Thunderstorms possible, few severe, across southeast Nebraska Wednesday night

The first risk of severe storms in Nebraska happens heading into Wednesday night. Lincoln is still included within a Marginal (Level 1 of 5) risk, with areas south closer to the border under a Slight (Level 2 of 5) risk for a few scattered, severe thunderstorms possible. An Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) risk is now in place for northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri.

Within the Marginal risk, any thunderstorms that may be borderline severe would be limited in duration and intensity.

The isolated threat for tornadoes is better to the south and east through northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. Closer to home, large hail and damaging winds will be the main concerns.

As a warm front lifts through Kansas on Wednesday, it’s arrival in southeast Nebraska will promote a few isolated thunderstorms to fire up as soon as late Wednesday evening.

It is within these lone cells that the potential for hail and gusty winds will be better, before coverage increased into the overnight hours of early Thursday.

As that happens, storms are expected to lose intensity. Later Thursday morning and throughout the day, on and off scattered rain chances will continue without the severe threat.

With thunderstorms comes efficient rainfall, and we hope for that over much of the area. Again, showers and thunderstorms will be especially possible after sunset and into the early hours of Thursday.

Much of southeast Nebraska is still under severe drought with conditions expected to persist. Climate data for Lincoln shows that we are only a good thunderstorm or two away from being back on track for average precipitation for the year.

Would love the rain!!

Sincerely,

All of us.

Meteorologist Jessica Blum 
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