Severe Storms Possible Thursday Afternoon

A warm & muggy Thursday across eastern Nebraska! Light rain/drizzle will occur through the morning hours. By 11am, some showers & T-storms will try and develop but will likely lose strength quickly. The STRONG to SEVERE storms will initiate near 2-3:30pm from Beatrice, HWY 77 and eastward. Lincoln will likely see some light rain at best, as storms will fire just 20 miles east. The best chance for great rainfall comes Saturday afternoon & especially Sunday!

(2-4pm) Isolated storms initiate north of Omaha, along & east of HWY 77 Thursday afternoon. These storms will carry a LARGE HAIL & WIND threat. Storms will quickly INTENSIFY when the CAP is broken by 4-5pm.

Large hail up to golf balls or greater will be a main concern with the first initial storms near 3-4pm.

(5-7pm) The PEAK severe storms will occur from HWY 75->Iowa. This line of storms will carry a LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND & brief Tornado threat. Storms will quickly move W->SE. Updates will be posted through this morning!

A 5% hatched tornado threat is in place Thursday evening. A few brief tornadoes will be possible within the line of storms in SE Nebraska near 5-7pm.

The best chance for widespread showers & T-storms comes Sunday through Monday morning. Some severe weather will be possible across SE & eastern Nebraska.

Rainfall potential through Sunday night looks very delightful! Much of the state will be looking at rain totals 0.25″-0.75″+.

Severe storms this afternoon near 2-6pm. Friday will be sunny, cool & breezy. Saturday looks dry for much of the morning, before increasing rain/storm chances Saturday afternoon through all day Sunday. Next week looks cooler than average with small precipitation chances mid to late week.

Meteorologist Houston Hall