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Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
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352 FXUS63 KOAX 301100 AFDOAX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 600 AM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Another round of thunderstorms are bringing the potential for damaging wind to southeast Nebraska Monday morning, but should clear out by mid morning. - Dry conditions with highs in the 80s are expected for Monday and Tuesday. - Independence Day will be hot with a slight chance for an evening storm, but right now it looks more likely to remain dry through the evening. - Greater chances for thunderstorms arrive by Friday evening. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 245 AM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 It`s another morning with widespread thunderstorms across the region, although so far, Monday morning has featured very little convective activity in the local NWS Omaha forecast area. That trend looks to be short-lived though as storms are surging east southeast out of central NE at 3 AM. Surface analysis indicates that a nearly stationary front extends from north central KS into southeast Kansas, with a broad zone of boundary layer convergence extending along the KS/NE border. A short wave trough is moving southeast across the region, and is serving as the large scale forcing mechanism to help drive the large convective clusters. The storms entering the Kearney area have shown signs of maintaining severe wind signatures, particularly within embedded meso-lows where the equatorward side is surging with a stronger local eastward component than the broader southeastward system motion. Most unstable CAPE in advance of this activity, including much of southeast NE and southwest IA, is on the order of 1000 to 2000 J/kg. Low and mid level wind fields are weak, but with increasing westerly flow above 6 km. There is inhibition of the most unstable boundary layer parcels, but so far the cold pool has been plenty deep enough to force parcels to the LFC and maintain forward propagation. Objective analysis and model fields over southeast Nebraska insist in the presence of pretty dry layer just off the surface and up through 800 hPa. This should act to increase inhibition as the storms move into this area, but still expect continued eastward progression at least for a while. It will be very interesting to see if this dry air may at least initially act to intensify downdrafts before eventually limiting the ability to forward propagate as it pushes deeper into the drier airmass. The storms have a history of damaging winds, and expect this to continue east southeast, with the main question being how long and how far east it continues. The greatest threat is definitely over the far southern parts of the forecast area. Farther north, expect isolated to scattered showers and maybe a thunderstorm. All of this activity will move out of the area by mid to late morning as the short wave continues southeast. The rest of today into Tuesday and much of Wednesday will feature temperatures in the 80s building toward 90 by Wed as upper heights increase. No precipitation is expected through Tuesday, and a very small chance on Wednesday as a weak short wave trough rolls over the ridge axis. A similar scenario exists early Thursday morning with a weak low level jet and weak short wave trough passing through. Then greater attention turns to Independence Day. Temperatures will continue to warm with southerly winds and a building narrow ridge overhead. Expect highs in the low to mid 90s. There also remains a signal amidst model guidance that a few storms will be possible in the area late in the day, but boundary layer forcing for ascent appears minimal. So the storm potential is quite low, but if one develops it would most likely be in that 7-10 PM window of great interest on the 4th. Going into Friday and Saturday ensemble guidance is consistent in bringing a strong short wave trough across the central and northern Plains over the top of the existing quality moisture and heat in the boundary layer. This looks like a recipe for thunderstorms, with some severe potential depending on timing of the upper wave forcing and enhanced mid level westerlies. Friday evening currently appears to be the most likely time frame for a severe threat. After that, the front waffles north and south through the region with occasional short wave trough passages, especially northwest of the local area. This points to additional thunderstorm chances into early next week. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 558 AM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025 At the start of the TAF period, OMA has localized fog on the airport which should thin and lift by 13Z to VFR. There is also an area of thunderstorms south of LNK which will bring some light rain to LNK through around 14Z. Otherwise, VFR conditions dominate with some wind gusts this afternoon. There is a chance for some fog to develop tonight after 06Z as well, but have not included in the TAF at this time. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. IA...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Barjenbruch AVIATION...Barjenbruch