Strong tornadoes possible north KS, south NEB!!! HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS IN OMAHA!!! Two Tornados on the ground in KIMBALL, NE!!!

Memorial Day Storms From Texas to the Dakotas By Anthony Sagliani, Meteorologist
May 27, 2013; 5:25

Dangerous thunderstorms will once again erupt across the Plains this Memorial Day from West Texas northward into Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and the western Dakotas. Some areas as far east as northern Missouri and southern Iowa will even be affected.

Some of the cities and towns with the greatest potential for severe thunderstorms include Omaha, Neb.; Kansas City, Mo.; Wichita, Kan.; Des Moines, Iowa; Weatherford, Okla. and Odessa, Texas. All totaled, over 10 million people run the risk of strong thunderstorms during the day.

While a major tornado outbreak is not expected, one or two of the strongest thunderstorms that develop will produce tornadoes, and these tornadoes have the potential to be particularly intense and long-lived in a few spots.

The highest threat for tornadoes looks to be in north-central Kansas and south-central and southeastern Nebraska. This includes Hastings in Nebraska and Salina in Kansas.

The thunderstorms that develop in the Plains on Memorial Day will also have the potential to bring hail as large as baseballs and wind gusts as high as 70 mph.

Hail this size is capable of causing serious injury to anyone caught outside. It can also kill exposed livestock, damage or destroy crops and smash windshields.

Wind gusts as high as 70 mph can easily uproot trees, snap branches and blow over power poles.

There may be some thunderstorm activity leftover from Sunday night across portions of Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas, but this will diminish as the morning wears on.

Most of Memorial Day will be on the dry side, but as the late afternoon and evening hours approach, thunderstorms will quickly develop.

These thunderstorms will impact many of the same areas that were affected on Sunday, and flash flooding from heavy rainfall will also be a concern.

If you will be out and about over the Memorial Day weekend, keep an eye to the sky, especially in the afternoon and evening hours.

Once thunderstorms develop, they will strengthen quickly, and hail, high winds and possible tornadoes will not be far away.

Be sure to understand the difference between a watch and a warning. A watch means that an area is being monitored for dangerous weather. A warning means that dangerous weather is imminent.

Keep in mind that lightning is one of Mother Nature's most dangerous killers. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to the storm to be struck by lightning, even if the sun is still shining.

Severe weather will once again threaten many of the same locations on Tuesday, so be sure to stay with AccuWeather.com as we continue to monitor this multi-day outbreak. [link to www.accuweather.com]

Kansas City, MO (KEAX) - Base Reflectivity (0.5) [link to climate.cod.edu]

5stars for balance.

Looks like a derecho line

Kansas City, MO (KEAX) - Base Reflectivity (0.5) [link to climate.cod.edu] Omaha, NE (KOAX) - Base Reflectivity (0.5) [link to climate.cod.edu]

[link to weather.unisys.com]

The Weather Channel‏@weatherchannel2 h
AP: Around 5,800 Omaha Public Power District customers without power after severe storms this AM. 67 mph wind gust was reported. #newx

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Flash flooding has forced the evacuation of Springbrook State Park in Iowa. Info: [link to wxch.nl]

Just another day in the midwest

Thank you, LP !!

Darnit, again? Spring is late here!

Was travelling through Pennsylvania Poconos (low mountain range, Luis ) and the outside temp dipped to 41F. Unbelievable.

Doom on!

Good thing I love storms!! Tis the season around here...
I do want to thank you for being my 'go to' weather man--more accurate then the weather channel on TV!

Not sure how bad its going to hit my area but, the Barometric Pressure is giving me a small migraine- usually a good sign that its going to be intense..

Thanks again for keeping us updated!
Shurrie

take care with strong tornados threat!

yup. i just look at the weather radar. and there is
one hellatious storm raking across the Heartland RIGHT NOW!

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PIN!!!

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
945 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A LEVEE FAILURE IN...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT MONDAY

* AT 941 AM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT FLOOD WATERS FROM
BEAVER CREEK HAVE CAUSED A BREACH ALONG TERRACE AVENUE...
APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF NEW HARTFORD. FLASH FLOODING
IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT LOCATIONS EAST OF TERRACE AVENUE INCLUDING
PORTIONS OF THE TOWN OF NEW HARTFORD.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE NEW HARTFORD.

FLOOD WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NEW HARTFORD. IF YOU
ARE THREATENED BY THESE FLOOD WATERS...SEEK HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...
ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

[link to radar.weather.gov]

Hydrologic Outlook
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
MOC033-095-107-177-195-281500-

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1000 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING STREAMS...

...MISSOURI RIVER NEAR NAPOLEON...WAVERLY

THIS HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK IS BASED ON THE FORECAST RAINFALL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND ESTIMATED RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL. CRESTS MAY VARY IF ACTUAL RAINFALL OR RUNOFF IS GREATER OR LESS THAN ANTICIPATED.

LOCATION: MISSOURI RIVER AT NAPOLEON
FLOOD STAGE: 17.0 FEET
LATEST STAGE: NOT AVAILABLE
FORECAST CREST: 17.1 FEET SATURDAY JUN 01
AT 17.0 FEET...LOW-LYING AREAS UNPROTECTED BY LEVEES BEGIN TO FLOOD.

LOCATION: MISSOURI RIVER AT WAVERLY
FLOOD STAGE: 20.0 FEET
LATEST STAGE: 10.0 FEET AT 9 AM MONDAY
FORECAST CREST: 20.3 FEET SATURDAY JUN 01

LATER STATEMENTS...POSSIBLY WARNINGS...WILL BE ISSUED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

funny this shows the storm moving East--but I am sitting on my porch that faces East and the Storm here in Mid-West Nowhere is moving WEST!!!! Infact this doesn't even show a storm over my area at all??

Here in Omaha, the storm weakened slightly as it moved into the Metro region. Tornado sirens went off about 1:00 am and we were still up. We ended up sitting on the front deck as the storm came through. It was very quiet out, then a slight breeze came in, then the strong wind gusts come blowing through. I was surprised how much the trees were bending in the wind, but in my immediate neighborhood, there was no damage. Throughout the area, according to the news, there are a lot of trees and powerlines down, but no real wind damage or tornado activity.

I admit, I was VERY impressed with the local weather reporting! One of the stations had even gone off air for the night, but came back on with radar images and constant updates. They even predicted the exact path and estimated times it would hit various parts of the metro down to the minute. At 1:44 am, they predicted it would hit my area at 2:14. It was 2:14 when the breeze started :)

The radar images looked pretty scarey, but fortunately the storm weakened considerably before moving into the city.