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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Omaha, NE

June 16, 20255 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2025, 4:39 PM CDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 51 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: Jun 16, 2025, 4:39 PM CDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2025, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Omaha, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Antelope County, NE, Madison County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Wayne County, NE

The radar

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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 Jun 16, 3:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 3:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:58 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
358 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025

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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-
358 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 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 Tuesday

Severe storm chances will linger into tonight (15-30% chance),
with the primary threats being damaging winds, large hail,
and localized flooding, but a tornado cannot be ruled out.

Additional severe storm development is expected Tuesday afternoon
and evening, mainly near and south of Interstate 80. The primary
threats will be flooding, damaging winds, and large hail, though
a tornado or two cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday night through Monday

Chances are increasing for oppressive heat moving into the
Central Plains late next week into next weekend as heat indices
reach 100 to 105 degrees, especially Friday and Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed at times today and Tuesday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:11 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cedar, Knox	41 min
Jun 16, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cedar, Wayne	52 min
Jun 16, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Burt, Cuming, Stanton, Thurston, Wayne	43 min
Jun 16, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OAX	Burt, Cuming, Thurston	40 min
Jun 16, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Cuming, Madison, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne	49 min
Jun 16, 5:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Antelope, Madison, Pierce	51 min
Jun 16, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Madison, Stanton	31 min
Jun 16, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OAX	Antelope, Boone, Madison	50 min
Jun 16, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Washington	48 min
Jun 16, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Colfax, Cuming, Madison, Platte, Stanton	48 min
Jun 16, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Boone, Madison, Platte	39 min
Jun 16, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Dodge, Douglas, Saunders, Washington	47 min
Jun 15, 8:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Montgomery, Pottawattamie	43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.