1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 17, 2:32 PM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 332 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 .DISCUSSION... 88D MOSAIC SHOWING RETURNS FROM ABOUT NRN MN TO NW KS ALONG A BOUNDARY SLOWLY MOVING SE. HOURLY RAINFALL RAINS WERE GENERALLY LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ALONG THE ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...A FEW SPOTS HAD REPORTED AROUND A HALF INCH AT 18Z. BOUNDARY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE REFLECTION IN SOUTHERN CANADA. MEANWHILE... UPPER SHEAR AXIS WAS CROSSING THE PLAINS ASSOCIATED WITH SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. FOR TONIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS APPEAR ON TAP FOR THE CWA THIS EVENING AS THE SFC BOUNDARY DRAWS CLOSER TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LATEST RUC TPI INDICES SUGGEST THUNDER THREAT NOT ALL THAT GREAT TONIGHT...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED TS POPPING UP HERE AND THERE. ANTICIPATE THE FRONT WILL BE SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE CWA SUNDAY MORNING AS MODELS SHOW SHORT WAVE RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER THE NRN ROCKIES... RESULTING IN NW FLOW ALOFT OVER PLAINS HELPING TO PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHWARD. THE BOUNDARY APPARENTLY STALLS OUT OVER THE CWA BY AFTN PER NAM/GFS. UVV DO INCREASE SOMEWHAT...BOTH MODELS INDICATE WEAK DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE ADVECTION INTO THE REGION TILL LATE IN THE DAY. WILL LEAVE SUNDAY DRY FOR NOW. SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY...MODELS ADVERTISE LLVL MOISTURE POOLING IN THE VICINITY OF THE SRN CWA WITH STOUT ISENTROP/WAA LIFT PROGGED OVER NRN KS. WITH DECENT LLVL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AS WELL...SMALL POPS REASONABLE. MONDAY NIGHT SHORT WAVE ENERGY SWEEPS ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES AND KICKS THE NRN PLAINS UPPER RIDGE EASTWARD. QUITE STRONG WAA LIFT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA AHEAD OF LEE SIDE CYCLOGENESIS. LLVL SOUTHERLY FLOW KICKS IN AND TRANSPORTS MOISTURE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND DAKOTAS. DYNAMIC LIFT IS FOCUSED OVER THE NRN PLAINS...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT PCPN CHANCES FOR THE NRN CWA. AS THE SURFACE LOW TREKS ACROSS NEB ON TUESDAY...IT DRAGS AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WITH IT...PROMPTING SMALL PCPN CHANCES THRU THE DAY. IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS...THE MREF FROM THE GFS/CMC/FNMOC ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THRU DAY 7 SHOWING GENERALLY ZONAL FLOW PERSISTING ACROSS THE NRN AND CNTRL PLAINS...THEN ALTERING LATE NEXT WEAK WITH A VERY LOW AMPLITUDE UPPER RIDGE FORMING ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND NW FLOW SETTLING IN OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS. OTHERWISE...THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND EURO CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A BOUNDARY SETTING UP IN THE VCTY OF THE CWA...PROMPTING SMALL THUNDER CHANCES THRU THE MAJORITY OF THE FCST PERIOD. MAKE SENSE THAT WITH ZONAL FLOW PROGGED OVERHEAD...LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THE SFC BOUNDARY WOULD BE EXPECTED. WITH FAST FLOW WESTERLIES AND MEAN POSITION OF THE POLAR JET PREVAILING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...ANTICIPATE THIS WOULD BE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WX ACTIVITY TO TAKE PLACE. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && DEE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 618 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045- 050>053-065>067-078-088-089-181100- ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-BUTLER-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS- GAGE-HARRISON IA-JEFFERSON-KNOX-LANCASTER-MADISON-MILLS IA-MONONA IA- MONTGOMERY IA-PIERCE-PLATTE-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-SALINE-SARPY-SAUNDERS- SEWARD-SHELBY IA-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-WAYNE- 618 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. THIS WOULD GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEWARD NEBRASKA TO OAKLAND IOWA. LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS BUT SOME SMALL HAIL MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE DURING THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. IAZ090-091-NEZ068-090>093-181100- FREMONT IA-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAGE IA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- 618 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR TONIGHT ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE DURING THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. HOWEVER...IF YOU DO OBSERVE LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS...PLEASE REPORT THAT INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DEWALD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 337 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 NEZ016-017-030-031-042-043-050-065-078-088-172300- ANTELOPE-BOONE-BUTLER-COLFAX-JEFFERSON-MADISON-PIERCE-PLATTE-SALINE- SEWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...COLUMBUS...CRETE...DAVID CITY... FAIRBURY...NELIGH...NORFOLK...PIERCE...SCHUYLER...SEWARD 337 PM CDT SAT JUN 17 2006 COLD AIR FUNNELS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN BOONE COUNTY IN EASTERN NEBRASKA. THESE WERE OCCURRING IN AN AREA OF SHOWERS THAT THAT WERE GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM WAYNE TO FAIRBURY. THIS TYPE OF FUNNEL CLOUD DEVELOPS WHEN THERE ARE STRONG UPDRAFTS AND THERE IS A ZONE OF CONVERGENCE IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THESE FUNNELS DEVELOP WHEN THE PARENT CLOUD IS IN THE TOWERING CUMULUS STAGE...AND THEY ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. COLD AIR FUNNELS USUALLY ONLY LAST FOR A SHORT TIME..AND THEY NORMALLY DO NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. IF THEY DO TOUCH DOWN...IT IS USUALLY FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND THE DAMAGE IS RELATIVELY MINOR. BE CAUTIOUS...BUT DO NOT BECOME ALARMED. IF A FUNNEL CLOUD APPROACHES THE GROUND IN YOUR AREA...OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. GO TO THE BASEMENT ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND GLASS DOORS. GIVE REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SMITH
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:32 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph tipped a combine over, snapped a few power poles, damaged a horse barn and knocked down large tree limbs in town.
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