• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Lost Prairie Press

Lost Prairie Press

Trending News from the Midwest - IA, IL, KS, MO, NE

  • Home
  • MIDWEST
  • ILLINOIS
  • IOWA
  • KANSAS
  • MISSOURI
  • NEBRASKA
  • About Us
    • Contact Us

Line of storms packing dangerous winds expected to march across Nebraska tonight

{{featured_button_text}}

Tornadoes are one of the most powerful and violent weather phenomena. Although the details of tornado formation are still being researched, there are a few general steps to their formation.

Most tornadoes develop from supercell, which are storms that are characterized by strong rotating updrafts.

A supercell develops because of wind shear in the atmosphere, which is wind moving different speeds at different heights.

Wall clouds develop as supercell rapidly moist air into the storm. If a tornado forms, this is where it would occur. If air converges rapidly beneath the wall cloud, the rotation narrows and spins faster and faster, just like ice skaters spin faster when their arms are drawn in.

When this rotation extends from the ground to the cloud, a tornado has formed. However, not all supercell produce tornadoes, because just the right conditions are needed at the surface.

When a Tornado Warning is issued for your area, seek shelter immediately.

A spring mostly void of severe weather could change Wednesday evening.

Residents from border to border in Nebraska should keep an eye on conditions, forecasters said, with the severe weather threat extending into the eastern part of the state by the early-morning hours of Thursday.

Already Wednesday afternoon, a severe thunderstorm watch was posted for much of western Nebraska. Forecasters expect that storms that form there late Wednesday afternoon could congeal into a dangerous line that could race across the state throughout the evening and overnight hours.

The primary threat will be high winds of up to 75 mph.

Models indicate that the line of storms could move at 40-50 mph, possibly reaching the Lincoln area after midnight.

3PM Thoughts:

Scattered strong / severe storms are *possible* this evening.

Widespread strong / severe storms are *likely* overnight when wind gusts of 60 – 80mph are possible. #IAwx #NEwx pic.twitter.com/sUaTHkRZqr

— NWS Omaha (@NWSOmaha) May 26, 2021

Forecasters said residents should monitor forecasts and consider securing anything that could be damaged by high winds before going to bed.

Ahead of the line of storms, isolated thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Support Local Journalism

Your membership makes our reporting possible.

{{featured_button_text}}

At 2:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm possibly packing 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail was moving through Frontier County in southwest Nebraska.

Forecasters said large hail will be possible within storms that develop ahead of the line, with a tornado or two possible primarily across southwest Nebraska. That part of the state is included in an enhanced risk of severe weather by the National Weather Service.

A storm in northwest Kansas on Wednesday morning produced tennis ball-sized hail that reportedly busted the windshield of a storm chaser’s vehicle not far from Goodland.

Holy hail! Adrienne West sent us these photos of hailstones that fell near Goodland. Track the storms at https://t.co/SUwhCTvNae #KAKEnews #KSwx pic.twitter.com/GwwbzF5TT9

— KAKE News (@KAKEnews) May 26, 2021

Storms on Wednesday could also produce heavy rain, with up to 3 inches possible in some areas. The long-range forecast includes the possibility of more heavy rain over the Memorial Day weekend.

In Lincoln, highs will drop from the 80s on Wednesday to 75 on Thursday and into the 60s by Friday. 

Fire destroys abandoned Lincoln house
Prayer vigil set for Wednesday night as massive search for missing La Vista boy continues
Give to Lincoln Day 2021 raises a record $7.6M

On this day 17 years ago: The Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Volunteers Mike McMurty of the Red Cross, Jim Casey of Lincoln, Tom Silletto and Tom Stratman of the West Point Fire Department survey the damage to Hallam.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

The church bell sit among the remains of the United Methodist Church while cleanup crews continue working in Hallam on May 26, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam

Hallam

Residents of Hallam faced a monumental rebuilding after a tornado hit the community on May 22, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A U.S. flag flies over the rubble of Curtis McCain’s house in Hallam in May 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Alana Sharp, 6, holds her head while being treated by paramedics after being pulled from the rubble of a Hallam mobile home last Saturday. Footage of the girl’s rescue was shown on CNN and ABC’s Good Morning America. “The tornado bounced on my back,” she would later say.” But my back is stronger than the tornado.”

JOSH WOLFE

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Railroad cars were derailed by a tornado in Hallam on May 23.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A tornado leveled much of Hallam on May 22, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Residents walk into the town of Hallam to gather belongings Sunday, May 23, 2004, after a large tornado Saturday night left much of the community in rubble.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Tornado damage near Hallam on Sunday, May 23, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Heather Jacobsen helps with cleanup in Hallam on May 25, 2004, after a tornado hit the town on May 22.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Hallam’s warning siren rests in the rubble after the tornado tore the town up on May 22, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A home leveled by a tornado near Hallam.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Hallam after being hit by a tornado in 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Jim Depue salvages water boots, a pail, an extension cord and other items from his home on East Street in Hallam. He said “we just got done remodeling the whole thing.” Depue would like to rebuild, saying “Hallam’s a real nice place.”

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

The Rev. Lorri Kentner celebrates after a backhoe operated by Darrell TeSelle unearths the bell from the remains of the United Methodist Church in Hallam.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Tornado damage near Hallam, as seen Sunday, May 23, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Jim Depue’s uncle, Bob Depue of Kansas City, came to help with tornado cleanup. Jim Depue would like to rebuild the house on East Street, saying “Hallam’s a real nice place.”

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A tornado left a trail of destruction in Hallam in 2004.

TED KIRK/Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Crews from the Lincoln Public Works Department help clean up in Hallam, May 28, 2004, after a tornado hit the town on May 22.

TED KIRK/Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A tornado hit Hallam May 22, 2004, leaving little behind in the small town.

TED KIRK

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Heather Jacobsen (left) and Tom Hamilton help during the cleanup of Hallam. About 600 volunteers worked in the town Tuesday.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Thomas Sands removes the belongs from what was once a three story home for him and his wife Monica after a tornado blew out the roof and side south side of the house in Hallam.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A televison set sits on a desk of what remains of the grain elevator office in Hallam.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Tornado cleanup still continues in Hallam on May 26, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Clean up continues in Hallam on May 26, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Melissa Beck of Lincoln (face shown) hugs childhood friend Dawn Stimple of Hallam early last Sunday as Beck searches for her grandparents at Lincoln’s Southwest High School. Beck was later reunited with her grandparents at the school, where many survivors gathered after the storm.

JOSH WOLFE

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Tornado damage near Hallam. The storm swept through the area May 22, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Laura Dragoo reflects on surviving the Hallam tornado early Sunday morning after being bused to Lincoln’s Southwest High School, where many storm survivors gathered last Sunday.

JOSH WOLFE

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Cruzer survived the Hallam tornado and went to Lincoln Southwest High School with her owner, Richard Pullman, who lost his house to the storm.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A Hallam man is comforted after getting off a bus at Lincoln Southwest High School early Sunday morning. Dozens of survivors were sent to the school, where the American Red Cross and the Lincoln Fire Department tended to their needs.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

John Umland sorts through debris Sunday, May 23, 2004, at his father-in-law’s home near Hallam. Umland was looking for the keys to a truck in the rubble.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Rich Raley steps through the remains of his house near Hallam on May 28 after a tornado tore through the town. The storm’s aftermath has sparked a call for legislation to ease the property tax burden on people who lose property in a disaster.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Ken and Jacque Fraley look over their tornado-damaged home southwest of Hallam on May 23, 2004. Ken, who escaped injury, was in the basement when the tornado hit on May 22, 2004, knocking down walls around him.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Storm damage near Hallam on May 23, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Storm damage near Hallam after a tornado struck the area May 22, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Storm damage near Hallam as seen Sunday, May 23, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Tornado damage

Tornado damage

Storm damage near Hallam as seen Sunday, May 23, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A grain silo was destroyed and a grain truck overturned near Hallam.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Tornado damage in Hallam.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

Tornado damage in Hallam.

Journal Star file photo

Hallam tornado

Hallam tornado

A tornado leveled homes and businesses in Hallam on May 22, 2004.

Journal Star file photo

One of the widest

0 comments

Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.

View Source

Filed Under: NEBRASKA

Primary Sidebar

More to See

a-roller-coaster-with-a-cult-following-is-coming-back-to-worlds-of-fun

A roller coaster with a cult following is coming back to Worlds of Fun

Next year Worlds of Fun will reach fifty years of business, and to celebrate it is bringing back one of its most legendary roller coasters: the Zambezi Zinger. At the time of Worlds of Fun’s opening … [Read More...] about A roller coaster with a cult following is coming back to Worlds of Fun

the-arabia-steamboat-museum-finally-seems-ready-to-shove-off-from-the-river-market

The Arabia Steamboat Museum finally seems ready to shove off from the River Market

Standing in the same location since 1857, the City Market is nearly as old as Kansas City itself. In the 1850s, over three hundred steamboats traveled on the Missouri River—including the Arabia before … [Read More...] about The Arabia Steamboat Museum finally seems ready to shove off from the River Market

tedxkc-is-friday,-lineup-includes-an-exciting-mix-of-topics

TEDxKC is Friday, lineup includes an exciting mix of topics

At 6 p.m. this Friday at the Kauffman Center, TEDxKC will have a lineup of ten speakers whose expertise range from a sky full of stars to the key to happiness to a MacArthur Genius. The theme is … [Read More...] about TEDxKC is Friday, lineup includes an exciting mix of topics

tyler-shane’s-beautiful-bonbons-have-a-deeper-meaning

Tyler Shane’s beautiful bonbons have a deeper meaning

Mesoamericans called it food of the gods. From central Mexico down to Honduras, where the cacao tree grows native, ancient Olmecs, Mayans and Aztecs would gather the oblong fruit and break open its … [Read More...] about Tyler Shane’s beautiful bonbons have a deeper meaning

review:-brookside-restaurants-brady-&-fox-and-earl’s-premier-bring-homestyle-cooking-from-opposite-sides-of-the-atlantic

Review: Brookside restaurants Brady & Fox and Earl’s Premier bring homestyle cooking from opposite sides of the Atlantic

The definition of “comfort food” tends to vary depending on who you ask. At two new Brookside restaurants, Brady & Fox and Earl’s Premier, the term applies both to time-honored Irish recipes and East … [Read More...] about Review: Brookside restaurants Brady & Fox and Earl’s Premier bring homestyle cooking from opposite sides of the Atlantic

Footer

WELCOME!

Thanks for visiting Lost Prairie Press!

We hope you’ll enjoy news and perspective from the Midwest – specifically, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.

About/Contact

Privacy Policy

Recent

  • A roller coaster with a cult following is coming back to Worlds of Fun
  • The Arabia Steamboat Museum finally seems ready to shove off from the River Market
  • TEDxKC is Friday, lineup includes an exciting mix of topics

Search

Copyright © 2022 · Lost Prairie Press