Severe storms possible Thursday evening in Omaha area
SUMMER TODAY, AS WE ARE LIKELY GOING TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE 80S. BUT TODAY IS A SEVERE WEATHER DAY AS WE’RE TRACKING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL BE IN THE VICINITY, AND NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO SEE THE STORMS, BUT WHERE THEY DEVELOP WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE FAIRLY QUICKLY. THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY 5 TO 10 P.M. HERE IN THE OMAHA METRO. THINKING MORE LIKELY 5 TO 8 P.M. BUT THE EVENING HAVE TO BE WEATHER AWARE WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY. VERY LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN THREAT. WE’RE TALKING PING PONG, GOLF BALL, MAYBE TO ISOLATED UP TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. STILL COULD SEE SOME 6070, POSSIBLY UP TO 80 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS, LOWER TORNADO THREAT, BUT CAN’T RULE OUT 1 OR 2 IN THE AREA, SO STAY WEATHER AWARE IF YOU HAVE ANY PLANS THIS EVENING. AGAIN, BETWEEN 5 AND 10 P.M., STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS AN ENHANCED RISK HERE IN ORANGE THROUGH THE I-80 CORRIDOR FROM YORK LINCOLN THROUGH THE OMAHA METRO TOWARD ATLANTIC, UP TOWARD TEKAMAH. DOWN TOWARD NEBRASKA CITY. SO STILL SOME QUESTIONS AS TO WHERE THE STORMS ARE GOING TO FIRE UP. IF THEY’RE GOING TO FIRE UP BACK HERE TO THE WEST FROM COLUMBUS TO WEST POINT TEKAMAH AND THEN MOVE THROUGH THE METRO, OR FIRE UP NEAR AND EAST OF THE METRO AREA. SO STILL THE ENTIRE AREA, EVEN THOUGH WE’RE NOT ALL GOING TO SEE IT, HAVE TO BE ON ALERT LATER TODAY. AS I SHOW YOU HERE ON STORM PREDICTOR. WALKING THROUGH MOST OF █THE DAY WARM, BREEZY, MOSTLY CLOUDY. WE’LL SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 80S. HERE’S 5:00. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS THE FRONT COMING IN A LITTLE SOONER. SO IT STARTS TO FIRE UP STORMS BETWEEN 5 AND 6:00 NEAR AND EAST OF THE OMAHA METRO, AND THEN MORE DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF I-80. AS WE HEAD TOWARD SEVEN 8:00. OTHER MODELS HAVE THAT FIRING UP TO OUR NORTHWEST, WHERE A LITTLE SLOWER WITH THE FRONT. SO WE’LL REALLY BE WATCHING THAT FRONT PLACEMENT IN THE EVENING. BUT REGARDLESS, MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE PUSHING OUT OF OUR AREA AS WE GO TOWARD NINE, TEN, 11:00. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY PRACTICES GAMES THIS EVENING, NEED TO HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE ANY ALERTS AS THOSE CONDITIONS COULD CHANGE FAIRLY QUICKLY. RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE FAIRLY QUIET. MOST OF THE STORM ACTIVITY EARLY MORNING DOWN IN KANSAS, HEADING TOWARD THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA, THOUGH A FEW SHOWERS SKIRTING THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF OUR VIEWING AREA. FOLKS IN FALL CITY OUT TOWARD MARYVILLE, MISSOURI. THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. WE’VE GOT MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES RIGHT NOW AS WE LOOK OVER 72ND AND CROWN POINT. STILL WITH THE SOUTH BREEZE. MAY SMELL A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. FLINT HILLS SMOKE STILL THOUGH. AIR QUALITY GOOD TO MODERATE OVER MOST SPOTS RIGHT NOW, SO NOT EXPECTING TO SEE AS MUCH SMOKE AS WE SAW YESTERDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE 60S. 65. NORMAL. 69 IN LINCOLN TO 54. IN NORFOLK. 64 IN RED OAK, IOWA. WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH AGAIN, GUSTING 20 TO 30MPH MOST OF THE DAY. SO AGAIN GOING TO BE BREEZY. GOING TO WARM US UP QUITE A BIT AS YOU PLAN OUT YOUR DAY RIDE TO WORK. FINE. THE RIDE HOME FROM WORK MAY GET A LITTLE DICEY STILL. AGAIN, WE’RE WARMING UP, BUT JUST A CHANCE AS WE GET TOWARD 5:00 6:00 THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME SPOTTY, SEVERE STORMS AND THEN THAT THREAT CONTINUING TOWARD EIGHT NINE, 10:00. SO SEVERE WEATHER DAY TODAY AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. MUCH COOLER TO FINISH OFF THE WEEK. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TOMORROW, LOW 60S ON SATURDAY AND THEN IMPACT WEATHER. EASTER SUNDAY STILL LOOKS LIKE A GOOD CHANCE WE COULD GET SOME RAIN. THAT COULD CAUSE SOME WET CONDITIONS FOR YOUR EASTER HOLIDAY. BEFORE WE SEE THOSE SEVENTYS RETURN NEXT WEEK. BUT WITH THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER T
Severe storms possible Thursday evening in Omaha area
Updated: 5:53 AM CDT Apr 17, 2025
Severe storms are possible Thursday evening in the Omaha area. Meteorologist Sean Everson has the latest forecast from Omaha’s Weather Leader.
Severe storms are possible Thursday evening in the Omaha area. Meteorologist Sean Everson has the latest forecast from Omaha’s Weather Leader.
