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Chief Meteorologist at KETV-TV (Omaha, NE)

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  • 1 week ago | ketv.com | Bill Randby

    EVENING FOR A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME OF THE AREA? NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO SEE THIS. THIS ACTIVITY AND WE NEED SOME RAIN DESPERATELY, SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALL WORK OUT THIS EVENING. IT’S BEEN QUITE MILD AND BREEZY TOMORROW. WELL, THERE IS THAT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, BUT MOST OF THE DAY WILL BE DRY. SO IF YOU HAVE TO GET SOMETHING DONE OUTSIDE, GIVE IT A RANDBY FACTOR OF FIVE. TOLERABLE. THAT’S JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE PAINTING I MEAN IT MAY NOT MAY NOT WORK OUT.

  • 1 week ago | ketv.com | Bill Randby

    WAS IT? I DON’T KNOW. I DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE IT BEING ANY WORSE LAST YEAR THAN ANY OTHER YEAR. IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING. IT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING. ROB QUANECIA TODAY IT’S THE WIND, RIGHT? YES. WE’VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS HERE, AND IT STAYS PRETTY WINDY INTO THE EVENING. IT IS ALSO QUITE WARM THOUGH, SO NOT BAD IF YOU’RE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE OUTSIDE. JUST HAVE TO KIND OF MANAGE THAT BREEZE. A RANDBY FACTOR OF SIX HERE FOR THIS EVENING. WARM? YES. WINDY. ALSO TOMORROW. IT’S NOT GOOD.

  • 1 week ago | ketv.com | Bill Randby

    FOR SURE. TONIGHT WE’RE COOLING OFF. WE’VE GOT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES NOW. TOMORROW IT WILL WARM UP AGAIN. THERE’S GOING TO BE A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL BREEZE. WE MAY HAVE SOME AIR QUALITY CONCERNS. I GO RANDBY FACTOR SIX. OKAY FOR BEING AND WORKING OUTSIDE. CERTAINLY NOT AS NICE AS WE SAW THIS EVENING WHEN IT WAS SO PLEASANT. AN AIR QUALITY ALERT LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING, AT LEAST FOR WESTERN FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA. THE FOLKS IN IOWA. THIS IS ISSUED BY THE OFFICE IN DES MOINES. THESE ARE STATEWIDE ALERTS.

  • 1 week ago | ketv.com | Bill Randby

    TALK ABOUT IMPACT BILL ON THE WEATHER MAN. NOT AN IMPACT DAY TODAY. VERY NICE. RIGHT? NOW THIS SPRING WE’VE HAD A LOT OF WINDY DAYS. KIND OF BREEZY THIS MORNING. BUT THE WINDS ARE LIGHTER NOW AND IT’S AS NICE NOW AS IT’S BEEN ALL DAY. AND MAYBE FOR A WHILE. RANDBY FACTOR THIS EVENING I SAY IT’S A RANDBY FACTOR OF EIGHT. A BEAUTIFUL EVENING TO BE AND WORK OUTSIDE. THURSDAY A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS, PROBABLY LARGE HAIL IS THE MAIN THREAT, BUT COULDN’T RULE OUT DAMAGING WIND OR EVEN POSSIBLY A TORNADO.

  • 1 week ago | ketv.com | Bill Randby

    DUST THAT WAS IN THE AIR, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE OMAHA METRO. IN THAT TIME FRAME BETWEEN ABOUT 6.30 AND SEVEN. WE HAD WINDS THAT GUSTED TO 55 MILES AN HOUR AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF BLOWING DUST AND DIRT IN THE AIR AND TRASH CANS. THIS EVENING, THE WINDS ARE STILL BLOWING. THEY’RE LETTING UP A LITTLE BIT. AND TOMORROW, WHILE IT WON’T BE CALM, IT WON’T BE AS WINDY AS TODAY. PRETTY CHILLY IN THE MORNING. SO I GIVE TOMORROW. RANDBY FACTOR OF SIX.

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Bill Randby
Bill Randby @BillRandbyKETV
26 May 24

Tree branches scattered around the UNO campus this morning. Sinking air on the backside of weakening thunderstorms led to very strong winds last night around 11:30pm from Ralston up through midtown Omaha and downtown Omaha into Council Bluffs. Eppley airfield gusted to 64mph! https://t.co/WOpYXaCHqD

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Bill Randby @BillRandbyKETV
11 May 24

Northern lights in midtown Omaha! Walk outside and look to the north. https://t.co/Dj1DIopwGu

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Bill Randby @BillRandbyKETV
16 Apr 24

T'storms continue to move north at 45mph. Some noisy cloud to ground lightning in Omaha, but not severe. Borderline severe storms with 1/2" to 1" hail are up in northeast Nebraska. Stronger storms likely toward Tuesday morning. Radar: https://t.co/FYJp4NT1ZL https://t.co/q6RoZLHK07