Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Omaha, NE ∙ Council Bluffs, IA ∙ Logan, IA ∙ Loveland, IA ∙ Crescent, IA ∙ Carter Lake, IA ∙ Omaha Eppley Airfield, NE ∙ Persia, IA ∙ Honey Creek, IA ∙ Weston, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 526 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Pottawattamie County in southwestern Iowa... Southeastern Harrison County in southwestern Iowa... Southeastern Washington County in east central Nebraska... Eastern Douglas County in east central Nebraska... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 526 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over southeastern Omaha, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Eastern Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Ralston, Carter Lake, Missouri Valley, Logan, Underwood, Neola, Crescent, Persia, Aksarben, Benson, Florence, Eppley Airfield, South Omaha, Midtown, Old Market, Weston, and Hitchcock Nature Center. This includes the following highways... Interstate 29 between mile markers 50 and 74. Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 3, and near mile marker 27. Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 450 and 454. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southwestern Iowa...and east central Nebraska. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southwestern Iowa...and east central Nebraska. && LAT...LON 4118 9590 4119 9599 4121 9604 4169 9586 4158 9549 4156 9550 TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 209DEG 42KT 4125 9594 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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