Nice day Tuesday before Nebraska’s first severe risk of the year
Very mild start to Tuesday with temperatures hovering closer to our average highs at this time of the year. Count of more cloud cover mixing in with sun trying to poke through this morning and afternoon, with clearing by the evening.
Tuesday should be very pleasant with highs in the upper 60s and less wind.
Wednesday is expected to be a lot more active, weather-wise. We’ll be mostly cloudy before rain and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday evening.
That comes as a system deepens and a warm front lifts through the state, potentially driving some stronger storms through that timeframe. We’ll also be watching for some snow mixing in out west Thursday, with lingering rain showers off and on throughout the day.
With these thunderstorms expected Wednesday evening, the Storm Prediction Center has upgraded far southeast Nebraska to a Slight (Level 2 of 5) risk for a few scattered storms that may grow to be severe.
While the tornado risk is further southeast along the Kansas and Missouri borders, damaging wind and large hail will be of concern across southeast Nebraska.
Stronger winds and large hail are especially possible south of Lincoln. Overall, the Slight risk comes because of the higher threat for damaging winds up to 60 mph and large hail up to 2″ in diameter.
This is expected to bring more widespread precipitation across the state through the end of the week. Higher totals are expected through northeast Nebraska as the warm front lifts and for those caught under some of these thunderstorms.
Recent model trends have backed off some of the snow potential out west, but worth watching for western Nebraskans as it is still winter!
Meteorologist Jessica Blum
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