OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – All NOAA Weather Radio transmitters operated by the National Weather Service in Valley — including those in Omaha and Lincoln — are temporarily off the air.

The outage, which goes from Monday to Wednesday, is due to a required, scheduled computer update that cannot be moved. Still, officials say watch and warning announcements will not be affected, and Omaha’s radar will remain in operation.

The announcement comes as Monday is a First Alert 6 Weather Day, due to possibilities of severe storms in the Omaha metro in the afternoon and evening.

Senior Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord says the main window for greatest storm potential in the metro is roughly 3-7 p.m. Monday.

“Large hail is likely the greatest threat with 2-3″ hail possible. Any storm will be able to rotate and produce a tornado too. The greatest threat for those is on the Iowa side…“” Rusty says.

(First Alert 6)

The NWS and First Alert 6 advise you to have multiple ways to receive severe weather warnings.

As a reminder, you can get watches and warnings sent straight to your phone via the First Alert 6 Weather App.

The NWS will once again translate weather alerts for different languages starting Monday. Translations were paused on April 7 when a contract with an AI translation provider lapsed.

Here is the full statement from the NWS in Valley:

(National Weather Service)

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