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Friday brought dangerous heat and evening storms with damaging winds, large hail

Friday brought dangerous heat and evening storms with damaging winds, large hail
COPELAND WITH YOUR ACCURATE WEATHER NOW FORECAST. WELL, WE HAD SOME SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THEM DID GO ON A SEVERE SIDE. BUT THE FOCAL POINT OF ALL THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN THIS STATIONARY FRONT THAT’S SLOWLY DRIFTING DOWN TO THE SOUTHEAST. AND THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE THE TAIL END OF ALL THIS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. WE’RE CLEARING OUT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES OR IN EFFECT FOR THE METRO AREA. HOWEVER, STILL TRACKING A SHOWER, THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. THAT’S CONTINUING TO DRIFT DOWN TO THE SOUTH, JUST TO THE SOUTH OF PAWNEE CITY, MAYBE SOME SMALL SIZED HAIL, BUT IT’S EXITING THE VIEWING AREA RIGHT NOW. WE’RE LOOKING AT MUGGY CONDITIONS, BUT A NICE SUNSET JUST 15 MINUTES AGO. THIS IS A LIVE SHOT FROM OUR EMBASSY SUITES CAMERA DOWNTOWN. LET’S CHECK OUT THESE NUMBERS. 87 DEGREES. WE EXPERIENCED AN OVERALL AFTERNOON HIGH OF 102 DEGREES. THE HOTTEST AFTERNOON IN OVER TWO YEARS. DEW POINTS. MEANWHILE, THEY’RE STILL MUGGY, DEW POINT OF 80 MUGGY TROPICAL AIR, BUT THE WINDS ARE RETURNING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A WHILE. THE MUGGY AIR IS GOING TO BE STICKING AROUND THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT. WE’RE ALSO TRACKING ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR YOUR SATURDAY AS WELL. SO HERE’S THIS FRONT APPROACHING MIDNIGHT, CONTINUING TO HANG OUT IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THIS IS AROUND 430. WE’RE TRACKING OUR NEXT ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS SHOULD BE ARRIVING HERE AROUND SEVEN AND 8:00, MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. SO JUST LIGHT RAINFALL. BUT SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE ON THE STRONGER SIDE, SOME SEVERE. I DON’T BELIEVE WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL WARNINGS TO GO TO EFFECT. BUT AN EARLY WAKE UP CALL FOR LOCATIONS NEAR LINCOLN BEATRICE AROUND 11:00, GETTING CLOSE TO THE TEN AT 11:00. WE’RE LOOKING AT A ROUND OF LIGHT RAINFALL. MOST OF THE HEAVY ACTIVITY, AGAIN CLOSER TO THE FRONT THAT’S DRIFTING DOWN TO THE SOUTH. SO WE COULD SEE SOME MORE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. DAWES THEN THIS UPDATE TO THIS MODEL DATA IS TRYING TO SHOW MORE AFTERNOON CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AND I KNOW A LOT OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE SCHEDULED FOR YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KEEP A CLOSE EYE TO THE SKIES AND ALSO THE RADAR. SO IMPACT WEATHER IF YOU HAVE PLANS TO HEAD DOWN TO THE NATIVE OMAHA DAYS PARADE BEGINNING AROUND 10:00, STILL TRACKING MOSTLY ACTIVITY SOUTH OF I-80, BUT WE STILL COULD GET CLIPPED WITH SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL AROUND 10:00, THEN APPROACHING THE NOON TIME HOUR, JUST A MIXTURE OF SUN AND CLOUDS. OVERALL, WE SHOULD HAVE A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES, WHICH IS TYPICALLY WHERE WE SHOULD BE FOR LATE JULY 88. LINCOLN 88. IN BEATRICE, LOOKING AT A HIGH OF 86 IN FALL CITY, SHENANDOAH, A HIGH OF 85 DEGREES, CONSIDERING AT LEAST A 40% CHANCE OF ON AND OFF SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LET’S TALK ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. MORE ON AND OFF CHANCES MORE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AROUND DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THEN CLEARING OUT BY THE AFTERNOON. SO NOT A COMPLETE WASHOUT FOR YOUR WEEKEND. HERE’S YOUR WEEKEND PLANNER, 88 TOMORROW, 86 FOR YOUR SUNDAY. BUT AGAIN, WE’RE CONSIDERING A 40 TO 30% CHANCE OF MORNING SHOWERS AND HUMIDITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE A DIP IN HUMIDITY. FINALLY, LEIGH BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY, MONDAY BELIEVE THAT’S GOING TO BE THE BEST DAY OUT OF THE WEEK BECAUSE TUESDAY, SOUTH WINDS BLOW BACK IN HUMIDITY RETURNS AND THOSE ON AND OFF SUMMER LIKE ISOLATED CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A PART OF THE FORECAST AS WELL. SUNDAY, MONDAY LOOKING GOOD, MID 80S 89 FOR YOUR TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY, 91 DEGREES RIGHT NOW. 20% CHANCE CAN EXCLUDE A SHOWER, THUNDERSTORM OR TWO GOING THROUGH OUR M
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Friday brought dangerous heat and evening storms with damaging winds, large hail
Friday brought dangerous heat with evening storms for the Omaha area.A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Douglas County has expired.An excessive heat warning is in effect for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa through 9 p.m. with feels-like temperatures between 110° to 120° in the afternoon and evening.Track the weather wherever you are with our Interactive RadarStrong storms are possible, mainly northeast of the Omaha metro after 5 p.m. Any severe storms could produce damaging winds and large hail. If you're heading to Maha Festival, Native Omaha Days or Gretna Days, make sure you have a way to receive severe weather alerts and take precautions in the heat.If the Omaha metro stays dry through the evening, then there's a better chance for strong storms after midnight into Saturday morning, but are expected to be out of the area by sunrise.See the latest 7-day outlook

Friday brought dangerous heat with evening storms for the Omaha area.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Douglas County has expired.

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An excessive heat warning is in effect for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa through 9 p.m. with feels-like temperatures between 110° to 120° in the afternoon and evening.

Excessive Heat Warning 7/29/23
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Track the weather wherever you are with our Interactive Radar

Strong storms are possible, mainly northeast of the Omaha metro after 5 p.m. Any severe storms could produce damaging winds and large hail.

If you're heading to Maha Festival, Native Omaha Days or Gretna Days, make sure you have a way to receive severe weather alerts and take precautions in the heat.

If the Omaha metro stays dry through the evening, then there's a better chance for strong storms after midnight into Saturday morning, but are expected to be out of the area by sunrise.

See the latest 7-day outlook