442 FPUS73 KOAX 170650 NOWOMA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1250 AM CST MON MAR 17 2003 NEZ066-068-078-088>093-170830- GAGE-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LANCASTER-NEMAHA-OTOE-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- SALINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...BEATRICE...CRETE...FAIRBURY... FALLS CITY...LINCOLN...NEBRASKA CITY 1250 AM CST MON MAR 17 2003 .NOW... SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA THROUGH 230 AM. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE BEATRICE AREA AND THEN TOWARD CRETE AND LINCOLN. HOWEVER...OTHER SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP TOWARD FALLS CITY AND AUBURN. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND COULD CONTAIN SMALL HAIL. $$ CHERMOK