Severe thunderstorm brings hail, flash flooding to Omaha on Thursday
Updated: 7:02 PM CDT Apr 24, 2025
COLORFUL RADAR TONIGHT. FLOODING, RAIN, HAIL, A THREAT OF TORNADOES. WE’RE TRACKING IT ALL IN. OMAHA’S WEATHER LEADER IS HERE FOR YOU THROUGH IT ALL. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M BILL SCHAMMERT. I’M JULIE CORNELL TWO AND A HALF TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST THREE HOURS. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF PRELIMINARY DAMAGE AND FLOODING IN OUR COMMUNITIES TONIGHT. METEOROLOGIST LUKE VICKERY IS LIVE WITH THE FORECAST. YOU TRUST LUKE? YEAH. JULIE. BILL, IS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE KIND OF MOVED OVER THE AREA. REALLY WHAT IT’S PRODUCED NOW IS THIS BIG FLASH FLOODING RISK. THAT’S WHAT YOU SEE HERE BEHIND ME IN THIS RED SHADE WHERE THESE STORMS ARE JUST KIND OF TRAINED OVER THE SAME AREA. WE HAVE A FLASH FLOODING OUT, A FLASH FLOOD WARNING OUT UNTIL 7:45 P.M. FOR THESE STORMS THAT HAVE JUST CONTINUED TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREA. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT’S RIGHT OVER THE OMAHA METROPOLITAN AREA. SO NOW AS WE LOOK AT LIVE DUAL POLL SUPER DOPPLER RADAR, WE CAN SHOW YOU SOME OF THESE STORMS YOU SEE HERE NEAR LINCOLN GETTING SOME RAINFALL. IF WE ZOOM INTO THE OMAHA METROPOLITAN AREA, THIS COMPLEX IS KIND OF ALL MERGED TOGETHER. SO NEAR CRESCENT, NOW MOVING EAST TOWARDS NEOLA, WE’RE GETTING SOME HEAVY RAINFALL COMING DOWN IN WESTERN AND KIND OF NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY THERE. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE RIGHT WHERE THE COLD FRONT IS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S RIGHT OVER OMAHA. ADDING A LITTLE EXTRA BOOST FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS. 50 UP NORTH AND THEN DOWN TO THE SOUTH. YOU SEE PLATTSMOUTH ALL SOUTH OF I-80 TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S. SO QUITE A TEMPERATURE GRADIENT. THE CONVERGENCE OF THE WINDS KIND OF IN THAT AREA THERE WHERE YOU’RE GETTING SOME WIND SPEEDS UP TEN, 20, 25MPH, WE’LL GO SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS THROUGH THE 6:00 HOUR, 7:00 STILL YOU KNOW, WATCH FOR THOSE RAIN COVERED ROADWAYS. AND AS WE GET LATER INTO THE EVENING, THE RAIN THREAT IS GOING TO DEPLETE. AND REALLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WE’LL SEE THINGS CLEAR OUT A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT OF A THREAT OF A SHOWER, BUT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH CALMING DOWN THE TEMPERATURES REALLY CALMING DOWN ALONG WITH THE WIND. WE’LL SHOW YOU STORM PREDICTOR COMING UP. HOW MUCH
Severe thunderstorm brings hail, flash flooding to Omaha on Thursday
Updated: 7:02 PM CDT Apr 24, 2025
The severe thunderstorm warning brought hail and flash flooding to the Omaha area Thursday.Tornado warnings were also issued for parts of the area, including Douglas, Jefferson and Saline counties in Nebraska and Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties in Iowa. The National Weather Service has also issued a life-threatening flash flood warning until 7:45 p.m. for southeastern Douglas County and west central Pottawattamie County.Widespread rain is expected on and off through Thursday night. There is potential for several areas to pick up 1 to 2 inches of rainfall by Friday morning. Looking ahead to the upcoming week, Omaha’s Weather Leader has deemed Monday a “severe” weather day. The Storm Prediction Center has placed a 15%-30% chance for severe weather. At this time, all modes of severe weather are possible, including tornadoes. Stay up to date with the latest impact weather forecast by downloading the KETV mobile app.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
A tornado warning issued for Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby counties expired at 7 p.m.
The severe thunderstorm warning brought hail and flash flooding to the Omaha area Thursday.
Tornado warnings were also issued for parts of the area, including Douglas, Jefferson and Saline counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County in Iowa.
The National Weather Service has also issued a life-threatening flash flood warning until 7:45 p.m. for southeastern Douglas County and west central Pottawattamie County.
Widespread rain is expected on and off through Thursday night. There is potential for several areas to pick up 1 to 2 inches of rainfall by Friday morning.
Looking ahead to the upcoming week, Omaha’s Weather Leader has deemed Monday a “severe” weather day. The Storm Prediction Center has placed a 15%-30% chance for severe weather. At this time, all modes of severe weather are possible, including tornadoes.
Stay up to date with the latest impact weather forecast by downloading the KETV mobile app.
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