Storms starting to push out of the area

4:00PM SATURDAY:

The thunderstorms are now pushing through our southern row of counties – through locations like Beatrice, Fairbury, and Hebron. There are no active Severe Thunderstorm Warnings as of 4PM Saturday. This line does not appear all that impressive, so any severe weather threat appears to be coming to a close.

These storms will eventually push out of the Channel 8 viewing area in the next few hours. We may see a few isolated showers or storms for the rest of this evening, but I don’t anticipate that these will be severe.

I would be shocked if Lancaster, Gage, and Pawnee counties were not taken out of the Severe Thunderstorm Watch soon. So while the watch is technically in effect until 10PM, I do not think that the severe threat will last that long.

3:00PM SATURDAY:

A broken line of showers and thunderstorms is approaching the Lincoln area. We’ve seen a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings out of these storms, but the line is nowhere near as organized as last night’s storms.

I think that once this broken line passes through your hometown, any severe threat will start to wane.

2:30PM SATURDAY:

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for southeast Nebraska until 10PM Saturday. This watch includes Lancaster, Gage, and Pawnee counties. The primary concern is gusty winds and the potential for some large hail.

As of 2:30PM Saturday, there is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Omaha. We may see a few warnings in and around the Lincoln area over the next several hours.

We’ve seen some warnings issued when winds are actually anticipated to be slightly below severe criteria (which is winds in excess of 58mph). This is to account for Friday night’s round of severe weather which weakened tree limbs and caused lots of damage across the state.

We’ll be tracking these storms over the next couple of hours. I will say again, this WILL NOT be a repeat of last night. There is more going against these storms today, which should alleviate the intensity of these storms to some degree.

11:30AM SATURDAY:

There is yet another storm chance for Saturday afternoon. I’ll preface this by saying that this WILL NOT be a repeat of last night!

The Storm Prediction Center has placed southeast Nebraska under a Slight Risk for severe weather Saturday afternoon and evening – which includes Lancaster county. While there will be some storms, I only think that a select few may be strong to severe. Any severe weather threat will be confined to the southeast corner of the state.

Stronger storms may feature a few isolated instances of large hail and some damaging wind gusts. If I’m being honest, the environment is not as “primed” as it was on Friday night, and there is more going against strong to severe storms on Saturday. Again, this WILL NOT be a repeat of last night for most.

As of 11:30AM Saturday, there are some ongoing storms in the northeast corner of Nebraska. These storms are poised to move to the south and southeast Saturday afternoon.

Stormcast is showing the potential for scattered showers and storms throughout Saturday afternoon and evening. These storms will move into the Channel 8 viewing area around lunchtime.

I think we should expect storms in Lincoln after 1PM.

All of the rain Stormcast is depicting is in the eastern half of the state. So if you’re reading in the Tri-Cities and points west, you’re less likely to see a stray shower or storm. That also goes for the severe weather risk as well.

Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

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