2022 Weather Thread

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:42 pm

And I'll be driving through Colorado and Western Nebraska on Wednesday. It would be fun to see some snowflakes, or at least the cold temperatures that go along with them.

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 5:03 pm

Any rain/storm potential has gone **poof** for early next week on the most recent model runs since temps have trended hotter and the front will move through slower (and consequently there will likely be capping issues - like normal this year).

Still maybe some evening/nighttime rain/storms this coming Thursday and Friday night.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 4:58 pm

No comment on that amazing frickin' rain this morning? NWS reported .58" at Eppley, but I swear what I got had to be at least twice that. It was very, very heavy and there was some amazingly close CG lightning.

stormchaser · Post by **stormchaser** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 7:17 pm

Yeah, south of I-80 many areas had near or in excess of an inch of rain.

Maybe a few severe storms in the area later this afternoon into this evening too. Odds are higher to our south and east, but still possible here too.

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 8:17 pm

Got a 1/2 inch in SW Omaha Friday night/Sat morning. 114th & Center vicinity.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Sep 21, 2022 1:24 am

Ridiculous Its September 20th and it still 90 degrees an hour after sunset!

Today's Broken Records:

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Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Sep 21, 2022 2:38 am

Brad wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 1:24 am Ridiculous Its September 20th and it still 90 degrees an hour after sunset!

Hit 100 today..Then it really cools off tomorrow with a a high of 70 then mid 60’s Thursday and Friday. Quite a dramatic swing..

The weekend looks warmer and nice…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Sep 21, 2022 1:36 pm

Gladly enjoyed one last pool day, but I am thankful the cooler weather. It feels great out this morning.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Wed Sep 21, 2022 1:55 pm

It won’t be in the 90’s or 100, but the extended forecast calls for several days of highs in the low 80’s into the first week of October.. Just warm enough for a few more pool days…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Post by **BRoss** » Wed Sep 21, 2022 3:53 pm

I might be in the minority, but I love the heat and hate to see it go. Once the highs drop below 70 my seasonal depression ramps up.

I love that we got one more 100° in so late.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Wed Sep 21, 2022 6:09 pm

I'm delighted to have avoided that shot of hot weather. On the way home from Colorado right now, went from mid 70s there and coming home to open window weather is amazing. It's 54 in Ogallala right now.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:41 pm

I think I now have visual proof that the OmaDome isnt just Omaha lore, but is a real physical thing. Driving the whole length of Nebraska today, it was solid gray clouds and the temperature never broke 59. Then as we approached GI, I said, "I wonder how it can be 67 degrees in Omaha right now" and the person I was with without hesitation said "look over there where you can see the sun coming out, I bet that's Omaha. As we drove along, that 100% proved to be the case. I was astonished that driving through all of Nebraska we saw nothing but solid gray skies, and we come to Omaha and its the ONLY patch with sun coming through. And the explanation was so simple, it was in fact the OmaDome that we all jokingly or not so jokingly refer to, and I saw it.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:37 am

So lets discuss the OmaDome... What really causes it? Concrete? Pollution?

What does it do? Obviously can cause higher temperatures than surrounding areas. It seems most times we have a solid storm headed our way, it dissipates as it approaches us And at the same time, it seems like the storms we get, we get at odd and unexpected hours. But scientifically how would the contributing factors affect the weather we get here in the city?

How does it do it?

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:46 am

Busguy2010 wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:37 am So lets discuss the OmaDome... What really causes it? Concrete? Pollution?

What does it do? Obviously can cause higher temperatures than surrounding areas. It seems most times we have a solid storm headed our way, it dissipates as it approaches us And at the same time, it seems like the storms we get, we get at odd and unexpected hours. But scientifically how would the contributing factors affect the weather we get here in the city?

How does it do it?

I’ll take a non-scientific stab at an explanation. Maybe it’s the terrain of the area coupled with the convergence of hills and river/stream valleys, including the Platte, Elkhorn, Missouri, and Papio creek valleys, and throw in the urban heat island effect, plus a larger population of people who notice when storms hit or miss them. But more than likely, it’s just the huge scale and randomness of the of the different air lows at many different levels in the atmosphere and jet stream.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:46 pm

Absolutely fantastic weather day today- it might qualify for a mini pool if you’re so inclined.. Sunday might be even better. Definitely a weekend to enjoy the new GLM

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Cermak · Post by **Cermak** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:13 am

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:46 pm Absolutely fantastic weather day today- it might qualify for a mini pool if you’re so inclined.. Sunday might be even better. Definitely a weekend to enjoy the new GLM …

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Fantastic day ! Probably one of the nicest days all year . This evening was Gorgeous, And no Husker loss today

. We can get some really nice weather this time of year, even well into October. This is one of the best times of the year to be in Omaha or the Midwest.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:35 am

It felt pretty good for 87, but 87 is still a lot hotter than I like, and that is still 11 degrees above normal. I will never ever root for above normal temperatures past this time of year. We need to invert that number now. 78 is better than 87. 87 is Summer, 78 is Fall, and it's Fall now so if you don't mind, Summer, don't let the door hit your arse on the way out.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:45 am

And on a side note, I also want to have a challenge of sorts... Who waits the longest to turn on the heat?

I absolutely relished in the two days prior to today. I was using a window fan to suck in all I could of that cool and crisp air, and I got the house down to a solid 58 at its lowest during that time, To me that felt amazing.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:33 pm

I don’t think we have ever turned on the heat before early October.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:50 pm

This upcoming string of nights will be getting pretty dang cool. Into the 40's, maybe even well into the 40's. I think fall is here to stay (I hope). I will watch Bill's extended forecast tonight, but I don't think there will be too many warm days left to come. I get the feel our first freeze has a good chance to be on schedule this year.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:48 pm

Hurricane Ian might make a Tampa visit mid-week. They haven’t set a definite path yet but we will be, at this time, on what they call the ‘dirty edge, so rain and wind. The atmosphere around here is a lot like Omaha when they are predicting a major blizzard. People rushing to stores to stock up on groceries and water.

On a side note, I received an email from Home Depot today telling me about their new snow equipment — “ We Found These Snow Equipment Options For You”. Wrong storm.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 9:08 pm

Uffda wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:48 pm Hurricane Ian might make a Tampa visit mid-week. They haven’t set a definite path yet but we will be, at this time, on what they call the ‘dirty edge, so rain and wind. The atmosphere around here is a lot like Omaha when they are predicting a major blizzard. People rushing to stores to stock up on groceries and water.

On a side note, I received an email from Home Depot today telling me about their new snow equipment — “ We Found These Snow Equipment Options For You”. Wrong storm.

Stay safe my friend. Keep us posted…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 6:21 pm

Omaha Cowboy wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 9:08 pm
Uffda wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:48 pm Hurricane Ian might make a Tampa visit mid-week. They haven’t set a definite path yet but we will be, at this time, on what they call the ‘dirty edge, so rain and wind. The atmosphere around here is a lot like Omaha when they are predicting a major blizzard. People rushing to stores to stock up on groceries and water.

On a side note, I received an email from Home Depot today telling me about their new snow equipment — “ We Found These Snow Equipment Options For You”. Wrong storm.
Stay safe my friend. Keep us posted…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

hurricane Ian: Live Coverage, Forecast Track, Florida Impacts | Tracking the Tropics on WFLA Now

Godspeed Uffda!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:06 pm

How far away from Tampa, do you now live, Uffda?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:12 pm

Hurricane Ian is growing in size and strength as it barrels towards the United States. The storm is expected to bring widespread power outages and life-threatening storm surge along the west coast of Florida. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins us with the latest from Fort Myers.

I am so glad we are not in Tampa area, but here in Omaha, not raining…

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:25 pm

Hurricane Ian causing conditions to rapidly deteriorate along southwest Florida coast

Hurricane Ian – now a stronger and “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm – has begun lashing Florida with major flooding and ruinous winds as it advances on a large swath of the state’s west coast with the potential within hours to inflict catastrophic floods and life-threatening storm surge.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:19 pm

Coyote wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:06 pm How far away from Tampa, do you now live, Uffda?

I am about 20 miles to the northeast of downtown Tampa. Land o lakes area

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:10 pm

So as of 10 am Th - Ian has turned into a Cat 4-5 with winds around 155 mph and looks to be coming to shore around Ft Myers with possible storm surges of 15+ feet. Then Ian is going across FL through Orlando area and out by Daytona - but it could shift again.

Around Tampa-St Pete, they are predicting 10-25 inches of rain depending on location. Storm surge isn’t a big concern up in st Pete, Tampa and north thru hudson fl. Actually the opposite is happening in a couple of the bays around Tampa where the water has been ‘sucked’ out.

We use to say Omaha had a dome when weather went around us. My daughter says Tampa uses Voodoo as we have dodge a couple in the past few years.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:16 pm

Uffda wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:19 pm
Coyote wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:06 pm How far away from Tampa, do you now live, Uffda?
I am about 20 miles to the northeast of downtown Tampa. Land o lakes area

Hopefully you’ve left the area yesterday, and came back home a few days ago! Or can at least hunker down there. How is your daughter and Grandchild?

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:01 pm

Coyote wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:16 pm
Uffda wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:19 pm
Coyote wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:06 pm How far away from Tampa, do you now live, Uffda?
I am about 20 miles to the northeast of downtown Tampa. Land o lakes area
Hopefully you’ve left the area yesterday, and came back home a few days ago! Or can at least hunker down there. How is your daughter and Grandchild?

Nope today just been hanging out a home. Off and on light showers and Breezy but that’s suppose to change to heavier showers and a little more wind in the next hour or so. Daughter and granddaughters are hanging out at their house. Her husband is a firefighter in Lakeland so I think he will be on duty for like 4 days straight.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 4:54 pm

Hurricane Ian Leaves Entire Florida Neighborhoods Under Water

Ian, now a tropical storm, made landfall in Florida as a powerful category 4 hurricane on Wednesday. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY on the destruction and flooding left behind.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:31 am

Omaha's earliest recorded snow, Sept 29, 1985

KETV NewsWatch 7
While Nebraska has seen October snow in the past — September snow is a rare occurrence. Meteorologist Sean Everson remembers a significant day in Omaha weather history.

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:01 pm

Uffda wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:01 pm
Coyote wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 2:16 pm
Uffda wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:19 pm
Coyote wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:06 pm How far away from Tampa, do you now live, Uffda?
I am about 20 miles to the northeast of downtown Tampa. Land o lakes area
Hopefully you’ve left the area yesterday, and came back home a few days ago! Or can at least hunker down there. How is your daughter and Grandchild?
Nope today just been hanging out a home. Off and on light showers and Breezy but that’s suppose to change to heavier showers and a little more wind in the next hour or so. Daughter and granddaughters are hanging out at their house. Her husband is a firefighter in Lakeland so I think he will be on duty for like 4 days straight.

Tampa suffered very little effects from Ian. Hurricane shifted farther east, so my area didn’t get the 12-20” of rain. We had wind blowing 30-40 mph and some areas of Tampa lost some trees due to the wind and saturated ground.

Some areas around Orlando received 20” of rain - one article labeled it a 1000-year rainfall.

And of course, Fort Myers will take a long time to recover.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:11 pm

Flooding in Charleston ahead of Hurricane Ian's landfall

Flooding Charleston ahead of Hurricane Ian's arrival.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 4:21 am

Now we're really talking my kinda weather at the end of the forecast. Next Thursday looks like low 60's, with a low into the 30's. Then Friday they are trending even cooler only into the 50's. So I can imgine we are on frost watch this time next week. And maybe our freeze will come on time this year (14th-17th).

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:55 am

Well, Raymond James Stadium doesn’t look too bad this evening.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:02 pm

The scope of Ian’s destruction | NewsNation Prime

NewsNation
Crews have worked tirelessly to restore power to Florida residents after Hurricane Ian. 740,000 households are still left in the dark. Some in small barrier islands with widespread damage feel forgotten and cut off due to washed away roads and bridges.

ita · Post by **ita** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:22 pm

Absolutely devastating storm, this Ian. We visited Sanibel Island back in 2020, right before the pandemic. Really neat place. It's sad to see it absolutely destroyed and residents being stranded.

Not trying to be insensitive to the situation, but with a massive storm like this, are there going to be weather affected migrants from Florida moving north? We saw some of this with New Orleans; this type of devastation is life changing. It always astounds me the resiliency of people affected by these types of weather events.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Oct 07, 2022 12:50 pm

Frost advisories, freeze warnings take effect across Nebraska
Nebraskans woke up to colder temperatures on Friday, with much of the state in a frost advisory.

NORFOLK, Neb. -- Nebraskans woke up to colder temperatures on Friday, with much of the state in a frost advisory. All but three of Nebraska's 93 counties were either in a frost advisory until either late Friday morning or early Saturday morning. A freeze warning goes into effect for much of eastern Nebraska and parts of north central Nebraska until Saturday morning. The National Weather Service advises taking steps to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes, they should be wrapped, drained or allowed to drip slowly, NWS officials said Friday morning.

Photo courtesy National Weather Service

NWS also advises draining in-ground sprinkler systems and covering above ground pipes to protect them from freezing. Statewide lows are projected as far down as 27 degrees Saturday morning for places like Albion, Falls City and Ord. Areas such as the Panhandle could see some precipitation, though communities like Sidney could see temperatures bounce back up into the 70s this weekend.

Busguy2010 · Post by **Busguy2010** » Sat Oct 08, 2022 5:59 am

Checking the forecast one last time before bed, it looks like the NWS is holding that Omaha will not get down to 32. Just barely, but the trend for today ended on it barely missing 32. Not that that matters, because for most of us, this will effectively be the first freeze whether we can record it or not. If in the morning my outdoor thermometer shows that it recorded a 32, I'll call it for my own records. October 8th would be the earliest since I've kept track in 2013.