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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Omaha, NE

March 6, 20264 counties in Nebraska

NWS Omaha, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 2026, 5:12 PM CST for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 16 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: Mar 6, 2026, 5:12 PM CST (23:12 UTC)
Expired: Mar 6, 2026, 5:28 PM CST
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Omaha, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jefferson County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Saline County, NE, Seward County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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
Mar 6, 3:16 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

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 Mar 6, 1:13 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 1:13 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 9:59 AM CST, 7 hours 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
959 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026

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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-
959 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, east central Nebraska, northeast Nebraska and southeast
Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening.
There is a level 2 (Slight) risk of severe thunderstorms across much
of southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa, and a level 3 (Enhanced)
risk across far southeast Nebraska. All hazards will be possible
with these storms including large hail, damaging winds, and a couple
tornadoes from 2 to 10 PM.

Late tonight into early Saturday, northeast Nebraska could see a
dusting up to a half-inch of snow (40-60% chance) and a glaze of
ice.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Friday afternoon and evening. Please
send any reports of hail, winds, damage or tornadoes to the National
Weather Service.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 6, 9:49 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	OAX	Antelope, Boone, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Knox and 5 more	20 hr
Mar 6, 5:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OAX	Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie	37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.