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Severe thunderstorms bring heavy rain, hail to Omaha area Thursday afternoon

Severe thunderstorms bring heavy rain, hail to Omaha area Thursday afternoon
WEATHER. EXACTLY. BUT EXACTLY. SOME OF US GETTING TOO MUCH RAIN WITHIN THE PAST 24 HOURS OR SO. WE’VE QUADRUPLED WHAT WE RECEIVED ALL THROUGHOUT THE PAST 31 DAYS. FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. AND RIGHT NOW, WE GOT SOME SEVERE STORMS RIGHT ON TOP OF THE OMAHA METRO. BUT AGAIN, DO BELIEVE WHAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN THE OVERALL EVOLUTION OVER THE PAST 15 MINUTES, OF COURSE, I’VE BEEN CUTTING IN OVER THE PAST 15 MINUTES SHOWING THE BIGGEST POTENTIAL OFF TO THE WEST. WE WERE TRACKING THE POTENTIAL OF SEEING SOME DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THAT THAT SAME STORM CELL HAS WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 15 MINUTES. RIGHT NOW, WE STILL HAVE THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT INCLUDES MUCH OF THE 680 LOOP I-80 STRETCH. MUCH OF THE OMAHA GREATER METROPOLITAN AREA UNTIL 5:00. AND WHAT WE’RE TRACKING RIGHT NOW IS THE POTENTIAL OF SEEING MAYBE SOME SMALL SIZED HAIL OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO. YOU SEE THOSE BRIGHTER BLUE SHOWING UP, INDICATING MAYBE BE A QUICK LARGE SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN LA VISTA, OVER INCH SIZE DIAMETER. BUT RIGHT NOW, MAINLY WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT, AT LEAST THE SIGNIFICANT HERO CORE IS JUST TO THE EAST OF BOYS TOWN. HERE IT IS RIGHT ALONG. THIS IS WEST DODGE ROAD ROAD, WEST DODGE EXPRESSWAY, BUT THAT’S ABOUT IT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE HAIL POTENTIAL AND OVERALL WIND POTENTIAL, WE DON’T SEE ANY BRIGHTER COLORS. THAT’S AN INDICATION OF WHAT WE’RE SEEING ON RADAR IS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN, SUBSIDE, VEER LIMITS. AND I WON’T BE SURPRISED IF THEY JUST ALTOGETHER CANCEL THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE OMAHA METRO A WHOLE LOT SOONER THAN LATER. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE’RE ALSO LOOKING AT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. FRIENDS DOWN IN JOHNSON COUNTY OVER GETTING CLOSER. WELL, JUST OVER 5.5IN. RADAR INDICATED JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF TECUMSEH AND JUST TO THE WEST OF JUST TO THE EAST OF ADAMS AND JOHNSON COUNTY. AND WE’VE RECEIVED THREE ROUNDS OF RAINFALL THIS MORNING. EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, RIGHT NOW INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AND FOLKS, WE NEED THE RAIN, BUT NOT ALL AT ONCE RIGHT NOW. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK DOWNTOWN. THE RAIN IS COMING DOWN. MAYBE SOME SMALL SIZED HAIL, MARBLE SIZED HAIL, BUT EPPLEY AIRFIELD REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS, 79 DEGREES, SAY SOUTH WIND AT TEN MILES AN HOUR. HERE’S HOW THE REST OF THE EVENING SHAPE UP TO BE. THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD BEYOND SUNSET. THIS IS 8:00, CLEARING SKIES THROUGHOUT THE PREDAWN HOURS FOR EARLY FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES COOLING INTO THE UPPER 60S. IT WILL BE A MUGGY AND MILD START ONCE MORE FOR YOUR FRIDAY MORNING. WE’LL CALL IT PARTLY CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING OUT OF THE MID 60S, CLOSER TO THE 70 DEGREE MARK AROUND 8:00. OVERALL, WE SHOULD WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80, 86 DEGREES, BUT OTHERWISE WE’RE LOOKING AT MORE SCATTERED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE PREHEATING TIME OF THE DAY. AGAIN, BETWEEN TWO 8:00 THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. RINSE AND REPEAT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE POTENTIAL OF SEEING MORE SCATTERED RAINFALL, NOT ONLY FOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DO BELIEVE MOST OF IT WILL BE DRY. SO NOT A COMPLETE WASHOUT. NEITHER DAYS, BUT UPPER 80S CONTINUING, MAYBE LOWER, 90 BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND 90 DEGREES FOR YOUR TUESDAY AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE THE MIDDLE OF JULY. IT IS JUNE. GUESS WE’RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE OFFICIAL START OF SUMMER, BUT ON AND OFF, CHANCES O
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Severe thunderstorms bring heavy rain, hail to Omaha area Thursday afternoon
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Omaha area on Thursday afternoon.The warning was issued as storms moved through Douglas and Sarpy counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County in Iowa. The storms had the potential for strong winds and hail.The storms brought heavy rain and weakened quickly as they moved through the area.Track the weather wherever you are with our Interactive RadarSee the latest 7-day outlook

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Omaha area on Thursday afternoon.

The warning was issued as storms moved through Douglas and Sarpy counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County in Iowa. The storms had the potential for strong winds and hail.

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The storms brought heavy rain and weakened quickly as they moved through the area.

Track the weather wherever you are with our Interactive Radar

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