Meteorologist Joseph Meyer

09/22/2024

09/21/2024

5:15 pm - The cold front is beginning to spark storms over the Omaha metro. These are roughly from South Omaha into Sarpy County and are moving east.

For the majority of the metro west of these storms, I do not expect much in the way of any storm activity, it will focus itself along and east of this line.

So far just some heavy rain as they approach CB/Bellevue, but they could intensify some.

09/21/2024

5:00 pm - We now have a severe thunderstorm warning for a storm southeast of Lincoln. 1.25" hail and 60 mph winds is possible from this storm.

As of now, this storm will move into western Otoe County toward Palmyra/Unadilla/Douglas vicinity. This should stay WEST of Nebraska City for now. However, more storms are developing over Syracuse that could intensify.

09/21/2024

Happy Saturday! Wanted to give a heads up on the chance for some thunderstorms this evening.

We have a cold front working through the Omaha metro right now (4:15 pm). South of this cold front, there is enough energy to fire a few thunderstorms over southeast NE/southwest IA/northwest MO area. We are seeing a couple of these near Beatrice right now, and more could fire this evening.

If you live in Omaha and points north, the threat for any thunderstorms this evening is lower. The focus will be along and south of I-80, this DOES include locations like Nebraska City, so if you are going to the Apple Jack Festival today, watch the radar!

Most of these won't be more than some heavy rain/frequent lightning, but a few of the stronger storms could produce some large hail or gusty winds. We will be monitoring this evening.

Any severe threat goes away with sundown, but more rain/storms likely overnight into Sunday morning.

09/05/2024

It's Thursday, September 5th! Happy first day of school for:

Wakefield Public Schools

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

The latest weather and forecasts for Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa and surrounding areas from KMTV 3 News Now

09/03/2024

It's Tuesday, September 3rd! Happy first day of school for:

Wahoo Public Schools

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

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09/01/2024

Was looking through our video from the July 31 windstorm for the one-month anniversary. Check this out, a large tree fell outside our station during the high winds.

Plus, a recap of those historic storms one month later.

08/29/2024

Along with the storms, a big temperature drop is coming for this evening. Right now most of us are in the upper 80s to low 90s, but its in the 60s/70s in northeast Nebraska, that will head east through this evening.

Once this line of storms hits you, the temperature will drop 10-20 degrees within 30 minutes!

08/29/2024

2:30 pm - Happy Thursday! Watching two areas of developing thunderstorms this afternoon. The first area is a few storms along the Missouri River into western Iowa. There is one east of Council Bluffs, and another north of Nebraska City. These are not severe, just producing some heavy rain and lightning. They could strengthen into western Iowa, however, and we will need to watch that.

Off to the west is a developing line of strong storms. This will be the main round of thunderstorms for most of us this evening. Omaha these storms arrive after 6 pm, earlier to the west, later to the east.

The severe weather threat overall today is low, but a few storms could flare up and produce some large hail/gusty winds as they march east.

08/29/2024

Late August might not be known for tornadoes, but they can happen. This article looks at the tornado that hit areas near Shenandoah in late August 1979.

On August 28, 1979, a violent tornado moved southeast over eastern Fremont County, Iowa. In its wake, 21 homes were destroyed and two people killed.

08/26/2024

It's Monday, August 26th! Happy first day of school for:

Essex Community Schools
Hamburg Community Schools
Harlan Community Schools
Shenandoah Community Schools
Winside Public Schools

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

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08/23/2024

It's Friday, August 23rd! Happy first day of school for:

Arcadia-Westside-Vail (Ar-We-Va) Community Schools
Audubon Community Schools
Atlantic Community Schools
Avoca-Hancock-Shelby-Tennant-Walnut (AHSTW) Community Schools
Bedford Community Schools
Boyer Valley Community Schools
Carroll Community Schools
Charter Oak-Ute Community Schools
Clarinda Community Schools
C**n Rapids-Bayard Community Schools
Council Bluffs Community Schools
Creston Community Schools
Cumberland-Massena-Anita (CAM) Community Schools
Denison Community Schools
East Mills Community Schools
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community Schools
Fremont-Mills Community Schools
Glenwood Community Schools
Glidden-Ralston Community Schools
Griswold Community Schools
Irwin-Kirkman-Manilla-Manning (IKM-Manning) Community Schools
Lewis Central Community Schools
Lenox Community Schools
Logan-Magnolia Community Schools
Maple-Valley Anthon-Oto (MVAO) Community Schools
Missouri Valley Community Schools
Red Oak Community Schools
Riverside Community Schools
Schleswig Community Schools
Sidney Community Schools
South Page Community Schools
Southwest Valley Community Schools
Stanton Community Schools
Treynor Community Schools
Underwood Community Schools
West Harrison Community Schools
West Monona Community Schools
Woodbine Community Schools

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

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08/22/2024

It's Thursday, August 22nd! Happy first day of school for:

Southern Schools

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

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08/21/2024

It's Wednesday, August 21st! Happy first day of school for:

Battle Creek Public Schools
Blair Community Schools (elementary/middle schools)
Fairfax R-III School District
Mound City R-II School District
North Nodaway County R-VI School District
Rock Port R-II School District
Tarkio R-I School District

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

The latest weather and forecasts for Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa and surrounding areas from KMTV 3 News Now

08/20/2024

It's Tuesday, August 20th! Happy first day of school for:

Maryville R-II School District
Nodaway-Holt R-VII School District
Northeast Nodaway County R-VI School District
South Nodaway County R-IV School District
West Nodaway County R-I School District
Worth County R-III School District

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

The latest weather and forecasts for Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa and surrounding areas from KMTV 3 News Now

08/19/2024

It's Monday, August 19th! Happy first day of school for:

Craig R-III School District
Fremont Public Schools
Norfolk Public Schools
South Holt County R-I School District
Sterling Public Schools

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

The latest weather and forecasts for Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa and surrounding areas from KMTV 3 News Now

08/16/2024

It's Friday, August 16th! Happy first day of school for:

Falls City Public Schools
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (HTRS) Public Schools
Leigh Community Schools

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

The latest weather and forecasts for Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa and surrounding areas from KMTV 3 News Now

08/15/2024

It's Thursday, August 15th! Happy first day of school for:

Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools
Auburn Public Schools
Beatrice Public Schools (everyone else)
Centennial Public Schools
Clarkson Public Schools
Crete Public Schools (everyone else)
Diller-Odell Public Schools
Dorchester Public Schools
Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools
Elkhorn Valley Schools
Fort Calhoun Public Schools
Freeman Public Schools
Heartland Community Schools
Howells-Dodge Consolidated School
Humphrey Public Schools
Johnson-Brock Public Schools
Louisville Public Schools
Malcolm Public Schools
McCool Junction Public Schools
Meridian Public Schools
North Bend Central Public Schools
Norris School District 160
Omaha Public Schools (everyone else)
Osceola Public Schools
Pawnee City Public Schools
Plattsmouth Community Schools (10th-12th grade)
Scribner-Snyder Community Schools
Stanton Public Schools
Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca (SDA) Public Schools
UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation Public Schools
Weeping Water Public Schools
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools
Winnebago Public Schools
Wisner-Pilger Public Schools

Let's make it a good one! Check out the forecast here:

The latest weather and forecasts for Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa and surrounding areas from KMTV 3 News Now

08/15/2024

9:15 pm - Thunderstorms have blossomed over the Omaha metro within the past half hour. These are not severe, and any additional severe weather chances look low. A stronger storm could produce some small hail or gusty winds.

However, these storms are following one after the other, like trains on a track. With these storms producing very heavy rain over an area that saw 2-4" of rain this morning, there is concern for some flash flooding in the Omaha metro depending on how long these storms stick around.

08/15/2024

One thing these storms near the Missouri River are not lacking...its lightning.

In the past 10 MINUTES there have been over 1,000 lightning strikes just in our viewing area. Incredible!

08/15/2024

8:30 pm - We still have a line of strong storms over southeast Nebraska into southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri. This line could produce some 40-50 mph winds, heavy rain, and tons of lightning as it moves east. This is where our greatest risk for severe weather is for the short term.

For Omaha and the rest of the region, the showers that passed by earlier this evening has sapped the atmosphere of a lot of its energy for storms this evening. So while we have spotty storms to the west of Omaha, they are struggling and are unlikely to become severe in the near-future.

That is not to say the severe weather threat is over for Omaha and surrounding areas, but the threat is lower. Still some storms possible for the next few hours, and a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 1 am.

08/15/2024

7:20 pm - Here is where things stand right now, and where the severe threat could be in the next couple hours.

We have a cluster of severe storms moving over southeast Nebraska. These storms could carry a damaging wind risk as they head for Nebraska City, Tecumseh, and Auburn. These storms should stay south of the Omaha metro, as they move into southwest Iowa.

The main concern for Omaha and surrounding are the showers that are developing south of Columbus. IF these showers can grow into thunderstorms, at this point it is somewhat uncertain, they could carry a severe threat into Omaha by 9 pm. We will know more within the hour.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1 am, so stay updated with us this evening!