Month: July 2024

06 Jul
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July 6, 2024 – Minden, Nebraska

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A weak low pressure was forecast to translate from Colorado into Nebraska, along with it a warm front stretching across southern Nebraska and a trailing cold front south through Colorado. Dewpoints in the low 60°F’s south of the front with cool temperatures aloft set the stage for moderate instability as MLCAPE values would climb near 2,000 J/Kg. Any backing along the front would amplify the tornado chances.

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01 Jul
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July 1, 2024 – Brief Tornado near Keene

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A surface low with associated warm front was expected to stretch from the Southwest Nebraska and Colorado junction across the state line setting the stage for severe development as the front lifted north. This boundary would be coincident with a moisture axis and along with backed surface flow provide a prime environment for supercells with the potential for tornadoes.

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