Rain, Rain, Rain, and A Few Storms March 30, 2007

(meteorologist Roger Schwartz writes)
More Rain, More Storms, But Little Severe Weather ExpectedWe are beginning a transition from Stormy to just plain Rainy through Saturday. What defines a SEVERE storm?As a reminder, since we throw around the word “severe” a lot this time of year, I thought I would throw out the technical definition of [...]

Stormy Times & A Wet Saturday March 29, 2007

(meteorologist Roger Schwartz writes:)
Tornadoes hit the western plains states hard yesterday with 65 tornado reports from Texas to western Nebraska. Some of the twisters were described as being around a half mile wide. Many of them occurred at night, though, when it is hard to estimate tornado width. Unfortunate three fatalities were also [...]

Severe Thunderstorm Chances March 28, 2007

(meteorologist Roger Schwartz writes:)
Severe Thunderstorm ChancesToday:
There is a risk of severe thunderstorms today for areas from Grand Island to North Platte and some storms could produce tornadoes across that area.
The Omaha metro has basically no chance of thunderstorms until tomorrow morning, so that leaves us with a very nice day with temps in the 70’s.
THURSDAY:
A [...]

Anti-80s. March 26, 2007

Rob McCartney hates the 80s. Big hair… music trying to use those new fan-dangled computers (and failing)… gigantic glasses and Chryslers as big as a whale.
Actually, he was making the point on the 5pm news tonight that it got too hot too quick. Eh… maybe he’s right. However, I would much [...]

A Warm Day… Another on the Way March 26, 2007

Hope you got out and enjoyed the weather, because it was almost perfect today. I stress almost though, because the winds definitely were a factor. They gusted above 35mph at time here and over 40mph south of us in southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa. If you’re enjoying this, the good news is [...]

Watching the Weather March 24, 2007

We had a couple reports of severe weather this morning. We also had some hefty rainfall totals as well. Let’s quickly run through those (in no particular order):

Lincoln: 0.21″
Omaha: 1.06″
Valley: 0.24″
Falls City: 0.02″
Nebraska City: 0.09″
Shenandoah: 0.01″
Tekamah: 1.25″
Fremont, NE: 0.66″
Harlan: 0.85″
Norfolk: 0.62″
Columbus: 0.51″
Red Oak: 0.04″
Clarinda: 0.04″
York: 0.26″
Denison: 1.08″
Atlantic: 0.29″
Papillion: 0.91″
Modale, IA: 1.97″
Avoca: 0.60″

Here are [...]

Two Chances for Severe Weather March 23, 2007

(meteorologist Roger Schwartz writes:)Weekend Storm ChancesSATURDAY:
My latest thinking is that the higher severe threat may be tomorrow (Saturday) versus Sunday.
Storms may already be ongoing after midnight tonight and thru the morning hours of Saturday. The primary concern with these storms would be large hail and wind. Any CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy ((Storm Juice)) and [...]

Severe Weather Last Evening ( 3/21) March 22, 2007

(Meteorologist Roger Schwartz writes:)
A line of severe thunderstorms rolled through eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri affecting much of the Channel 7 viewing area with a lot of hail and a few wind damage reports mainly from the night before in Iowa.
Around 6 pm, storms began firing from near Tekamah and Onawa, Iowa, back [...]

Severe Weather Threat Today March 21, 2007

(meteorologist Roger Schwartz writes:)
SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY: Primary Time Frame: 5 to 10 PM
Main Threats: Large Hail and Damaging WindsTornado Threat: Minimal
A cold front from the northwest will combine with warm, moist, and unstable air to produce showers and thunderstorms across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa late today and tonight. There is [...]

More Specific Details March 19, 2007

As the time period of rain approaches, we can give you a better idea of what is going to happen and when. That’s what I’m here to provide you… out of the kindness of my heart. Seriously. I’m a nice guy.
TuesdayIt looks like Tuesday will be off to a cool start with [...]