xxx SEVERE WEATHER LINKS:  Will be moved soon, updated and expanded at a new "Severe Weather" web site! Current Severe Weather and Forecasts Storm Chasing Resources United States Severe Weather Climatology Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team Storm Reports and Photos Nebraska Tornado Climatology Tornado Myths Nebraska Tornado Facts Peak Time of the Year for Tornadoes (U.S. maps) Hourly Frequency of Nebraska Tornadoes, 1950-2006 Nebraska Tornado Annual Frequency Line Graph, 1950-2006 Hourly Frequency of Nebraska Tornadoes, %, 1950-2006 Monthly and Annual Nebraska Tornado Totals, 1950-2006 Hourly Statistics, Nebraska Tornadoes, 1950-2006 Lightning Awareness Week 2007 (with many lightning links) Annual Frequency, Nebraska Tornadoes, Bar Graph, 1950-2006 Nebraska Winter Weather Photo galleries of all of the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposiums External to this site: Storm Prediction Center External to this site: National Severe Storms Laboratory CLIMATE SUMMARIES Will be moved soon, updated and expanded at a new Climate web site! Year 2005 Global Warming Update An Example of the Influence of Clouds and Fog on Observed Temperatures Seven Years of Drought in Nebraska (1998-2005) Year 2006 Temperature Departures from Normal, U.S and High Plains July 1, 2005-May 31, 2006 U.S. Precipitation (drought) Maps January 1999 - May 2006 Drought Assessment for Nebraska June 6, 2006 Drought Update -Central Nebraska Platte River (includes photos) July 1, 2006: Drought Update for Nebraska and Surrounding States Omaha Year 2005 Temperatures Compared to Normal (annual graph) Year 2005 Climate Summary Statistics for Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska Year 2005 High Plains Temperatures and Precipitation  Departures From Normal Year 2005 U.S. Temperatures and Precipitation and Departures From Normal Year 2005 Drought update for Nebraska and surrounding region U.S. Drought Monitor Maps, Jan.  through Dec. 2005 (once a month maps) Year 2005 Global Warming Update. Lincoln Year 2005 Temperatures Compared to Normal (annual graph) U.S. Year 2005 Climate Assessment And, 1895-2005, 111 Year Climate Trends North American Snow Cover January 1-31, 2006, animation Winter of 2005-2006 Summary for the U.S. North American Snow Cover November 1-December 31, 2005 Map Animation Lincoln, Year 2004 Climate in Review 2005: The Platte River runs Dry, 4 Years in a Row Climatological Probability of a White Christmas Lake McConaughy only rises 3 feet during the past 12 months (Aug. 2005) Omaha, Year 2004 Climate in Review Tornado Fatalities, Nebraska, 1916-2004 Year 2004 Climate Statistics for Lincoln and for Omaha Year 2004 Nebraska Tornado Totals Compared to Normal Year 2004 Weather and Climate in Review Jet Contrails Contribute to Global Warming Lincoln, Year 2003 Climate in Review Year 2004 Monthly U.S. Precipitation Maps Omaha, Year 2003 Climate in Review Heat Waves Year 2003 Climate Statistics for Lincoln and for Omaha External to this site: Year 2005, U.S. Climate Summary Year 2003 Weather and Climate in Review External to this site: Year 2004, U.S. Climate Summary External to this site: Year 2003, U.S. Climate Summary e-mail:online@hprcc.unl.edu