1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 21, 1:40 AM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 240 AM CDT WED JUL 21 2004 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES OVER NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE XTENDED. CONVECTIVE COMPLEX CURRENTLY ROLLING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA SHOULD CONTINUE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING...JUST AHEAD OF SFC TROF AND NEAR NOSE OF NOCTURNAL LOW LEVEL JET. STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO MOISTURE RICH ENVIRONMENT AND HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLEX. BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY TODAY APPROACHING SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA BY 00Z. CAP IN MID LEVELS SHOULD WEAKEN A LITTLE BIT...SETTING STAGE FOR A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHES THRU THE AREA ON THURSDAY WHILE MID LEVEL WAVE PASSES THRU WEAK NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. SHOULD SEE A DESCENT SHOT AT PCPN...PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES WHERE BEST MOISTURE EXISTS. AFTER THIS PASSES...TEMPERATURES BECOME MAIN CONCERN AS UPPER LOW OVER HUDSON BAY SPILLS COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. EXTENDED MODELS HAVING TOUGH TIME DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO CLOSE OFF UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. WL MAKE VERY LITTLE CHANGES TO FORECAST AND CONTINUE WITH COOLER AND DRY CONDITIONS. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && GRIFFIS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 939 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2004 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-211000- ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS- FREMONT IA-GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON- MILLS IA-MONONA IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-PIERCE- PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE- 939 PM CDT TUE JUL 20 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY...AND A SLIGHT CHANCE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY...SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. FOBERT
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:00 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph caused extensive tree and outbuilding damage to a farmstead southwest of Auburn.
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