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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 Jun 12, 1:17 PM CST, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 217 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 .DISCUSSION... BRIEF DISCUSSION THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE CWA. ATMOSPHERE IS DESTABILIZING RAPIDLY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHER SECTIONS OF THE CWA. MSAS SBCAPES OVER NRN KS WERE OVER 4000 J/KG WITH LIS PUSHING -13. A CLUSTER OF STORMS HAVE BROKEN OUT OVER THE CWA AND WAS PUSHING EAST/NORTHEAST. A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM SRN MN INTO SERN NEB AND NRN KS IS THE DIVIDING LINE FOR AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS. WEAK MLCINH AND FAVORABLE LSI VALUES INDICATE NO SIGNIFICANT CAPPING PRESENT TO HAMPER STORM DEVELOPMENT. ALSO... MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS SOUTH OF THE FRONT HELPING TO ENHANCE CURRENTLY ACTIVE STORMS. SHORT TERM CONCERNS ARE FOR MORE STORMS THIS EVENING. LATEST SPC DAY 1 SHOWS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA IN THE MODERATE RISK. THE MODELS ARE SHOWING A FEW EMBEDDED SHORT WAVES MOVING THRU THE FLOW OF THE NORTH CENTRAL PLAINS BROAD TROF WHICH SHOULD HELP ENHANCE ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY...ALBEIT MAINLY SOUTH WERE HIGH LEVEL OF INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE REMAIN. THEREFORE WILL COVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-80...HEAVILY WITH POPS AND SMALL POPS ELSEWHERE. FOR SUNDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL TROF AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE AREA...TAKING PCPN CHANCES WITH IT. HOWEVER...WILL KEEP SOME SLGT POPS IN PLACE OVER ERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA FOR ANY EXITING ACTIVITY. IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS...PCPN CHANCES RETURN MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE ETA ADVERTISES LOW LEVEL QG- FRONTOGENETIC FORCING OVER THE CWA AS DEEP LAYER OMEGA VALUES INCREASE THRU THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GOING POP FCST SEEM REASONABLE AT THE MOMENT. FOR TUESDAY AND BEYOND...PCPN CHANCES WILL BE DETERMINED BY LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY LOCATION. CONFIDENT RATHER LOW GIVEN EXTENDED MODEL DIFFERENCES. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && DEE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1136 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 IAZ043-055-056-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045-122300- ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-HARRISON IA-KNOX- MADISON-MONONA IA-PIERCE-PLATTE-SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON- WASHINGTON-WAYNE- 1136 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARD. LOW PRESSURE OVER KANSAS AND A WARM FRONT IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST AIR BACK NORTH INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. STRONG INSTABILITY AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA WILL HELP CAUSE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL LIKELY BE FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING. SEVERE STORMS...AGAIN WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH LATE SUNDAY AND LATE MONDAY. LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATER NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO LATE EVENING. IAZ069-079-080-090-091-NEZ050>053-065>068-078-088>093-122300- BUTLER-CASS-DOUGLAS-FREMONT IA-GAGE-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER- MILLS IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA- RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SEWARD- 1136 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALL AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN COULD ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED AS WARM MOIST AIR MOVES NORTH INTO THE REGION FROM KANSAS AND MISSOURI. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY...AND STORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. DUE TO THE EARLY AND RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS... A CONFERENCE CALL WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL LIKELY BE FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE EVENING. SEVERE STORMS...AGAIN WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH LATE SUNDAY AND LATE MONDAY. LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY LATER NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POLLACK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
519 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0517 PM HAIL CRETE 40.63N 96.96W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
548 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0519 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NW SPRAGUE 40.64N 96.76W
06/12/2004 60 MPH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0523 PM HAIL WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
06/12/2004 1.25 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0523 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
06/12/2004 69 MPH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0523 PM FLOOD WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
06/12/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
MAJOR STREET FLOODING
0523 PM HAIL 2 SW PALMYRA 40.69N 96.42W
06/12/2004 0.75 INCH OTOE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0528 PM HAIL 4 SE CRETE 40.58N 96.90W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LANCASTER NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0538 PM HAIL 1 N HICKMAN 40.64N 96.63W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LANCASTER NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0526 PM HAIL 5 ESE CRETE 40.60N 96.87W
06/12/2004 1.25 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0526 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ESE CRETE 40.60N 96.87W
06/12/2004 60 MPH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0524 PM HAIL 1 N HALLAM 40.55N 96.79W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
0525 PM HAIL 3 S SPRAGUE 40.58N 96.75W
06/12/2004 1.75 INCH LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
604 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM HAIL 1 W DE WITT 40.40N 96.94W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
645 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FAIRBURY 40.14N 97.18W
06/12/2004 60 MPH JEFFERSON NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POWER POLES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0604 PM HAIL 2 S PLYMOUTH 40.27N 96.99W
06/12/2004 0.88 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
0618 PM HAIL DOUGLAS 40.59N 96.39W
06/12/2004 1.25 INCH OTOE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0616 PM HAIL 4 N DUNBAR 40.73N 96.03W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH OTOE NE PUBLIC
0615 PM HAIL 1 N SYRACUSE 40.68N 96.18W
06/12/2004 0.88 INCH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0615 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N SYRACUSE 40.68N 96.18W
06/12/2004 60 MPH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0618 PM HAIL 1 N SYRACUSE 40.68N 96.18W
06/12/2004 1.00 INCH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0618 PM TSTM WND GST 1 N SYRACUSE 40.68N 96.18W
06/12/2004 65 MPH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0625 PM HAIL BEATRICE 40.27N 96.75W
06/12/2004 0.75 INCH GAGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
654 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0409 PM HAIL 1 NW GRETNA 41.15N 96.26W
06/12/2004 0.75 INCH SARPY NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0630 PM TSTM WND GST AVOCA 41.48N 95.34W
06/12/2004 60 MPH POTTAWATTAMIE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
748 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W OTOE 40.72N 96.16W
06/12/2004 65 MPH OTOE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROAD.
0620 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 W HALLAM 40.54N 96.86W
06/12/2004 LANCASTER NE EMERGENCY MNGR
PORTION OF SOUTH 14TH STREET, 1/2 SOUTH OF PELLA ROAD
FLOODED OUT FROM HIGH WATER.
0654 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W NEBRASKA CITY 40.68N 95.90W
06/12/2004 OTOE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ROAD AT INTERSECTION OF 46TH AND G.
0700 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 W SYRACUSE 40.66N 96.22W
06/12/2004 OTOE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ROAD AT INTERSECTION 34TH AND H ROADS.
&&
JBThe Topeka radar (KTWX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:53 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated to over 60 mph knocked down a tree in Salem.
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