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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Hastings, NE

June 13, 1998Hall County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 1998, 7:59 PM CDT for Hall County, Nebraska. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 1998, 7:59 PM CDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 1998, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Whole counties

County Hall County, NE

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 13, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 178 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 1998-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 1998-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1820 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
396 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 13, 1:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 29 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
130 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1998

...MAIN CONCERN...OF COURSE...IS SVR WX THREAT TONIGHT...THEN DEALING
WITH WINDY/SHOWERY WX SUN INTO MON W/ ANOTHER STRONG IMPULSE FORECAST
TO DIVE THIS WAY IN NW FLOW...

12Z UAA POINTS TO A RATHER STRONG SYS MOVING OUT OF THE ROCKIES. H25
JET WINDS COMING AROUND BASE OF UPPER LO TOP OUT AT 125 KTS WITH 75
KT H5 JET AS WELL. DECENT HGHT FALLS HAVE DEVELOPED W/ SYS W/ 80 GPM
FALLS IN WRN CO. WV IMAGERY AS OF 17Z STILL SHOW A WELL DEFINED SPIN
MOVING THRU WRN CO. AZTEC NM PROFILER SHOWING STRONG WINDS PROGRESSING
EAST W/ 65KTS AT H5 AND 115 IN THE H25/H2 LAYER. MEANWHILE...H85 ANAL
HAD LO PRES IN WY WITH FRONT EXTENDING SE INTO CNTRL KS AND AR. ADEQT
MOISTURE FOR SVR STORMS EXISTS FROM CNTRL KS ON SOUTH. INCREASING LLJ
CONTS TO PUSH THIS INTO NEB AS WELL.

AT THE SFC...LOW PRES...AS ADVERTISED...WAS DEEPENING RAPIDLY INVOF
DNR. ADAP SHOWS PRES FALL BULLSEYE IN SW NEB SUPPORTING A TRACK ACROSS
SRN NEB TONIGHT. WARM FRONT NOW EXTENDS FROM NE CO/NW KS ESE THRU CNTRL
KS AROUND GBD AND DOWN TO MO/AR BORDER. DWPTS VERY JUICY SOUTH OF FRONT
W/ MID 70S DWPTS JUST STARTING TO CROSS SRN KS BORDER. MID 60S READINGS
INTO CNTRL KS AS OF 17Z. GOOD DRY PUNCH ALSO EVIDENT THRU SW KS INTO TX
PNHDL W/ WSW WINDS AND DWPTS IN THE 40S.

ENOUGH SAID...AS UPPER SYS RACES EAST OUT OF CO AND WARM FRONT LIFTS
NORTH TO ABOUT NEB/KS BORDER...PLENTY OF SVR WX WILL BE AROUND TONIGHT
...ESP THRU MIDNIGHT. AFT COORD W/ OMA WILL INCLUDE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IN ERN PARTS OF CWA WHERE GROUND REMAINS PRETTY SATURATED FROM RECENT
RAINS...AND BEST CHC OF WIDESPREAD MOD/HEAVY RAIN EXISTS AS SVR WX
ORGANIZES INTO AN MCS.

EVEN THO PATTERN IS RELATIVELY ACTIVE THRU MON...IT IS PRETTY STRAIGHT
FORWARD. AS THIS CURRENT SYS WINDS UP IN IA...NW FLOW WILL INCREASE IN
RESPONSE TO TIGHTENING GRADIENT. ANOTHER STRONG IMPULSE PROGGED TO DIVE
INTO AREA IN NW FLOW LATE TOMR / TOMR NIGHT. WHILE SVR WX POTENTIAL IS
IN QUESTION...SHRA/TSRA CHCS ARE NOT.

W/ FAN/FWC BOTH HOLDING ONTO POPS INTO MON...SCT POPS WILL LIKELY TO
NEEDED AT LEAST TO COVER AM HRS AS SYS PROGRESSES EAST OUT OF AREA BY
AFTN.

WILL FOCUS POPS OVER NE PARTS OF CWA SUN THRU MON AND TAPER OFF CHCS
FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST AWAY FROM STRONGEST ENERGY AND MOST ABUNDANT
WRAPAROUND MOISTURE.

IT WILL FEEL RELATIVELY COOL SUN/MON AS NW WINDS OF 20/30 MPH BOTH
DAYS COUPLE W/ READINGS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. KS AREA WILL LIKELY
TO A FAIR AMT WARMER AS COOLER AIR SHOULD REMAIN TO AREAS WEST OF IA
LOW AS IT WRAPS UP AND EDGES EAST.

GRI NN 058/074/052/075/55 744

GURNEY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
409 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0405 PM    2E PHILLIPSBURG           KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/98   PHILLIPS

END
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
409 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0405 PM    2E PHILLIPSBURG           KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/98   PHILLIPS

END
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
442 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0439 PM    15 N ATHOL                KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/98   SMITH

END
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
442 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0439 PM    15 N ATHOL                KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/98   SMITH

END
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
454 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0445 PM    7 S FRANKLIN              NE   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/98   FRANKLIN

END
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
454 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0445 PM    7 S FRANKLIN              NE   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/98   FRANKLIN

END

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHarlan, Phelps47 min
Jun 13, 7:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Sherman49 min
Jun 13, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDKearney47 min
Jun 13, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin26 min
Jun 13, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHall, Howard45 min
Jun 13, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson46 min
Jun 13, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo52 min
Jun 13, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Franklin61 min
Jun 13, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMerrick, Nance54 min
Jun 13, 8:12 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDAdams, Webster48 min
Jun 13, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPolk47 min
Jun 13, 8:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Hamilton63 min
Jun 13, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHamilton34 min
Jun 13, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay33 min
Jun 13, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFillmore63 min
Jun 13, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDYork66 min
Jun 13, 10:03 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFillmore57 min
Jun 13, 11:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHall, Merrick48 min
Jun 14, 12:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHamilton, Merrick42 min
Jun 14, 12:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Sherman64 min
Jun 14, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHall, Howard65 min
Jun 14, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.