1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 May 30, 2:10 AM CST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 310 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004 .DISCUSSION... SURFACE FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS ERN NEBRASKA AT 07Z WITH SOME LINGERING CONVECTION FROM THE SERN CORNER OF NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA AND ALSO ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER. AS FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST OUT OF THE AREA THIS MORNING FOCUS SHIFTS TO THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT MODELS HANG OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST INTO EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. WILL PULL FLOOD WATCH ISSUED EARLIER WITH 4 AM ISSUANCE. WITH UPPER WAVE AND ASSOCIATED COLD POOL COMING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME LOW POPS INTO EARLY EVENING. SIMILAR SITUATION AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT WILL LIMIT AREA TO NRN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. ALTHOUGH NERN PORTION OF CWA REMAINS ON SRN EDGE OF MODEL QPF ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER JET THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE SYSTEM SHIFTS TO THE EAST WILL KEEP THINGS DRY AND EXPECT MAINLY INCREASED CLOUDS OVER THIS AREA. TEMPERATURES TREND COOLER THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AS A RESULT WITH LITTLE CHANGE TO CURRENT FORECAST. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WARMING TREND INDICATED LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AS GFS HAS STRONG RIDGING DEVELOPING BY NEXT WEEKEND WITH ECMWF NOT QUITE AS AMPLIFIED. NO CHANGE TO EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && 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 1110 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2004 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-301000- 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- 1110 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH 3 AM CDT. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SOME FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL EXIST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA...AND AGAIN NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT. INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED...AND SEVERE WEATHER IS UNLIKELY FROM THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY ONCE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP IN YOUR AREA. FOBERT
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1251 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1234 AM TSTM WND GST OMAHA 41.26N 96.01W
05/30/2004 67 MPH DOUGLAS NE OFFICIAL NWS OBS
MEASURED AT EPPLEY AIRPORT.
&&
DEWALDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
1255 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1228 AM TSTM WND GST LA VISTA 41.18N 96.04W
05/30/2004 50 MPH SARPY NE AMATEUR RADIO
50 MPH OR HIGHER WIND GUST.
1237 AM HAIL COUNCIL BLUFFS 41.24N 95.86W
05/30/2004 1.00 INCH POTTAWATTAMIE IA AMATEUR RADIO
1239 AM TSTM WND DMG BELLEVUE 41.16N 95.92W
05/30/2004 SARPY NE AMATEUR RADIO
3 INCH LIMBS BLOWN DOWN.
&&
DEWALDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 104 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004 IAZ043-055-NEZ015-030>034-042>045-050>053-065-066-078-088-089-300630- BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-GAGE-HARRISON IA- JEFFERSON-LANCASTER-MADISON-MONONA IA-PLATTE-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS- SEWARD-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...BEATRICE...BELLEVUE...BLAIR... COLUMBUS...CRETE...FAIRBURY...FREMONT...LINCOLN...NORFOLK...OMAHA... ONAWA...SEWARD...TEKAMAH 104 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 327 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN NEBRASKA... BOONE...BURT...BUTLER...COLFAX...CUMING...DODGE...DOUGLAS...GAGE... JEFFERSON...LANCASTER...MADISON...PLATTE...SALINE...SARPY... SAUNDERS...SEWARD...STANTON...THURSTON AND WASHINGTON. IN IOWA... HARRISON AND MONONA. SMITH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
213 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 AM FLOOD DILLER 40.11N 96.94W
05/30/2004 JEFFERSON NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 FEET OF WATER OVER HIGHWAY 103.
&&
DEWALDSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 218 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004 IAZ056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ067-068-090>092-300735- CASS-FREMONT IA-JOHNSON-MILLS IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA- PAWNEE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-SHELBY IA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...CLARINDA...COUNCIL BLUFFS... HARLAN...NEBRASKA CITY...RED OAK...SIDNEY 218 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 327 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN IOWA... SHELBY...POTTAWATTAMIE...MILLS...MONTGOMERY...FREMONT AND PAGE IN NEBRASKA... CASS...OTOE...JOHNSON...NEMAHA AND PAWNEE DEWALD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 315 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004 NEZ093-300840- RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FALLS CITY 315 AM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 327 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTY... IN NEBRASKA... RICHARDSON TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 327 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL NEBRASKA COUNTIES. SCHURR
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain May 29th produced flooding along Bow Creek, especially near Wynot where several county roads were flooded. Agricultural lowlands were also flooded.
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: 5395480.