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FXUS63 KOAX 011838
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
138 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- 40-70% CHANCE FOR STORMS AFTER 8 PM ACROSS NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA. STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING
WINDS, AND A SMALL RISK FOR A TORNADO.
- HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE LOW 100S
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.
- HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE
WEEKEND ALONG WITH SOME SMALL CHANCES FOR NIGHTLY STORMS. WARM
LOWS IN THE 70S WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1249 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
A HOT AND HUMID DAY IS AHEAD OF US, ONE OF MANY FOR THE
FORESEEABLE. LOOKING AT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY, A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES IS BEGINNING TO APPROACH THE REGION. AT
THE SURFACE, A QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY IS NOTED NEAR THE
NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AS TEMPERATURES
CLIMB WELL INTO THE 90S WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S AND 70S.
WIDESPREAD HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE UPPER 90S AND LOW 100S WILL
BE A CONCERN FOR THE AREA.
AS THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA THIS
EVENING, STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH-
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. A BELT OF
ENHANCED MID-LEVEL WINDS WILL RESULT IN SUFFICIENT WIND SHEAR
FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, AND A
LOW CHANCE OF A TORNADO WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE. THESE STORMS ARE
FORECAST TO FOLLOW ALONG THE QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY TOWARDS
OUR AREA LATE THIS EVENING. AS THESE STORMS APPROACH, A GRADUAL
EVOLUTION INTO A COMPLEX OF STORMS IS ANTICIPATED. THESE STORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
AFTER 8 PM, BEFORE EXITING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITH THE
COMPLEX OF STORMS, DAMAGING WINDS IS THE PRIMARY HAZARD, BUT
LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO REMAINS POSSIBLE. SHOWERS AND
STORMS MAY LINGER INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, BUT THESE
SHOULD NOT POSE A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. WITH CLOUD COVER OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA AND SOUTH WINDS, EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO
STRUGGLE TO COOL INTO THE 70S.
THE HEAT SLOWLY WORSENS ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST
TO CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.
ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA, THE COMBINATION OF
LIMITED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT NIGHT, AND AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX
VALUES IN THE LOW 100S IS LEADING TO CUMULATIVE HEAT STRESS. A
HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE LOCATIONS AS A RESULT OF
THIS. THE HEAT ADVISORY RUNS INTO THURSDAY WITH SIMILAR
TEMPERATURES TO WEDNESDAY EXPECTED. THE STREAK OF OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 70S AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO
THE 90S CLOSES OUT THE WEEK. WITH THE HEAT NOT SUBSIDING, AN
EXTENSION OR EXPANSION OF THE HEAT ADVISORY IS POSSIBLE. OUTSIDE
OF THE HEAT, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LOW CHANCE (10-30%) OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOST NIGHTS, BUT THIS REMAINS LARGELY
CONFINED TO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.
THE HEAT CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT EASES SLIGHTLY. THE
WORST OF THE HEAT COULD LINGER INTO SATURDAY, BUT SUNDAY ONWARD
SEES A SLOW, BUT STEADY DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES EACH DAY. HIGHS
BACK IN THE 80S MAY BE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BY MONDAY
NEXT WEEK. CONTINUED NIGHTLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
REMAIN DURING THIS TIME. ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES HOLD INTO
NEXT WEEK AS THE LARGE-SCALE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS STAGNANT.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1152 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT OFK AND SOUTH WINDS AT OMA AND LNK LAST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 02 TO 08Z. THE MAJORITY OF MODEL GUIDANCE
KEEPS THIS ACTIVITY NORTH OF AREA TERMINALS. THERE REMAINS A
LOW CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AT OFK DURING THIS PERIOD, BUT
UNCERTAINTY IS HIGH ON THIS SCENARIO. A BRIEF WIND SHIFT
TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST IS LIKELY AT OFK AS ANY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE OF LLWS CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT,
BUT FORECAST CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW LLWS THRESHOLDS.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR
NEZ051>053-066>068-089>093.
IA...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR
IAZ069-079-080-090-091.
DISCUSSION...CHEHAK
AVIATION...CHEHAK
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