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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
355 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-192300-
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-
JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
355 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AFTER A POSSIBLE LULL IN THE ACTIVITY THIS MORNING...ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE HIGHEST INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR
ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA
TO POINTS SOUTH. ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF SEVERE
WEATHER COULD BE ACROSS THAT AREA...SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA DUE TO THE STRENGTH
OF THE UPPER SYSTEM AND AT LEAST MODEST INSTABILITY EXPECTED OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE AMONG THE
HAZARDS. WITH A POSSIBLE DRY-LINE OR WARM FRONT IN SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS
WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WITH THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CLOSING OFF AND STALLING OVER THE
PLAINS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY WITH AFTERNOON HEATING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVITY MAY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

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PEARSON