Updraft: May 29, 2008 Archive

Severe risk

Posted at 9:29 AM on May 29, 2008 by Paul Huttner (2 Comments)

Here we go again.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed a high risk for severe weather through tonight for eastern Nebraska and much of northwest Iowa. This includes the risk of another tornado outbreak, with potentially strong EF3 to EF5 tornadoes.

SPC convective outlook

Most of the severe weather should stay south of the Twin Cities this time, but southern Minnesota will see the risk of a few severe storms, especially along the I-90 corridor.

Locally heavy rainfall will also accompany a few of the storms.

Twin Cities NWS current severe weather page

Stay tuned to MPR stations for severe weather updates.

PH

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Phone your friends in Omaha

Posted at 12:42 PM on May 29, 2008 by Craig Edwards (3 Comments)

The Storm Prediction Center, based on short term weather analysis and forecast models has determined that is a High risk of severe weather, including destructive tornadoes, that encompasses an area from Sioux Falls to Omaha. This has all the ingredients for a particularly dangerous situation.

Dew points were already climbing into the sixties in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. This juiced up air mass is likely to explode into potent thunderstorms later today. While tornado chasers may have a field day, citizens need to be on guard for nasty, live-threatening storms.

Some of the strong storms may find their way into southern Minnesota. So stay tuned through the afternoon and evening for what could be an historical weather day.

Storm Prediction Center

Looking back to Sunday, the Storm Prediction Center issued a Tornado Watch with the caption....a Particularly Dangerous Situation some two to three hours prior to the EF 3 tornado in the north metro. This Watch also gave plenty of heads-up for the EF 5 tornado in Parkersburg, Iowa.

Lives have been saved by citizens paying attention and seeking shelter during severe weather. Keep your NOAA Weather Radio handy.

NOAA Weather Radio Information
CE

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