Hail in Nebraska, May 8, 2004

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
247 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2004

.DISCUSSION...

A QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY EXTENDED ACROSS CENTRAL IA INTO CENTRAL
NEB. IT APPEARS THAT THE BOUNDARY WAS TRYING TO MAKE A PUSH
SOUTHWARD AS WINDS AT OFK HAVE SWUNG AROUND TO THE NE AND
INCREASED...WHILE WINDS AT KDNS HAVE GONE FROM SW TO LIGHT OUT OF
THE NORTH. CU FIELD DEVELOPING IN THE VCNTY OF THE MAIN CONVERGENCE.
AIR MASS IS QUITE UNSTABLE WITH MLCAPE AROUND 2000J/KG AND LIS
AROUND -11...WITH MID 60 DEW POINTS POOLING ALL ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN IA. LSI VALUES AND MLCINH SHOW LITTLE CAPPING OVER
THERE. INSTABILITY PARAMETERS INDICATE ERN NEB IS UNSTABLE...BUT
STILL CAPPED.

IN THE SHORT TERM...TRYING TO DETERMINE WHERE CONVECTION WILL FIRE
THE MAIN PROBLEM. MODELS OBVIOUSLY NOT MUCH HELP WITH BOUNDARY
PLACEMENT FOR THIS AFTERNOONS TIME PERIOD...SO WILL HAVE TO
IMPROVISE. EXPECT FRONT TO ADVANCE A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON...AND WITH DAYTIME HEATING...CAP MAY ERODE BEFORE LONG
OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT BOUNDARY
WILL EVENTUALLY SWING BACK NORTH LATER THIS EVENING AS THE LOW LEVEL
JET INCREASES OVER THE PLAINS...AND CONVECTION REDEVELOPS OVER NE
NEB. IT APPEARS LARGE HAIL MAY BE POSSIBLE...ALBEIT PROGGED WET BULB
ZERO HEIGHTS ARE ON THE UPPER LIMITS. DAMAGING WINDS MAY BE THE MORE
PREDOMINATE FACTOR AS THE ETA SHOWS RELATIVELY DRY LAYERS BETWEEN
700MB-400MB AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ABOVE 7 DEG C. WITH LITTLE
CONFIDENCE WHERE BOUNDARY WILL LINE UP...WILL JUST BROAD BRUSH CWA
WITH CHC POPS FOR FIRST PERIOD.

FOR SUNDAY...STORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING AND MIXING ENHANCES BOUNDARY LAYER
CONVERGENCE. THE MODELS SHOW A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROF EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD FROM THE DAKOTAS THRU NEB. MEANWHILE THE CANADIAN UPPER
LEVEL TROF WILL HELP USHER IN A COLD FRONT THRU THE NRN PLAINS.
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY LOOKS MORE LIKELY NORTH OF THE CWA...BUT STILL
CANT DISCOUNT STORMS ACROSS OUR AREA AS AFTERNOON HEATING CATAPULTS
MLCAPES TO 3500 J/KG.

IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS...SEE LITTLE REASON FOR CHANGE. THE MODELS
ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEXT ANTICIPATED LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL TROF
PUSHING INTO THE PLAINS SOMETIME MIDWEEK...ALLOWING FOR POSSIBLE
PCPN. SIGNIFICANT SVR WX STILL LOOKS POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN PLAINS. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY APPEARS TO
BUILD INTO THE REGION BY LATE THURSDAY...KEEPING TEMPS GENERALLY
AROUND NORMAL.

&&

 WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NE...NONE.
.IA...NONE.

&&

DEE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
921 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2004

IAZ043-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042-091100-
ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-CEDAR-CUMING-KNOX-MADISON-MONONA IA-PIERCE-
PLATTE-STANTON-THURSTON-WAYNE-
921 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
AND WESTERN IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT THE MAIN THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT COLUMBUS TO
TEKAMAH AND HARLAN IOWA.

A WARM FRONT WILL TRY TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY...
AND A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST. SEVERE
STORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE.

THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED FROM MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH
A FRONT IN THE AREA TO BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE CHANCE
OF SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE HIGHEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. TIMING OF THE DISTURBANCES WILL DETERMINE THE
LOCATION AND EXTENT OF THE SEVERE WEATHER EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN SUNDAY.

IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ043>045-050>053-065>068-078-
088>093-091100-
BUTLER-CASS-COLFAX-DODGE-DOUGLAS-FREMONT IA-GAGE-HARRISON IA-
JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-MILLS IA-MONTGOMERY IA-NEMAHA-OTOE-
PAGE IA-PAWNEE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-RICHARDSON-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-
SEWARD-SHELBY IA-WASHINGTON-
921 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.
STORMS ARE OCCURRING NEAR A SLOW MOVING FRONT.

A WARM FRONT WILL TRY TO LIFT NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA ON
SUNDAY...AND A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE DAY. SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE.

THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED FROM MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH
A FRONT IN THE AREA TO BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE CHANCE
OF SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE HIGHEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. TIMING OF THE DISTURBANCES WILL DETERMINE THE LOCATION
AND EXTENT OF THE SEVERE WEATHER EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION COULD BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. ACTIVATION
IS ALSO POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

MILLER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
854 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     HAIL             IRWIN                   41.79N 95.21W
05/08/2004  0.88 INCH        SHELBY             IA   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
855 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0850 PM     HAIL             HARLAN                  41.65N 95.33W
05/08/2004  0.75 INCH        SHELBY             IA   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

JB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
921 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     TORNADO          6 S CLARKSON            41.64N 97.12W
05/08/2004                   COLFAX             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
925 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 PM     HAIL             SCHUYLER                41.45N 97.06W
05/08/2004  1.25 INCH        COLFAX             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

JB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
927 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0805 PM     TSTM WND GST     SCHUYLER                41.45N 97.06W
05/08/2004  80 MPH           COLFAX             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND CENTER PIVOTS OVERTURNED

&&

JB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE
953 PM CDT SAT MAY 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     HAIL             AVOCA                   41.48N 95.34W
05/08/2004  1.00 INCH        POTTAWATTAMIE      IA   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

JB