LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – After a quieter afternoon, another risk for severe weather returns for some in southern portions of Nebraska and Kansas tonight and Wednesday as a cold front moves through the region, continuing a relentless wet pattern.
Heavy rain from overnight storms left significant impacts across central Nebraska. Radar estimates show 2-4 inches of rain fell near the Ord area, with official measurements exceeding 1 inch in Lincoln, Hebron, Hastings, Grand Island and Columbus. Lincoln recorded its 10th wettest July on record, and August is already tracking well above normal for rainfall.
Tonight and Wednesday: Severe Weather Threat
A Marginal to Slight (Level 2 of 5) risk for severe weather remains in effect across most of Nebraska and Kansas through Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
The primary threats are large hail and damaging wind, with a low-end chance for an isolated tornado threat, particularly across portions of northern Kansas and the Nebraska-Kansas border.
Showers and storms will return late this evening into the overnight hours, with the best chance for severe activity in extreme southeastern Nebraska and northern Kansas – then on over in southwest Nebraska, too, overnight.
Additional storms are possible Wednesday morning into the afternoon, with a low chance that one could become severe. The best chance for Wednesday storms appears to be in the evening hours…