Hail in Nebraska, May 31, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
257 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2001

THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS THE HANDLING OF A SERIES OF WAVES
EMBEDDED IN LARGE SCALE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.

IN THE SHORT TERM...TSTMS IN NORTH CENTRAL NEB ARE EXPECTED TO
PROGRESS INTO OUR NW ZONES THIS EVE ON A COMBINATION OF LOW LEVEL
WARM MOIST ADVN AND COLD ADVN ALOFT.  TEMPS IN OUR AREA HAVE BEEN
HELD BACK BY LOW CLOUDS...SO ACTIVITY SHOULD WEAKEN AS IT
ARRIVES...AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT.  WILL RAISE POPS IN THE
NW BUT LEAVE LOW POPS ALONE IN THE SE.  SOME CONCERN THAT PATHCY FOG
COULD DEVELOP IN THE EAST EARLY TONIGHT AS WINDS DIE AND LOW CLOUDS
DISSIPATE...BUT FLOW IS PROGGED TO PICK UP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND HIGHER
CLOUDS INCREASE.  FOG SHOULD NOT BE EXTENSIVE...BUT OVERNIGHT LOWS
MAY COME EARLY.

A COLD CORE UPPER LOW DIVES THRU MN ON FRIDAY...WITH A SHARP TROUGH
ON THE WEST SIDE APPROACHING OUR NORTHEAST ZONES BY EVE.  THE MODELS
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER WITH THIS FEATURE THAN YESTERDAY...GIVING
THE SOUTH PLENTY OF TIME TO WARM UP BEFORE THE COLD ADVECTION HITS.
WILL ALSO BACK OFF ON THE WINDS FOR THE SOUTH...AS THEY DO NOT
BECOME WELL ALIGNED WITH THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT.  WILL RETAIN THE
CHC OF SHOWERS WE HAVE GOING FOR THE NORTHEAST...AS AFTERNOON
HEATING MAY BE ENOUGH FOR CONVECTION.  TIMING IS NOW OFF...HOWEVER...
AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH OUR EAST ZONES MAINLY AFTER DARK
RATHER THAN DURING THE AFTERNOON.  THIS SHOULD LEAVE ENOUGH WIND AND
CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TO HOLD TEMPS UP AT LEAST A BIT.

TEMPS SHOULD RECOVER AT LEAST MODESTLY BETWEEN SYSTEMS ON SATURDAY...
BUT COOL MOIST AIR AT 850 MB IN THE WAKE OF THE DIGGING SYSTEM TO
OUR EAST WILL PREVENT TOO MUCH WARMING.  NGM AND AVN MOS AGREE WELL.
AVN GIVES US THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN AS A SHORT WAVE BEGINS TO BREAK
DOWN THE UPPER RIDGE SATURDAY NIGHT.  THIS PROMOTES A CO LOW AND A
RAPID RETURN OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.  ETA IS A LOT
SLOWER WITH THE RIDGE POSITION BY 60 HRS.  SINCE FLOW HAS TENDED TO
BE SLOWER AND MORE AMPLIFIED THAN THE MODELS LATELY...WILL GO WITH
THE ETA AND KEEP MENTION OF PRECIP OUT OF THE FORECAST UNTIL THE
EXTENDED.

PRIMARY CHANGE TO EXTENDED IS CONTINUED TENDENCY FOR COOLER TEMPS
UNTIL WARMING TOWARD SEASONAL NORMALS AND DRY WEATHER LATER NEXT
WEEK.

.OMA...NONE
POLLACK

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
448 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2001

STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.  THIS
FRONT WILL PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT.  THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
SEVERE WEATHER IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  THE AIRMASS IN EASTERN NEBRASKA
IS COOLER AND NOT AS UNSTABLE SO THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
WEAKER AND UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.

IN SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THE FRONT
SHOULD ONLY PRODUCE SHOWERS...WITH AN ISOLATED CLAP OF THUNDER.

POWERS

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042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-010545-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
747 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2001

STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS EVENING.
ELSEWHERE IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA SPOTTERS SHOULD
NOT BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.  THIS
FRONT WILL PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT.

THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
FROM NORFOLK AND TEKAMAH NORTHWARD THIS EVENING.  THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT IS FOR LARGE HAI}L BUT A TORNADO OR DAMAGING WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS LESS LIKELY.

POWERS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1001 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0825 PM    5 N CROFTON               NE   .75 INCH HAIL
05/31/01   KNOX                           EVENT DURATION 2
                                          MINUTES. REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

0905 PAM    1 S MAGNET                NE   TORNADO
05/31/01   CEDAR                          BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.