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Mother Nature always seems to enjoy June because as soon as the month starts, severe weather season begins. It comes as almost no surprise that there is a severe thunderstorm watch effect this Monday evening, June 1st. As of 5:00 Monday night, the storms were producing large hail near the Kansas/Nebraska border. Some hail reports were near 2" large. They received over 2" of rain in most areas along the Kansas/Nebraska border last night. Most cities within the Omaha Metro received less than a quarter inch of rain. We are in a rainfall deficit right now, but with an active weekend weather pattern, we may close that gap. As of Tuesday afternoon, the cold front that helped fuel heavy rain producing storms has migrated south into Kansas and Missouri. You can see it outlined in the winds converging on the surface map.
The upper level pattern will shift this weekend and allow several small impulses to travel across the Midwest. Each impulse will spark showers and storms. The upper level winds are also directed over us. This will help steer storms straight across the I-80 corridor for the second half of the weekend.
Timing these small disturbances is nearly impossible right now. We will keep a chance of storms in our forecast each night Friday through Monday. Temperatures will remain below average in the lower to middle 70s, but hail is always a possibility with late spring convection. While we are not expecting an extreme severe weather outbreak right now, isolated hail cases are always in the forecast this time of year. ~Andrea |
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Posted by: Eric Location: Omaha
The severe weather I love. The damage, not so much. Few things top the range of emotions you go through when your neigbors' tree (from across the street) falls on your truck (which had just been moved), and as you're helping the neigbor clear the tree they mention in passing "I've known I needed to cut that tree down but haven't gotten around to it yet". Posted by: Andrea Location: WOWT Hi Angie. It is difficult to forecast two months out. Right now we are not watching any storm system that compare to the Little Sioux storm. However, we are early in the season. Cross your fingers that we don't loose any lives due to weather in our area this year. Posted by: Angie Location: Omaha Will June and July be active weather months similar to last year? Posted by: John I find it odd that in general, Omaha is getting missed by the active weather. I thought for sure Monday night, the storms were moving north into Omaha, but they missed us again! Posted by: Andrea Location: WOWT Hi Ann. Severe weather doesn't bother me, but rather I find it fascinating. I understand the complexities and the dangers involved with these storms, and I take my job as a community informant for inclement weather quite seriously. No one I have met likes the destruction that strong storms can cause, but there are many people, such as myself, that are captivated by supercell storms. Posted by: Amy Location: Omaha Are there any indications that this June will be as active as last June? Posted by: Ann Location: Omaha Andrea, does severe weather bother you? I don't understand how people can "love" severe weather and tornadoes. It can put people's lives and homes in danger! Look at all the home damage (and a few deaths) that happened from tornadoes and that severe straight-line wind storm last June. Posted by: Andrea Location: WOWT Hi Michael. Tornadoes are possible 12 months of the year. If the conditions are right, they will form. You can't give a start date to tornadoes like you can hurricane season. Posted by: kt Hate Hail.... dang dents in my car.... HMMM a garage would be nice....????? Posted by: Michael Location: Elkhorn So when do tornados start happening? I love severe weather. |
