Omaha metro area no longer under tornado warning

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Nancy Gaarder

Update, 7:30 p.m.

The National Weather Service has let the tornado warning lapse for the Omaha area but has instead instituted a flash-flood warning.

Heavy rains have created the likelihood of some flash flooding in eastern Saunders County -- just along the western edge of the Omaha metro. This includes areas near Elkhorn.

Any one driving should pay close attention to potential flash flooding. Water has begun to overtop Highway 92 about 5 miles east of Wahoo.

This storm will take a while to move through the sprawling Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area, so be patient with forecasters, seek shelter and stick it out. Do not wait for someone to see a tornado before seeking shelter; the rain could obscure it.

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20140511/NEWS/140519706/1685#omaha-metro-area-under-tornado-warning-until-7-30-p-m

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One hell of a strong wind just started here!!!

OS

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[csziggy]

1. Be safe!

[Omaha Steve]

2. 80 MPH wind sheer 4 miles wide just went through Bellevue

We are still in one piece so far. The lights are still on.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

3. Stay safe, Steve. Lincoln, York, Seward DUers - check in.

I know we also have some DUers down near Beatrice. Let us know what's going on.

[Omaha Steve]

4. More than 15,000 are without power in Douglas and Sarpy Counties

http://www.omaha.com/article/20140511/NEWS/140519706/1685#tornado-warning-expires-in-omaha-thousands-in-metro-area-without-power


At 8 p.m., OPPD's online power outage map showed 14,495 customers in Douglas County and 2,937 customers in Sarpy have lost power. OPPD expects the number of power outages to continue growing. Report outages and downed power lines to the OPPDconnect app, OPPD.com or by calling 800-554-6773.

A large corridor in eastern Nebraska is under a flash flood watch, as indicated by the dark red in this map.

The orange is the area where severe storms are occurring, the bright red west of Beatrice is under a tornado warning.

Elsewhere, there's a large area of Nebraska north of Lincoln that is under a flash-flood warning because of torrential rains that have fallen. Radar indicates that the storms have dropped 2 inches to 3 inches of rain over the area that is under the flash flood warning.

An additional inch of rain is possible in that area. Areas at risk of flash flooding are western Saunders County, Seward County, northwest Lancaster County and Butler County.

A larger area is under a flash flood watch. But people living in the above areas must be making plans for what they'll do should flash flooding occur.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center reported that tornadoes have touched down in Nebraska near Davey, Beaver Crossing, Cordova, Clay Center, Friend, Exeter, Fairmont and Saronville over the past few hours.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

5. Western Iowa now getting hammered.

[darkangel218]

6. So glad i dont live there!

Phew!

[Algernon Moncrieff]

7. No mater where you live, it's always something

Hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, fires, landslides, floods -- pick your poison.