Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 7, 1993, 6:14 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Hall County, Howard County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 min. 2 reports 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 7, 1993, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 1993, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Buffalo County, NE, Hall County, NE, Howard County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Ashton To, NE | Tornado touched down just northeast of Ashton. Two center pivots were destroyed. A house roof, barn and grain bins were damaged. Tornado was last seen two miles west of Coatsville. |
| May 7, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado F2 | Upland To, NE | Tornado touched down four miles southwest of Upland. Several farm buildings were destroyed and a house damaged. The tornado moved northeast in Kearney county with touchdowns eight miles south and four miles Minden. It crossed the Platte river east of Kearne |
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 nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 160 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KGRI 072314
TORGRI
NEC019-079-093-080000-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE
614 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 1993
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF NEBRASKA
EASTERN BUFFALO...EXTREME NORTHWEST HALL...
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF NEBRASKA
WESTERN HOWARD...
AT 610 PM RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR GIBBON WHICH IS
6 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF KEARNEY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO TAKE SHELTER IN A BASEMENT
OR BELOW GROUND. OTHERWISE GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED
BUILDING.
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
TO SAVE YOUR LIVES. DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO WITH YOUR CAR.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN...TRY TO HIDE IN A DEPRESSION SUCH
AS A DITCH OR CULVERT. COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
GRIFFITHWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 7, 5:30 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
NEZ008-013>015-017>019-072300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE 530 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM SOUTH OF KEARNEY...ALONG THE KANSAS BORDER...AND TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST TO WEST AND NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND...REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT... THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT HILDRETH NEBRASKA AT 520 PM. THAT STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH TOWARD MINDEN AND WAS INCREASING IN INTENSITY. PEROPLE IN KEARNEY COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS STORM. INTENSE STORMS WERE ALSO FORMING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLAND...AND WILL BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE INDICATIONS. DGS
Special weather statement, May 7, 5:30 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
NEZ008-013>015-017>019-072300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE 530 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM SOUTH OF KEARNEY...ALONG THE KANSAS BORDER...AND TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST TO WEST AND NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND...REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT... THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT HILDRETH NEBRASKA AT 520 PM. THAT STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH TOWARD MINDEN AND WAS INCREASING IN INTENSITY. PEROPLE IN KEARNEY COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS STORM. INTENSE STORMS WERE ALSO FORMING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLAND...AND WILL BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE INDICATIONS. DGS
Special weather statement, May 7, 5:37 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
NEZ008-013>015-017>019-072300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE 530 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM SOUTH OF KEARNEY...ALONG THE KANSAS BORDER...AND TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST TO WEST AND NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND...REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT... THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST FRANKLIN COUNTY AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT HILDRETH NEBRASKA AT 520 PM. THAT STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH TOWARD MINDEN AND WAS INCREASING IN INTENSITY. PEROPLE IN KEARNEY COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS STORM. INTENSE STORMS WERE ALSO FORMING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLAND...AND WILL BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE INDICATIONS. DGS
Local storm report, May 7, 5:55 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE 555 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 1993 KEARNEY COUNTY NEBRASKA...MINDEN 545 PM...SMALL HAIL HEAVY RAIN KEARNEY COUNTY NEBRASKA...4 TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF MINDEN TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT 6 PM. KEANREY COUNTY NEBRASKA...HAM OPERATOR MIDWAY OF HILDRETH AND MINDEN REPORTED TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN AT TIMES NEAR HIM AT 550 PM. HAIL 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. DGS
Local storm report, May 7, 5:58 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE 555 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 1993 NORTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY TORNADO ON THE GROUND ONE MILE EAST OF HILDRETH AT 552 PM. AN OBSERVER 5 MILES NORTH OF UPLAND REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT TIMES TO HIS SOUTHWEST...POSSIBLE THE SAME AS THE ABOVE REPORT. DGS
Local storm report, May 7, 6:07 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE 555 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 1993 KEARNEY COUNTY NEBRASKA...MINDEN 545 PM...SMALL HAIL HEAVY RAIN KEARNEY COUNTY NEBRASKA...4 TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF MINDEN TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT 6 PM. KEANREY COUNTY NEBRASKA...HAM OPERATOR MIDWAY OF HILDRETH AND MINDEN REPORTED TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN AT TIMES NEAR HIM AT 550 PM. HAIL 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. DGS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Franklin | 39 min |
| May 7, 6:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Howard | 39 min |
| May 7, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Greeley, Sherman | 34 min |
| May 7, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Greeley, Sherman | 33 min |
| May 7, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Hall | 44 min |
| May 7, 6:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Webster | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.