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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 1989, 7:03 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 57 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 1989, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 1989, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Hall County, NE, Kearney County, NE
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:45 PM CDT | Hail 2 | Kearney, NE |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 28, 6:40 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE 638 PM CDT SUN MAY 28 1989 ... A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES UNITL 1000 PM FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... AT 634 PM A THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KEARNEY NEBRASKA AND WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS STORM WAS STILL GROWING BUT HAS INDICATIONS OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SMALL HAIL. THE STORM WAS ON A TRACK THAT WILL TAKE IT TOWARD KEARNEY BY A LITTLE AFTER 700 PM. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED REPORT IT TO YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO IT CAN BE RELAYED TO THE WEATHER SERVICE. DGS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Adams, Hall | 46 min |
| May 28, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nance | 65 min |
| May 28, 8:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Adams, Hall | 67 min |
| May 28, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hall | 65 min |
| May 28, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton, Merrick | 50 min |
| May 28, 10:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Polk, York | 57 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.