Weather Alerts for Douglas County

Issued by the National Weather Service

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Special Weather Statement  SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT   Special Weather Statement
DOUGLAS COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Pottawattamie - Douglas - Sarpy
Effective: Tue, 9/16 4:34pm Updated: Tue, 9/16 4:41pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Tue, 9/16 5:15pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
At 433 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over the Omaha metro, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

* Locations impacted include...
Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Papillion, Ralston, Offutt AFB, La
Vista, Carter Lake, Crescent, Aksarben, Benson, Florence, Eppley
Airfield, South Omaha, Midtown, Council Bluffs Airport, Old Market,
Lake Manawa State Park, and Narrows River Park.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 29 between mile markers 43 and 63.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 8.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 446 and 454.

Information:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.