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Expecting severe thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon
Thunderstorms on Thursday
ANGELES. SUCH A NEAT IDEA. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THIS NICE WEATHER THAT WE’RE HAVING, NOT GOING TO LAST TOO LONG. LUKE. YEAH, WE’RE GOING TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR STORMS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SO WE’VE MADE THURSDAY A SEVERE WEATHER DAY. THAT’S WHEN WE HAVE OUR FLASHING RED ICON. AND WE’RE TRYING TO GIVE YOU THE HEADS UP THAT, HEY, TOMORROW, WHEREVER STORMS DO DEVELOP, THEY’RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. NOW, THE TIME FRAME WE’RE EYEING UP THERE IS SOME WIGGLE ROOM THERE. I THINK AFTER 2:00, THAT’S WHEN WE NEED TO START PAYING ATTENTION AND MAKING SURE YOU HAVE A WAY TO RECEIVE ALERTS. THAT’S WHEN THE EARLIEST STORMS MAY DEVELOP, AND THEN WE’LL HAVE TO CONTINUE WATCHING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR STORM INITIATION. THE THREATS WILL MOST LIKELY BE DAMAGING WINDS AS THE MAIN THREAT. THERE’S ALSO GOING TO BE POCKETS OF HAIL IN THERE. AND INITIALLY WHEN STORMS DEVELOP, IF THEY CAN STAY ISOLATED, WHICH WON’T LAST LONG, THERE WILL BE A TORNADO THREAT. THEN STORMS WILL ORGANIZE INTO A LINE. AND THEN WE’RE TALKING ABOUT SMALL SPIN UP TORNADOES. THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY. BUT THE MAIN THREAT AT THAT POINT WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS. SO A GOOD REMINDER, WE JUST WANT YOU TO HAVE WAYS TO RECEIVE WARNINGS. THE KETV MOBILE APP IS A REALLY GOOD TOOL. YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE IT TO GIVE YOU ALERTS FOR YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION. AND THEN AN ALL WEATHER RADIO IS ALSO GREAT AS WELL. WE ARE IN A TWO OUT OF FIVE LEVEL RISK FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER AND THE THREATS. AS MENTIONED, THE DAMAGING WINDS ONCE STORMS GET GOING AND ORGANIZE INTO A LINE, BUT ALSO A LOW TORNADO THREAT AND THE POCKETS OF LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THURSDAY MORNING, YOU PROBABLY WOULDN’T GUESS THERE’D BE SEVERE WEATHER BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BE LOW CLOUDS. IT’S GOING TO BE A DRIZZLE OR LIGHT SHOWERS COMING DOWN. LOOK HOW THE CLOUDS BREAK UP AS WE GET IN THROUGH THE DAY. WE’LL WARM UP A LITTLE MORE AND THEN AGAIN AFTER 2:00. THIS COMPUTER MODEL SAYING 4:00, WE COULD SEE STORMS START TO DEVELOP. NOW AT THIS POINT, STORMS MAY BE ISOLATED WHEN THEY FIRST DEVELOP. SO THERE WOULD BE A CELL, A CELL NEAR LINCOLN, THAT COMPUTER MODEL SAYING. AND THEN ONE IN FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA, NORTHERN KANSAS THERE THAT COULD HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE THOSE STORMS SPINNING AND HAVING A POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO, BUT THEY QUICKLY MOVE INTO A LINE. AND THEN THIS WOULD BE MORE OF OUR DAMAGING WIND THREATS WITH VERY ISOLATED POCKETS OF LARGE HAIL. I WILL SAY THERE IS A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM HERE. WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF OUR LATEST COMPUTER MODELS ACTUALLY HAVE STORMS DEVELOPING TOWARDS 6 OR 7:00 EAST OF OMAHA. SO THAT IS A POSSIBILITY THAT OMAHA COULD MISS OUT ON SEVERE STORMS. BUT YOU NEED TO PREPARE LIKE YOU’RE GOING TO GET SEVERE STORMS TOMORROW. REGARDLESS, STORMS WILL RACE TO THE EAST ONCE THEY GET IN IOWA, AND BY 8 OR 9:00, THEY’RE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF HERE. AND WE’RE DONE WITH STORMS. SO ONCE THEY DEVELOP, THEY’RE GOING TO BE VERY QUICK MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND THREAT. HERE’S THE RAIN POTENTIAL FROM THE COMPUTER MODEL IN SOME AREAS COULD GET UP TO AN INCH. BUT WHEN STORMS START MOVING, THEY’RE GOING TO MOVE QUICK. SO YOU WON’T HAVE HEAVY RAIN FOR LONG. 73 DEGREES A SOUTH WIND AT 15MPH. HERE’S YOUR HOUR BY HOUR FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. PRETTY NICE. JUST A LITTLE WINDY AND HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH INTO THE LOWER 80S. TODAY WE’RE GOING TO FORECAST A HIGH OF 83 DEGREES HERE IN OMAHA. BUT AGAIN IT’S BREEZY OUTSIDE. SO THAT’S THE KNOCK ON TODAY. THURSDAY WE STILL HAVE AS OUR SEVERE WEATHER DAY. WE’RE GOING TO BE TRACKING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOMEWHERE IN THE VIEWING AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SO AGAIN A GOOD TIME. GOOD REMINDER TO HAVE WAYS TO RECEIVE WARNINGS WOULD GO THROUGH YOUR SEVERE WEATHER PLAN AS WELL. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHERE THAT SPOT IS IN YOUR BASEMENT. IF YOU HAVE TO GO THERE. I’M NOT SAYING EVERYONE WILL TOMORROW, BUT JUST THE GOOD THING TO KEEP IN MIND. FRIDAY, SATURDAY WE’RE A LITTLE COOLER. A R
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Expecting severe thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon
Thunderstorms on Thursday
Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking a potential potent round of strong to severe thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon and evening. Meteorologist Luke Vickery has the latest in the forecast you trust. With a combined 50 years covering weather in Nebraska and Iowa, KETV NewsWatch 7 is Omaha’s Weather Leader. Led by Omaha’s Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby, the award-winning team of Sean Everson, Caitlin Harvey and Luke Vickery are focused on alerting you to upcoming severe weather and KETV’s exclusive live radar gives you a 3-minute advantage when storms strike.
Omaha’s Weather Leader is tracking a potential potent round of strong to severe thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon and evening. Meteorologist Luke Vickery has the latest in the forecast you trust.
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With a combined 50 years covering weather in Nebraska and Iowa, KETV NewsWatch 7 is Omaha’s Weather Leader. Led by Omaha’s Chief Meteorologist Bill Randby, the award-winning team of Sean Everson, Caitlin Harvey and Luke Vickery are focused on alerting you to upcoming severe weather and KETV’s exclusive live radar gives you a 3-minute advantage when storms strike.
