Severe Thunderstorm Watch
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 304 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
HARRISON SHELBY
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
MONONA
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
BURT BUTLER DODGE
DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS
WASHINGTON
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
COLFAX CUMING PLATTE
STANTON THURSTON
IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA
LANCASTER SALINE SEWARD
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...BELLEVUE...BLAIR...
COLUMBUS...CRETE...DAVID CITY...DECATUR...DUNLAP...FREMONT...
HARLAN...LA VISTA...LINCOLN...LOGAN...LYONS...MACY...MAPLETON...
MILFORD...MISSOURI VALLEY...OAKLAND...OMAHA...ONAWA...PAPILLION...
PENDER...SCHUYLER...SEWARD...STANTON...TEKAMAH...WAHOO...
WALTHILL...WEST POINT...WILBER...WINNEBAGO...WISNER...
WOODBINE AND YUTAN.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
453 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
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 MONDAY
STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OCCURRING MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
HARLAN IOWA TO BEATRICE...WITH SUPERCELL STORM DEVELOPMENT LIKELY.
HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE AS WELL AS STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS...WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE MAINLY
OVER NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
STORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND
SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN
IOWA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
STORMS WILL OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH UP TO THREE
INCHES POSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
LAST FEW DAYS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A FEW
COUNTIES IN EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST IOWA FOR TONIGHT
AS WELL. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING THOUGH WILL BE A THREAT OVER MOST
LOCATIONS.
BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THE MAGNITUDE OF STORMS
EXPECTED...CAMPERS ESPECIALLY SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE SEVERE STORM
THREAT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY
AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AS SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES ARE ISSUED LATER TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN
EASTERN NEBRASKA.
There are currently no Special Weather Statements Omaha / Offutt Air Force Base, .
There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Omaha / Offutt Air Force Base, .
Partly Cloudy
