The featured chart presents yearly averaged wind speed at 500 hPa during June for Omaha based on long term soundings at the site. This level in the atmosphere is important for understanding how storms will move and their morphology. In general, stronger wind speeds are supportive for more damaging storms (read: wind, hail, tornadoes) and weaker winds favor localized heavy rainfall producers. The relationship isn't that simple, but the generality holds this year with a decreased amount of severe weather and localized heavy rainfall events.

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