Rain drops accumulate on a car windshield during a morning rain shower on March 14 in Lincoln. Storms forecast to hit the Lincoln area Tuesday night and Wednesday could bring very heavy rain, high winds and large hail.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal StarAt about 6 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Lancaster County, including Lincoln.
The Weather Service said it was a tracking a line of storms in northwest Lancaster County moving east at 35 mph that could bring strong winds, heavy rain and penny-sized hail.
Storms are forecast to continue Tuesday night and into Wednesday.
The weather service is forecasting up to 2 inches of rain through Thursday over a wide swath of eastern Nebraska stretching southeast of line from Norfolk to York all the way to the Iowa border.
Lincoln is right on the southern edge of an area that could get heavier rain, up to 3 inches.
"Damaging winds, large hail, and very heavy rainfall expected," The National Weather Service said in a social media post. "An isolated tornado can't be ruled out, and localized flash flooding could also occur."
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The weather service said in a bulletin that the storms could bring localized rainfall of up to 6 inches to certain areas.
Lincoln is in an area classified as being in a "slight" risk for severe weather, which is second-lowest on a five-level scale.
Lincoln has been lucky so far when it comes to severe weather. With the exception of the April 26 tornado outbreak, the city has largely escaped the severe weather that has pummeled areas nearby with damaging hail, high winds and flash flooding. Omaha has been hit multiple times this year with storms that caused significant damage.
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The tornado that hit northeast Lincoln and Waverly, caused train cars to be pushed off the tracks and the roof to collapse at Garner Industries Friday.
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Cars and large pieces of metal debris near Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Cars and large pieces of metal debris near Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Large pieces of metal debris line Cornhusker Highway Saturday morning after a tornado hit north of Lincoln on Friday.
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Cars and large pieces of metal debris scattered near Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Debris scattered near Garner Industries on April 27 after a tornado hit north of Lincoln the day before.
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Cars and large pieces of metal debris at Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Cars and large pieces of metal debris near Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Debris is scattered around Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Debris near Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Cars and large pieces of metal debris at Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Cars and large pieces of metal debris near Garner Industries on Saturday morning in the wake of the tornado that hit areas north and east of Lincoln Friday.
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Debris scattered near Garner Industries on Saturday morning after a tornado hit north of Lincoln on Friday.
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Large pieces of metal debris damage from the Friday storm on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Garner Industries.
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Ally Mercer (from left), Gabe Sedlacek, Kaleb Andersen and Austin Young watch a tornado from the seventh floor of the 18th and Q streets parking garage on Friday in Lincoln.
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Severe weather passes over Lincoln on Friday.
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