Tornado in Nebraska, March 30, 2006

Name: Tornado in Nebraska, March 30, 2006
Start: 2006-03-30T14:23
End: 2006-03-30T14:24
Location: Nebraska

March 30, 2006 · NWS OAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What forecasters said that day

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, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 1:38 PM CST, 45 minutes before

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, Mar 30, 10:29 AM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 1:26 PM CST, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
126 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0110 PM     HAIL             LINCOLN                 40.82N 96.69W
03/30/2006  M0.75 INCH       LANCASTER          NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            AT 70TH AND A STREET.

&&

DEWALD

Local storm report, Mar 30, 1:33 PM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
133 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0115 PM     HAIL             LINCOLN                 40.82N 96.69W
03/30/2006  E1.50 INCH       LANCASTER          NE   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT 30TH AND ADAMS.

&&

DEWALD

Local storm report, Mar 30, 1:40 PM CST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
140 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0135 PM     HAIL             2 S DAVEY               40.95N 96.67W
03/30/2006  E0.75 INCH       LANCASTER          NE   PUBLIC

&&

CZAPOTOC

Local storm report, Mar 30, 1:54 PM CST, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
154 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0135 PM     HAIL             LAUREL                  42.43N 97.09W
03/30/2006  E0.88 INCH       CEDAR              NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CZAPOTOC

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:02 PM CST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
202 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0155 PM     HAIL             PIERCE                  42.20N 97.53W
03/30/2006  E1.00 INCH       PIERCE             NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

CZAPOTOC

Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:23 PM CST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
223 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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

0220 PM     HAIL             2 E HARBINE             40.19N 96.94W
03/30/2006  M0.88 INCH       JEFFERSON          NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            50 MPH WINDS ALSO.

&&

DEWALD

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:24 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Butler

When: March 30, 2:23 PM CST to 2:24 PM CST
Where: Butler County, 4 mi W of Bellwood
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.350, -97.333

A tornado was reported by emergency management and observed by the public west of Bellwood. The tornado did some roof and tree damage and destroyed a farm outbuilding west of Bellwood. This same Thunderstorm cell produced a brief tornado southeast of Richland a few minutes later. It could not be confirmed that the tornado remained on the ground from west of Bellwood to southeast of Richland, however.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 2006 Warnings in Nebraska, March 2006

Sources

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: 5496097.