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.
Flood Advisory
924 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL PLATTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 918 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE
ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE
DUNCAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 4140 9750 4140 9747 4138 9748 4138 9751
Flash Flood Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT
* AT 913 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...PLATTE RIVER...
LOST CREEK...CLEAR CREEK AND LOUP RIVER.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 81 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 113.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 9730 4140 9730 4140 9741 4149 9742
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 Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, .
There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, .
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