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NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 22, 12:50 PM CST, 8 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 150 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 .DISCUSSION... PRIMARY CONCERNS WILL DEAL WITH THE SHORT TERM AND NEXT ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. REMNANTS OF OUTFLOW BOUNDRY THAT WAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS PRETTY MUCH WASHED OUT WITH 18Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING MAIN BOUNDRY FROM NORTHERN NEBRASKA INTO NORTHERN IOWA. 18Z OAX UA DATA ALSO SHOWING THAT MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES HAVE RECOVERED QUICKLY FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING SO LATEST SPC DISCUSSION SEEMS REASONABLE WITH STORMS EXPECTED TO LIGHT UP AGAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE SURFACE BOUNDRY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. STILL PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN PLACE WITH 12Z META SETTING UP 850 THETA-E AXIS FROM SOUTHERN NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHERN IOWA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE FLOOD WATCH ISSUED EARLER FOR ABOUT THE NORTH HALF OF THE CWA STILL LOOKS GOOD AT THIS TIME AND NO ADJUSTMENTS PLANNED. OVERALL LITTLE CHANGE TO THE FORECAST WITH A BREAK IN THE ACTIVE WEATHER FOR SUNDAY AND NEXT CHANCE OF STORMS COMING IN ON MONDAY WITH NEXT FRONT AND UPPER WAVE. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...FLOOD WATCH 4 PM SAT TO 4 AM SUN FROM BUTLER SAUNDERS AND SARPY COUNTIES NORTHWARD. IA...FLOOD WATCH 4 PM SAT TO 4 AM SUN FROM POTTAWATTMIE COUNTY NORTHWARD. && NOTE...EFFECTIVE 1200 UTC JUNE 8TH THE AWIPS PRODUCT IDENTIFIER /PID/ FOR THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION ISSUED BY OMAHA WFO WILL CHANGE TO OMAAFDOAX. THE WMO CODE WILL REMAIN FXUS63 KOAX. FOBERT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 510 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 IAZ043-055-056-069-NEZ015-030>034-042>045-050>053-230500- BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-HARRISON IA-MADISON- MONONA IA-PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SHELBY IA-STANTON- THURSTON-WASHINGTON- 510 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLOODING. ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES MAY ALSO OCCUR. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. STORMS SHOULD EVENTUALLY EVOLVE INTO A LARGE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LARGE HAIL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT. VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS MOVES TO WEST CENTRAL IOWA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING THREAT WILL LAST WELL INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL AS LATE NEXT WEEK. LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL ADDRESS THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 11 PM CDT. STORM SPOTTER WILL BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING. IAZ079-080-090-091-NEZ065>068-078-088>093-230500- CASS-FREMONT IA-GAGE-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-MILLS IA- MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SEWARD- 510 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. STRONG TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS AND MOVES TO WEST CENTRAL IOWA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL LAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL AS LATE NEXT WEEK. LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL ADDRESS THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 11 PM CDT. STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. NEZ011-012-016>018-230500- ANTELOPE-CEDAR-KNOX-PIERCE-WAYNE- 510 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLOODING. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE. STORMS SHOULD EVENTUALLY EVOLVE INTO A LARGE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LARGE HAIL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT. VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS AND MOVES TO WEST CENTRAL IOWA BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING THREAT WILL LAST WELL INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL AS LATE NEXT WEEK. LATER HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS WILL ADDRESS THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION LATER THIS EVENING. FOBERT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1007 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1005 PM HAIL 1 S NEBRASKA CITY 40.66N 95.86W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH OTOE NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1010 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 PM HAIL WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
05/22/2004 0.75 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1015 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1004 PM HAIL UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 1.00 INCH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1017 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM TORNADO 3 NE MURRAY 40.95N 95.89W
05/22/2004 CASS NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1018 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM FLOOD DORCHESTER 40.65N 97.11W
05/22/2004 SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
LOCAL FLOODING REPORTED
&&
JBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1034 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 40.81N 95.92W
05/22/2004 80 MPH CASS NE AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN UNION.
1000 PM FLOOD MADISON 41.83N 97.46W
05/22/2004 MADISON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 32 EAST CLOSED
1000 PM TSTM WND DMG MURDOCK 40.93N 96.28W
05/22/2004 CASS NE PUBLIC
TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN
1005 PM FLOOD DODGE 41.72N 96.88W
05/22/2004 DODGE NE FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MAJOR FLOODING IN CITY OF DODGE SPUR 27A IS UNDER WATER.
1012 PM TSTM WND DMG FIRTH 40.53N 96.60W
05/22/2004 LANCASTER NE AMATEUR RADIO
ENTIRE TOWN OF FIRTH BLOCKED OFF WITH DEBRIS, UPROOTED
TREES AND BUILDINGS.
&&
JBThe Grand Island radar (KUEX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:37 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency management estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph north of Fairbury.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, May 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5395859.