United Group Insurance

(Updated) Hazardous Weather Outlook for far west/s.w. IA (7/11)

Weather

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

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THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PROBABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BY MID AFTERNOON…AND THEN ADVANCE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FAVORABLE INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PARAMETERS WILL BE IN PLACE ALLOWING FOR SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT BEFORE MERGING INTO A LINE OF STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS BECOMING THE PRIMARY HAZARD. IN ADDITION LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 INCHES OR MORE LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE ENDING BY MID EVENING IN
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA…BUT COULD PERSIST PAST MIDNIGHT IN EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…AS WELL AS ALL OF SOUTHWEST IOWA.

BEFORE THE THE RAIN ARRIVES…ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY IS
EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY…THEN SURGE BACK NORTH INTO OUR AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.