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Alert issued for heavy rain, flooding and dangerous heat 

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Columbus, NE 68601
Audio|Source: Columbus Area NOAA Weather Radio WNG549
05:18

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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 hate 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 3.25 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Now for the official National Weather Service forecast for the Columbus area. Rest of today, not as warm. Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 20%. Tonight, partly cloudy until midnight, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast 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 highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Chance of rain 50%. Friday night, mostly cloudy with the chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 miles an hour, becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of rain 40%. Saturday, mostly sunny. Humid with size in the upper 80s. South winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. Saturday night through Monday, mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the midnoughties. Heat index values up to 110. Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s. 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%. At 3 p.m. in Columbus, it was partly sunny. The temperature was 80 degrees, the dew point 73, and the relative humidity 79%. The wind was north at 9 miles an hour. The pressure was 30.07 inches and steady. Across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, at Valentine, it was sunny, with a temperature of 82. It was mostly sunny, with a temperature of 83 at Fremont and 82 at York. It was partly sunny, with a temperature of 76 at O'Neill, 83 at Omaha, 78 at Lincoln, and 78 at Ord. It was cloudy, with a temperature of 76 at Norfolk, 77 at Albion, 78 at Wayne, and 81 at Sioux City. Here are some observations from across the region. At Northland, it was sunny, with a temperature of 83. It was partly sunny, with a temperature of 83. It was cloudy, with a temperature of 80 at Grand Island, 81 at Des Moines, 88 at Kansas City, and 81 at Concordia, Kansas. Once again, at 3 p.m. in Columbus, it was 80 degrees under partly sunny skies. This is NOAA All Hazards Radio Station WNG 549, in Columbus, Nebraska, serving the following counties in Nebraska. Platt, Hoke, Sonders, Nance, Merrick, Dodge, Colfax, and Butler. 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.

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