1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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, 1 hour 7 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
229 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0201 PM HAIL 1 W HADAR 42.11N 97.47W
03/30/2006 E0.25 INCH PIERCE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
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CZAPOTOCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
230 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0153 PM HAIL ELMWOOD 40.84N 96.29W
03/30/2006 E0.75 INCH CASS NE EMERGENCY MNGR
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CZAPOTOCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
233 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM HAIL WILBER 40.48N 96.96W
03/30/2006 E0.88 INCH SALINE NE EMERGENCY MNGR
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CZAPOTOCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
235 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 PM HAIL DILLER 40.11N 96.94W
03/30/2006 M0.75 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
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CZAPOTOCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
237 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0217 PM HAIL OMAHA 41.26N 96.01W
03/30/2006 E0.75 INCH DOUGLAS NE PUBLIC
159TH AND GILES. 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS.
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CZAPOTOCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
238 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0222 PM HAIL 7 W ODELL 40.05N 96.93W
03/30/2006 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON NE EMERGENCY MNGR
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CZAPOTOCThe Omaha radar (KOAX), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 to 70 mph by a trained spotter. The winds were accompanied by hail up to golf ball size.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, 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: 5495645.