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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
625 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

IAZ055-069-NEZ044-045-051>053-066>068-190015-
Pottawattamie IA-Harrison IA-Saunders NE-Cass NE-Sarpy NE-Otoe NE-
Lancaster NE-Washington NE-Douglas NE-Dodge NE-
625 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE...
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON...SARPY...WASHINGTON...EASTERN LANCASTER...
SOUTHEASTERN DODGE...NORTHWESTERN OTOE...DOUGLAS...EASTERN SAUNDERS
AND CASS COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT...

At 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles east of Nickerson to near Leshara to 5
miles northwest of Ashland to 3 miles northeast of Roca. Movement was
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

* Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Elkhorn, Ashland, Valley, Eagle, Waterloo, Bennet, Greenwood, and
  Kennard around 630 PM CDT.
  Omaha, Blair, Gretna, Bennington, Palmyra, Murdock, Flanagan Lake,
  and Zorinsky Lake around 635 PM CDT.
  Boys Town, Millard, Elmwood, Chalco, Wehrspann Lake, and Standing
  Bear Lake around 640 PM CDT.
  Papillion, La Vista, Springfield, Louisville, Fort Calhoun, Cedar
  Creek, Unadilla, and Prairie Queen Recreation Area around 645 PM
  CDT.
  Bellevue, Ralston, Syracuse, Weeping Water, Benson, Midtown,
  Walnut Creek Recreation Area, Florence, Aksarben, and South Omaha
  around 650 PM CDT.
  Western Council Bluffs, Offutt AFB, Carter Lake, Missouri Valley,
  Avoca, and Eppley Airfield around 655 PM CDT.
  Crescent around 700 PM CDT.
  Nehawka around 705 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Old Market,
Louisville State Recreation Area, Fontanelle, Camp Maha, Two Rivers
State Recreation Area, Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Manley,
Wilson Island State Park, Washington, and Platte River State Park.

People attending Charles Schwab Field should seek safe shelter
immediately!

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 50 and 79.
 Interstate 80 in Iowa near mile marker 1.
 Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 407 and 454.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
southwestern Iowa...and southeastern and east central Nebraska.

&&

LAT...LON 4162 9579 4128 9585 4103 9592 4061 9606
      4063 9673 4108 9656 4133 9649 4160 9645
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 275DEG 34KT 4153 9637 4132 9640 4108 9647 4069
9662

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Petersen