chances continue Thursday evening into early
Friday morning. Some of the storms could be severe with large
hail, damaging wind gusts, and heavy rain. Storms Thursday morning
may affect the severe weather potential.

Active weather continues for Friday with another round of showers
and storms, some of which could be strong to severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed at times this evening and again
Thursday.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXKnox45 min
Jul 9, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Boone, Knox, Madison, Pierce41 min
Jul 9, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCedar, Knox, Pierce, Wayne52 min
Jul 10, 2:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXLancaster, Otoe34 min
Jul 10, 3:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXCass, Gage, Johnson, Lancaster, Nemaha, Otoe and 2 more47 min
Jul 10, 1:14 PM CDTFlood WatchOAXBurt, Butler, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge and 10 more18 hr
Jul 10, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXWayne11 min
Jul 10, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Knox, Pierce44 min
Jul 10, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOAXAntelope, Madison, Pierce60 min
Jul 10, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Knox23 min
Jul 10, 5:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXAntelope, Knox4 hr
Jul 10, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOAXAntelope, Madison, Pierce66 min
Jul 10, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXColfax, Madison, Platte, Stanton31 min
Jul 10, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXMadison, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne46 min
Jul 10, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXAntelope, Madison, Pierce16 min
Jul 10, 3:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page46 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.