A severe thunderstorm moved through southeast Nebraska during the early morning hours on July 10th.
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A severe thunderstorm moved through southeast Nebraska during the early morning hours on July 10th.
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 Jul 10, 1:31 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 231 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday) Issued at 228 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019 After scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning, cooler and drier conditions will prevail for a day or two before heat returns for late week and the weekend. Strong mid level low was spinning east through North Dakota this morning, with a shortwave arcing from low center through Minnesota then into western Nebraska, pushed along by seasonably strong jet segment in southeast quadrant of low center. Enhanced lift in right entrance region of this jet helped spark convection along surface frontal boundary in western Nebraska late Tuesday evening. Storms have increased in intensity after midnight as they tracked east. Propagation vectors suggest a continued eastward movement across eastern Nebraska this morning, but instability axis favors activity dropping southeast through south central Nebraska. A consensus of short-range mesoscale model output shows most intense convection following instability into southern Nebraska through mid morning, with showers and isolated thunder farther north. Have followed this trend for convection this morning. Any convection should be moving south of Nebraska and southwest Iowa by mid morning as jet segment and shortwave rotate east. Northwest low level flow will follow this morning, then a secondary surge of cooler northerly flow overspreads the area this afternoon. Surface dew points are expected to drop from the lower 70s to the lower 60s at that time, with 850 temps dropping 5C, translating to highs in the low to mid 80s. Surface high pressure settles over the region tonight before retreating east Thursday afternoon, but not before we sneak out another mild and less humid day. Humidity and heat return for the end of the week when southerly winds dominate under building mid level heights from the southwest. .LONG TERM...(Friday night through Tuesday) Issued at 228 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019 The trend toward warmer and more humid weather will continue through the weekend into early next week. Upper ridge in the Southwest will continue to invade parts of the Plains as deepening trough in the eastern Pacific causes downstream flow to lift northward into the Northern Plains by early next week. Until this occurs, impulses rolling through stronger mid level flow may skirt Nebraska and Iowa with occasional chances for convection, most likely favoring the overnight hours when increasing low level jet enhances lift enough to overcome convective inhibition. Otherwise we're looking at temperatures well into the 90s with heat indices close to 100 on average Saturday through Tuesday. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Wednesday night) Issued at 1144 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019 Convection in north central Nebraska has weakened and is not anticipated to push into KOFK overnight. The primary concern will be the chance of VCSH and VCTS in central Nebraska. That convection will likely miss KLNK and KOMA to the south between 11Z and 15Z Wednesday. Gusty surface winds develop after 14Z with gusts to 25kts. LLWS is not forecast. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. IA...None. && SHORT TERM...Dergan LONG TERM...Dergan AVIATION...Nicolaisen
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 256 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019 IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034- 042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-102200- Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont- Page-Knox-Cedar-Thurston-Antelope-Pierce-Wayne-Boone-Madison- Stanton-Cuming-Burt-Platte-Colfax-Dodge-Washington-Butler- Saunders-Douglas-Sarpy-Seward-Lancaster-Cass-Otoe-Saline- Jefferson-Gage-Johnson-Nemaha-Pawnee-Richardson- 256 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest Iowa...west central Iowa...east central Nebraska...northeast Nebraska and southeast Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday Isolated thunderstorms are possible this morning through 10 AM, mainly across southeast Nebraska south of a line from Nebraska City to Lincoln. No severe weather is expected. Flooding is occurring on the Missouri River, mainly from around Plattsmouth southward to Rulo, and also above Lewis and Clark Lake. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Tuesday A hot weather pattern is setting up for the weekend into early next week, with heat index values near 100 each afternoon. There is a chance for thunderstorms mainly Friday night and Saturday night, with only a low risk for severe storms. Flooding will continue along the Missouri River. Levels should be at or above flood stage into next week, mainly from Plattsmouth southward to Rulo, and above Lewis and Clark Lake. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 528 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019 NEZ088-101100- Jefferson NE- 528 AM CDT Wed Jul 10 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 600 AM CDT... At 528 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles north of Mahaska, or 21 miles northeast of Belleville, moving southeast at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Reynolds and Buckley Creek Recreational Area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 4000 9737 4017 9737 4000 9696 TIME...MOT...LOC 1028Z 303DEG 34KT 4006 9737 DEE
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:47 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were reported blown down. Corn fields were also flattened or shredded from hail of unknown size.
Trees branches were blown down and a corn field was flattened.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 848334, 848335.