Hazardous weather alert issued for Columbus area


Audio|Source: Columbus Area NOAA Weather Radio WNG549
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And now the extended outlook for the period Friday through Wednesday there will be potential for heavy rain or localized flooding in far southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa late Thursday night into Friday. Another round of dangerous heat is likely Sunday into early next week. Spotter information statement, spotters activation is not likely through tonight, but spotters are encouraged to report any heavy rain amounts to the National Weather Service. This is NOAA All Hazards Radio Station WNG 549 in Columbus, Nebraska. The current time is 5.46 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Now for the official National Weather Service forecast for the Columbus area. Today, not as warm. Patchy fog this morning. Mostly cloudy this morning. then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 miles an hour, becoming northeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 20%. Tonight, partly cloudy until midnight, then becoming mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds surround 5 miles an hour. Chance of rain 20%. Friday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highest in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 50%. Friday night, mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until midnight. Humid with lows in the mid-60s. East winds 5 to 10 miles an hour, becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 50%. Saturday, mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds surround 5 miles an hour. Saturday night through Monday, mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the Midnighties. Monday night, mostly clear until midnight, then partly cloudy with the chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30%. Tuesday, mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with the chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40%. This is NOAA All Hazards Radio Station WNG 549 in Columbus, Nebraska, serving the following counties in Nebraska. Plant, Hoke, Saunders, Nance, Merrick, Dodge, Coolfax and Butler. At 5 a.m. in Columbus, it was mostly cloudy. The temperature was 68 degrees. The dew point 67, and the relative humidity 96%. The pressure was 30.00 inches and rising. Across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, at Valentine, it was partly cloudy, with a temperature of 61. It was mostly cloudy, with a temperature of 70 at Sioux City, and 68 at Ord. It was cloudy, with a temperature of 69 at Norfolk, 69 at Albion. 71 at Lane, and 69 at Fremont. Under cloudy skies, O'Neill reported 68, Omaha reported 71, Lincoln reported 70, and York reported 68. Here are some observations from across the region. At Grand Island, it was partly cloudy, with a temperature of 66. It was mostly cloudy, with a temperature of 68 at Sioux Falls, 79 at Kansas City. 73 at Concordia, Kansas, and 62 at Northland. At Des Moines, rain and fog were reported, with a temperature of 71. Once again, at 5 a.m. in Columbus, it was 68 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. This hazardous weather outlook is proportions of southwest Iowa, west-central Iowa, east-central Nebraska, northeast Nebraska and southeast Nebraska. For today and tonight another round of showers and storms will bring the potential for heavy rain or localized flooding in far southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa tonight. And now the extended outlook for the period Friday through Wednesday there will be potential for heavy rain or localized flooding in far southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa late Thursday night into Friday. Another round of dangerous heat is likely Sunday into early next week. Spotter information statement. Spotters activation is not likely through tonight, but spotters are encouraged to report any heavy rain amounts to the National Weather Service. This is NOAA All Hazards Radio Station WNG-549 in Columbus, Nebraska. The current time is 5.51 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Now for the official National Weather Service forecast for the Columbus area. Today, not as warm. Patchy fogged this morning. Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorm this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 miles an hour, becoming northeast this afternoon. Chance of rain 20%.
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Columbus, NE 68601
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