2026 Weather Thread

[GenX]

Apparently last nights storm was remnants of hurricane Polo. I also had water seeping into my garage from cracks in the floor with is partially below grade. .

I hope someone will correct me, but I can’t recall Omaha ever getting hit with tropical remnants, especially from the Pacific.

[Busguy2010]

Apparently last nights storm was remnants of hurricane Polo. I also had water seeping into my garage from cracks in the floor with is partially below grade. .

I hope someone will correct me, but I can’t recall Omaha ever getting hit with tropical remnants, especially from the Pacific.

I think ive heard of others making it here, but yeah, coming from the pacific is different.

[Louie]

Apparently last nights storm was remnants of hurricane Polo. I also had water seeping into my garage from cracks in the floor with is partially below grade. .

I hope someone will correct me, but I can’t recall Omaha ever getting hit with tropical remnants, especially from the Pacific.

I think ive heard of others making it here, but yeah, coming from the pacific is different.

Yeah, I remember getting rain from Katrina, but from a Pacific storm...that might be a first.

[remline]

The Omadome has been officially busted.

[zedmib]

Seeing lots of flooding reports.
51st and Center (south end of Saddle Creek rd)
70th and Q. Winchester Bar had water to the top of the door frame. (my goto karaoke place!)
67 and Center, Aksarben village and Baxter Arena.
HWY 370 from 36th street and east from there.
To my recollection this is the first time a Pacific hurricane had such direct impact here. Several from the Gulf have swung up this far in my life time.

[Brad]

To my recollection this is the first time a Pacific hurricane had such direct impact here. Several from the Gulf have swung up this far in my life time.

I heard someone say that a typical low pressure system was coming though and collected the hurricane's moisture and drug it up here more than a normal system.

[Cermak]

As far as I know my house had never had any water issues before this storm and I’ve lived in my house for over 30 years. it had always stayed dry during major storms. This one I got water in the garage and basement. No huge amount or damage but enough for concern. This storm was definitely different and pushed any water barrier around my house to its absolute limit . The fact that the ground was already saturated before this storm even started probably played a big role as well. Hopefully this isn’t the new normal, and was a freakish rare event. Let’s hope.

[OverlookedFarm]

Rode around the Zorinsky last night. You can't make it all the way around the path because it is underwater in several areas.

156th north of F is washed out on one lane near the dam outlet, which is why it was closed.

[Cermak]

Finally getting some nice fall weather. It’s been nice since Friday and looks to continue. October is usually one of Omahas best weather months.

[thenewguy]

looks like the next couple days are gonna be the last warm ones and then gradually getting cooler by the end of next week. KETV shows one day with a high in the 50's and lows in the lower 40's. I'm glad it's not sweltering, but i don't know that i'm quite ready for what may be a really cruddy winter.

[nativeomahan]

As far as I know my house had never had any water issues before this storm and I’ve lived in my house for over 30 years. it had always stayed dry during major storms. This one I got water in the garage and basement. No huge amount or damage but enough for concern. This storm was definitely different and pushed any water barrier around my house to its absolute limit . The fact that the ground was already saturated before this storm even started probably played a big role as well. Hopefully this isn’t the new normal, and was a freakish rare event. Let’s hope.

I have lived in my home since I was a child (I bought my childhood home from my mother), so I’ve weathered (pun intended) quite a few big rain storms in 6+ decades. Our home is close to the top of a hill so we very seldom see water in our basement. Well, our luck ran out with this one. Many of our neighbors down the hill fared worse, but we had carpeting in one finished basement room soaked and in need of removal. We used the room for storage of all sorts of things we foolishly thought we might need at some time in the future. Several carefully sealed cardboard boxes filled with books and other items now sit in a dumpster awaiting removal to their final resting place.
My 91 year old master gardener neighbor told me his rain gauge overflowed after 6”. That would make it the second or third heaviest one day soaking my mid city neighborhood has seen in my memory. The fact that this storm emanated from a Pacific hurricane is novel. Not sure if it’s a one-off or the start of a new trend. Thank you very much, climate change.

[Busguy2010]

This is just nuts. We had the ushering in of fall already. That feeling you get when its sunny and topping out in the 60's. A lovely crisp Fall day. Then comes this weekend. With the stiff south breeze and all the moisture getting dried out, it just smells like the first real hot day of the year. Its crazy to have those two feelings so close to each other. As far as the heat, all I say is "who invited you" and "keep it moving".

[Louie]

This is just nuts. We had the ushering in of fall already. That feeling you get when its sunny and topping out in the 60's. A lovely crisp Fall day. Then comes this weekend. With the stiff south breeze and all the moisture getting dried out, it just smells like the first real hot day of the year. Its crazy to have those two feelings so close to each other. As far as the heat, all I say is "who invited you" and "keep it moving".

And then just like that theyre expecting a possible frost friday night/saturday morning.

[Brad]

Apparently Max Velocity and Jim Cantore were having drinks in Burdock + Bitters in the Downtown Omaha Marriott.

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[almighty_tuna]

Hah! That's cool.

[thenewguy]

it's going to be a great stretch of weather. Upper 70's to end this week, little rain sunday/monday, then 50's and 60's.

[thenewguy]

Rusty is forecasting 37"-42" for the winter ahead with almost equal chances of average temperatures

[Louie]

Rusty is forecasting 37"-42" for the winter ahead with almost equal chances of average temperatures

How does that compare to the average?

[Erik]

Rusty is forecasting 37"-42" for the winter ahead with almost equal chances of average temperatures

How does that compare to the average?

Our average winter has 26" of snow, 21" since 2015 and 17" since 2020.

So he is predicting a deep winter.


Outside of Modoki El Ninos, we tend to get much less than average snow during an El Nino. So im not sure what other factors he is considering to make him override this event.

[Louie]

Rusty is forecasting 37"-42" for the winter ahead with almost equal chances of average temperatures

How does that compare to the average?

Our average winter has 26" of snow, 21" since 2015 and 17" since 2020.

So he is predicting a deep winter.


Outside of Modoki El Ninos, we tend to get much less than average snow during an El Nino. So im not sure what other factors he is considering to make him override this event.

Interesting...

[Busguy2010]

Bill Randby did the same thing and he also said something in the thirties.

[Omaha Cowboy]

Yeah, Ranby predicted basically double the snowfall totals of the last couple of years which have been 17 inches. He predicted 35 inches of snow this Winter with a blizzard sometime likely in February…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[Cermak]

Yeah, Ranby predicted basically double the snowfall totals of the last couple of years which have been 17 inches. He predicted 35 inches of snow this Winter with a blizzard sometime likely in February…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

We are probably due for a more snowy cold winter, we’ve had so many mild ones lately.

[almighty_tuna]

I'm going out on a limb and saying that the stretch between this Saturday and next weekend looks to be the nicest weather we've had all fall. Will be great for everything to dry out and make some of the local hiking trails at Platte River SP, Neale Woods, etc walkable again.

[nebugeater]

I'm going out on a limb and saying that the stretch between this Saturday and next weekend looks to be the nicest weather we've had all fall. Will be great for everything to dry out and make some of the local hiking trails at Platte River SP, Neale Woods, etc walkable again.

And more importantly, let the farmers that still have a lot in the fields due to weather continue to get crops out before snow is flying

[almighty_tuna]

before snow is flying

Sir, keep talking like that and I'm going to add that s-word to the offensive word filter.

[nebugeater]

before snow is flying

Sir, keep talking like that and I'm going to add that s-word to the offensive word filter.

LOL

At least I didn't say Snice ( Snow and Ice)

[BRoss]

before snow is flying

Sir, keep talking like that and I'm going to add that s-word to the offensive word filter.

I wish I could just ban snow in general.

At least I didn't say Snice ( Snow and Ice)

Now that may need to be added to the offensive word filter!

[Brad]

And more importantly, let the farmers that still have a lot in the fields due to weather continue to get crops out before snow is flying

No kidding… In the past two weeks I have been everywhere from Harrison Nebraska in the far north west Panhandle, right near the Wyoming border, and all the way to the Mississippi river on the east end of Iowa and both states have lots of crops yet to harvest…

[Busguy2010]

If we get through this Saturday morning without a freeze, it looks like a guarantee were going to break the all time latest first freeze.

[Brad]

And more importantly, let the farmers that still have a lot in the fields due to weather continue to get crops out before snow is flying

No kidding… In the past two weeks I have been everywhere from Harrison Nebraska in the far north west Panhandle, right near the Wyoming border, and all the way to the Mississippi river on the east end of Iowa and both states have lots of crops yet to harvest…

Coming home from Chicago yesterday and then flying around the area in the helicopter today, there were a lot of farmers out harvesting. That said, there was still standing water in a lot of fields.

[thenewguy]

Jim Flowers is hinting at the possibility for a significant snow in the next couple weeks. Hoping it holds off til December.

[nebugeater]

Jim Flowers is hinting at the possibility for a significant snow in the next couple weeks. Hoping it holds off til December.

As nice as it has been, we will probably get slammed at Thanksgiving when a lot want to travel

[nativeomahan]

The long range forecast through November 24th still shows a high likelihood of above average temperatures for our region.
To date, this has been Omaha’s warmest autumn season (September 1 through November 30) in recorded history. And it’s not even a close call.

[nebugeater]

The long range forecast through November 24th still shows a high likelihood of above average temperatures for our region.
To date, this has been Omaha’s warmest autumn season (September 1 through November 30) in recorded history. And it’s not even a close call.

That gives two days for it to turn crappy for Turkey Day on Nov 26th!

[Louie]

Looking like our first hard freezes will be thursday and friday morning.

[BRoss]

Looking like our first hard freezes will be thursday and friday morning.

First actual freeze too. I always hate when we first start getting freezes because it's the start of weather I really hate.

[Busguy2010]

Ahh, Bill thinks it may become 32 degrees before midnight tomorrow, technically making the first freeze tomorrow 11/12. No record if that happens.