Hail in Nebraska, September 18, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
300 PM CDT MON SEP 18 2005

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS...
BUT WILL NEED TO ADDRESS LOW PCPN CHANCES STARTING TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. THERE IS SOME SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA.

LOW CLOUDS CONTINUED TO DISSIPATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SHORTWAVE
TROUGH PICKED UP VERY WELL BY THE MODELS...AND SHOWN IN THE WATER
VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY...WAS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. SOME WEAK
RADAR RETURNS WERE SHOWING UP FROM MID CLOUD DECK. SOME SPRINKLES
ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THIS EVENING...SO DECIDED TO MENTION.
OTHERWISE...ATMOSPHERE SHOULD QUICKLY STABILIZE AFTER PASSAGE OF
SHORTWAVE TROUGH/VORT MAX. ADJUSTED LOWS UP SLIGHTLY...SINCE THE
AIRMASS ADVECTING IN IS NOT QUITE AS DRY AS EARLIER EXPECTED.
BECAUSE OF THIS...HAVE SOME CONCERN FOR FOG...AND WILL INCLUDE A
MENTION PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.

12Z MODELS ARE STILL IN DECENT AGREEMENT SHOWING 500 MB RIDGE OVER
SRN PLAINS TODAY WILL EXPAND NORTHWARD WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WILL MAINTAIN LOW POPS FROM LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A FRONT IN THE AREA AND STRONG THETA E
ADVECTION AT 850 MB...EVEN THOUGH MODELS ARE CURRENTLY NOT SHOWING
ANY QPF. CAP STRENGTH REALLY INCREASES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...
AS 700 MB TEMPERATURES RISE TO OVER 12 C ACCORDING TO BOTH THE 12Z
NAM AND GFS. CAPE INCREASES INTO THE 2000-3500 J/KG RANGE...BUT
CONVECTIVE INHIBITION REMAINS HIGH. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES IN
THE NEXT FEW MODEL RUNS...MIGHT REMOVE PCPN CHANCES FOR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. INCREASED MAXES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON JUST SLIGHTLY...
BUT SOME LOW CLOUDS MAY HINDER HEATING...SO DID NOT GO QUITE AS
HIGH AS THE WARMER NAM MOS GUIDANCE AT THIS TIME. HAVE SOME CONCERN
FOR SEVERE WEATHER SOMEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL OR NORTHERN PLAINS BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT RIGHT NOW THE BEST POTENTIAL IS TO THE
NORTHEAST OF OUR FORECAST AREA. HAVE TO MAINTAIN SOME LOW POPS INTO
SATURDAY. STRONG TROUGH SHOULD MOVE INTO THE WRN U.S. THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY...WITH A CLOSED LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD FROM OREGON INTO
CALIFORNIA AND THEN TO NEVADA. REMNANTS OF RITA CURRENTLY EXPECTED
TO STAY TO OUR SOUTH AND EAST...BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR THE
WEEKEND. THE WEEKEND COULD BE ACTIVE WITH DIFFLUENT SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT AND MORE BITS OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY EJECTING NEWD OUT OF
LONGWAVE TROUGH. RIGHT NOW...MAIN CHUNK SYSTEM TO MOVE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL U.S. TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

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

&&

MILLER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
500 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-191000-
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-
500 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHWEST IOWA THROUGH 11 PM CDT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE OVER THE AREA. LARGE HAIL AND OR DAMAGING WINDS SHOULD OCCUR
WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
SHOULD MOVE TOWARD SOUTHWEST IOWA OVERNIGHT. THE PRIMARY TORNADO
THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AND NORTHEAST OF THIS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
IOWA AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEBRASKA MONDAY MORNING. THESE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT PUSHES NORTH THROUGH THE REGION. BEYOND THEN...
THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS.

MILLER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
345 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-190145-
FREMONT IA-PAGE IA-MONTGOMERY IA-MILLS IA-MONONA IA-HARRISON IA-
SHELBY IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-PLATTE NE-BOONE NE-DODGE NE-DOUGLAS NE-
COLFAX NE-WASHINGTON NE-BUTLER NE-SARPY NE-CASS NE-SAUNDERS NE-
OTOE NE-SALINE NE-NEMAHA NE-GAGE NE-JOHNSON NE-JEFFERSON NE-
RICHARDSON NE-PAWNEE NE-BURT NE-MADISON NE-STANTON NE-CUMING NE-
THURSTON NE-WAYNE NE-ANTELOPE NE-PIERCE NE-CEDAR NE-KNOX NE-
LANCASTER NE-SEWARD NE-
345 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 798 HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
     MONONA

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
     HARRISON...SHELBY...POTTAWATTAMIE...MILLS...MONTGOMERY...FREMONT
     AND PAGE

IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
     KNOX...CEDAR...PIERCE...ANTELOPE...WAYNE...THURSTON...CUMING...
     STANTON...MADISON...BOONE...COLFAX AND PLATTE

IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
     BURT...DODGE...WASHINGTON...BUTLER...SAUNDERS...DOUGLAS AND
     SARPY

IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
     CASS...SEWARD...LANCASTER...OTOE...SALINE...NEMAHA...GAGE...
     JOHNSON...JEFFERSON...RICHARDSON AND PAWNEE

MILLER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
646 PM CDT SUN SEP 18 2005

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

0640 PM     HAIL             4 W CLEARWATER          42.17N 98.27W
09/18/2005  0.88 INCH        ANTELOPE           NE   AIRPLANE PILOT

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JB