Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Hastings, NE

Issued

May 7, 1997, 12:16 AM CDT (05:16 UTC)

Expired

May 7, 1997, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Hastings, NE

Area

Whole counties

Counties Hall County, NE, Howard County, NE

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS1 KGRI 070520
SVRGRI
NEC093-079-070600-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTED SECTION OF HALL COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1216 AM CDT WED MAY 7 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS NE  HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  100 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA

   ...SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTY

IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

   ...NORTHERN HALL COUNTY

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN HOWARD COUNTY FROM BOELUS TO ST. LIBORY AND
IN NORTHERN HALL COUNTY AROUND GRAND ISLAND SHOULD REMAIN IN
SHELTER FROM HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER.

AT 1215 AM...RADAR SHOWED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAILSTONES
UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER WAS CENTERED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAND
ISLAND...JUST EAST OF BOELUS.  THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT JUST
15 MPH.  THE HAIL MAY REACH THE ST. LIBORY COMMUNITY BETWEEN 1230 AND
1 AM...IT MAY ALSO CATCH THE NORTHERN EDGE OF GRAND ISLAND AT THAT
TIME.

AT 1200 AM THE STORM DROPPED 3/4 INCH HAIL 5 MILES WEST OF
DANNEBROG IN SOUTHERN HALL COUNTY.  THE HAIL COVERED THE GROUND
IN THAT LOCATION.

SCHURR


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NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 6, 3:02 PM CDT, 9 hours 14 minutes earlier.

CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
300 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 1997

FORECAST PROBLEMS TODAY INCLUDE THUNDERSTORM (MCS) DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT
AND MOVEMENT OF SYSTEM ACROSS THE CWA TOMORROW.

LATEST SFC ANAL SHOWED HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW IN SE WY
RESULTING IN A MODERATE S/SE FLOW ACROSST THE CWA. 50+ DEW POINTS IN
SRN KS AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADVECT NORTH AS LOW LEVEL JET SETS UP
TONIGHT. PLACED WARM FRONT FROM BBF-CNK ALONG THE 45 DEW POINTS. ALOFT
7H LOW IN NE COLO AT 12Z WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RA- ACROSS THE
AREA EARLIER THIS AM...AND PROFILER DERIVED VORTICITY STILL SHOWING 7H
PVA IN CWA.

SOME DIFFERNCES IN THE MODELS WITH ETA/NGM BEING FAVORED BY NCEP. THETAE
RIDGE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT A WITH LOW LEVEL JET IDEA OF MCS
DEVELOPING IS NOT UNREASONABLE BUT FLY IN OINTMENT COULD BE CONVECTION
IN TX/NM WHICH COULD CUT OFF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE.  LOW MOVES EAST ON WED
BUT APPEARS BOUNDARY MAY HANGUP IN NRN KS AND AREA MAY STAY IN CLOUDS
PRECIP LONGER THAN PREVIOULSLY THOUGHT. ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTH ON THURSDAY WITH ASSOCIATED DYNAMICS DRAGGING ACROSS THE CWA.

IF STORMS DEVELOP FEEL IT WILL PROBABLY BE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN
CHANCE OF SHOWERS INTO THE AFTERNOON IN NEB CWA/EVENING IN KS. THEN
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE COULD BE PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING AGAIN ON THRUSDAY.
WITH CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF PRECIP THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL TEND TO GO ON
TE COOLER SIDE.

GRI WW 053/071/043/065 5303
HBR WW 053/072/042/065 7303
ODX WW 050/070/040/062 4303
LXN WW 052/074/043/065 4303
BLT WW 056/074/046/068 6303

GRIFFITH

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