Weather “threats” Sunday evening… calmer Monday

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A dynamic storm system crossing the country 10-11 brings all kinds of weather threats to the region on Sunday night…

High winds…record temperatures…high fire danger…and the threat of severe thunderstorms are all part of a major storm affecting our region. As this weather forecaster crosses Nebraska from west to east… isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible. Damaging winds will be the main weather threat…but cold hail up to 1″ in diameter will occur in a few ‘storms’…and there is even a very small risk for an isolated tornado.

Sunday Evening – Severe Weather Forecast(KOLN)

RED FLAG WARNINGS for high fire danger will continue until 8 p.m. Sunday evening… with high winds combining with dry surface fuels and low relative humidity readings to exacerbate the threat of fire.

Red flag warning - Sunday evening — Red flag warning – Sunday evening(KOLN)

Winds blowing between 40 and 60 mph will continue through Sunday evening … with isolated thunderstorms capable of producing wind gusts of 70 mph at times. A WIND ADVISORY is in effect for much of eastern Nebraska until 2 a.m. Monday morning.

Wind warning - until Monday 2am — Wind warning – until Monday 2am(KOLN)

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY is also in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday evening for parts of south-central Nebraska and north-central Kansas … with potential 1/4 mile visibility at times.

Blown Dust Advisory - Sunday Evening — Blown Dust Advisory – Sunday Evening(KOLN)

As this storm system heads east later Sunday evening…much calmer weather will return to the region by Monday…with a chance of rain continuing early in the day over eastern Nebraska…but Monday will be mostly dry for much of the state. Monday highs will hit the 50s for most of us…after spending much of Sunday afternoon in the 80s! Tuesday’s highs will return to the 60s.

The latest 7 day outlook looks more like the end of October…with a few chances of rain here and there…and highs mostly in the 60s and lows mostly in the 30s and under 40s.

Maria D. Cruz