1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 Mar 30, 1:38 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 138 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. IMMEDIATE CONCERNS WILL BE ONGOING CONVECTION. CURRENTLY UNDER A MODERATE RISK WITH A TORNADO WATCH OUT FOR THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS HAS THE DOUBLE-BARRELED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FM SD THRU NC KS. 50S TO LOWER 60S DEWPOINTS ARE STREAMING NORTHWARD AND SHEAR/INSTABILITY PARAMETERS ARE BEING MAXIMIZED OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THIS AREA WILL BE THE FOCUS...SHIFTING INTO SW IOWA AS THE SFC LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SHORT TERM SITUATION FOR ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS INTO THIS EVENING WITH NUMEROUS STORMS ON THE 88D. HEAVY RAIN ALSO A CONSIDERATION WITH THE STORMS PUTTING DOWN GOOD RAINS. WRAPAROUND PRECIPITATION FOR THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SFC HIGH PRES BUILDING IN. LOOK FOR GRADUAL CLEARING WITH THE SUBSIDENCE AND DRYING. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO SATURDAY. MAY SEE SOME ELEVATED SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES. CUT BACK ON THE POPS A LITTLE. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. DISCUSSION WILL BE SHORT IN ANTICIPATION OF SHORT TERM CONVECTION THIS AFTN. ONLY MINOR TWEAKS MADE...IN PARTICULAR HAVE PULLED POPS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. DYNAMICS NOT ALL THAT FAVORABLE AND MOISTURE RETURN NOT QUITE ESTABLISHED YET. OTHERWISE...HAVE KEPT THUNDER CHANCES GOING DAYS 6 & 7. FAMILIAR SCENARIO SETTING UP WITH MREF DEVELOPING WRN CONUS SYSTEM EJECTING EASTWARD INTO THE PLAINS BY THURSDAY AND EVENTUALLY INDUCING SURFACE LOW OVER HIGH PLAINS...AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARIES CROSSING THROUGH THE CWA. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT PCPN & STRONG STORMS LOOK FAVORABLE DAYS 6 AND 7. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && ZAPOTOCNY/EASTLACK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1029 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-310000- 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- 1029 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING OVER PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. ALL OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES...AND THESE STORMS ARE MORE LIKELY DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH AND SHOULD HAVE FAIRLY LOW CLOUD BASES. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY. THE SEVERE WEATHER IS THE RESULT OF INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO NORTHWEST IOWA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHERN IOWA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A CONFERENCE CALL WILL TAKE PLACE AT 11 AM CST. NIETFELD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
327 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL 6 S BEATRICE 40.18N 96.75W
03/30/2006 M1.75 INCH GAGE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
70 MPH WIND ALSO.
&&
DEWALDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
339 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0339 PM HAIL 3 S LESHARA 41.29N 96.43W
03/30/2006 M0.75 INCH SAUNDERS NE AMATEUR RADIO
&&
DEWALDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
340 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 SW VALLEY 41.26N 96.41W
03/30/2006 SAUNDERS NE NWS EMPLOYEE
OBSERVED BY PERSONNEL AT THE NWS OFFICE.
&&
DEWALDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
400 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0357 PM TORNADO OMAHA 41.26N 96.01W
03/30/2006 DOUGLAS NE PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO AT 72ND AND CENTER.
&&
DEWALDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
405 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0401 PM HAIL BELLEVUE 41.16N 95.92W
03/30/2006 E0.88 INCH SARPY NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DEWALDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
407 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG HARBINE 40.19N 96.97W
03/30/2006 JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
EMPTY SEMI-TRAILER BLOWN OFF THE ROAD.
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N PILGER 42.07N 97.05W
03/30/2006 STANTON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
SEMI-TRAILER OVERTURNED.
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 NW HOWELLS 41.79N 97.10W
03/30/2006 STANTON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
SEMI-TRAILER OVERTURNED- HWY 15.
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CZAPOTOCThe Omaha radar (KOAX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:10 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph broke off some 6 inch diameter tree limbs in town. The winds were from the same cluster of cells that produced the weak tornado in the Papillion, Nebraska area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Iowa in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, March 2006
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: 5495937.