Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 1999, 9:13 PM CDT for Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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 22, 1999, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 1999, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
County Smith County, KS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 9:15 PM CDT | Hail 0.88 | Thornburg, KS | |
| May 22, 9:15 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Lebanon, KS |
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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -350 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1220 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 May 22, 2:35 PM CDT, 6 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 2:35 PM CDT, 6 hours 38 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 235 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1999 ...STRONG CONVECTION THIS EVENING...THEN FAIR WX UNTIL AT LEAST WED... FORECAST APPEARS QUITE STRAIGHT FORWARD WITH THE MAIN CHALLENGES THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE TONIGHT AND END OF PRECIPITATION. SEVERE THREAT DEFINED WELL WITH CAPES GREATER THAN 2000 IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FIELD EAST OF FRONT DEPICTED ON ETA AND WITH SHARP MODIFIED LBF MORNING SOUNDING. EXPECT WATCHES ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH OF FRONT ACROSS NEBRASKA AND KANSAS WITH MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER KANSAS. COLD FRONT WAS JUST EAST OF A MHE-ANW-OGA LINE WITH 18Z PRESSURE RISES OF 2 MB AT RAP AND GCC. ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES NOTICED IN MODELS WITH NW FLOW H5 S/W DRIVING FRONT NW-SE ACRS CWA. PREFER NGM/S SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND FIELD ESPECIALLY IN FRONTS WAKE. FRONT SHOULD CROSS GRI & HSI JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND SWEEP THROUGH KANSAS CWA BEFORE DAWN. WILL END TSTMS ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER FRONT. SURFACE HIGH IN FRONT/S WAKE AND SMOOTH NW UPPER FLOW SHOULD KEEP FAIR WEATHER SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MOST EXTENDED MODELS DAMPEN SW UPPER LOW AND SLIDE IT EAST INTO CENTRAL U.S. WED-THU. THAT FEATURE MAY PRODUCE THE NEXT ROUND OF CONVECTION. .GID...NONE. SCHURR
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 22, 7:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
NEZ046>049-060>064-230130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 733 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1999 ...PART OF TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 308 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PEOPLE IN: ...HAMILTON...HOWARD...BUFFALO...HALL...SHERMAN...POLK...DAWSON... YORK AND MERRICK COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...AND THEY NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE PEOPLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. STORMS CONTINUE STRONG SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE...AND THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THERE. SCHURR
Special weather statement, May 22, 7:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
NEZ046>049-060>064-230130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 733 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1999 ...PART OF TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 308 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PEOPLE IN: ...HAMILTON...HOWARD...BUFFALO...HALL...SHERMAN...POLK...DAWSON... YORK AND MERRICK COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...AND THEY NO LONGER POSE A THREAT TO THE PEOPLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE. STORMS CONTINUE STRONG SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE...AND THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THERE. SCHURR
Special weather statement, May 22, 8:47 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
NEZ072>077-082>084-230245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 847 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1999 ...PART OF TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED... THE TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 308 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PEOPLE IN: ...FRANKLIN...GOSPER...PHELPS...FILLMORE...FURNAS...CLAY...KEARNEY... HARLAN AND ADAMS COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED SOUTHEAST TO THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA BORDER...NO LONGER POSE A THREAT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE CLEARED AREA. THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 O/CLOCK FOR WEBSTER...NUCKOLLS AND THAYER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND FOR A GOOD PART OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SCHURR
Special weather statement, May 22, 8:47 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
NEZ072>077-082>084-230245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 847 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1999 ...PART OF TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED... THE TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 308 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PEOPLE IN: ...FRANKLIN...GOSPER...PHELPS...FILLMORE...FURNAS...CLAY...KEARNEY... HARLAN AND ADAMS COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED SOUTHEAST TO THE KANSAS-NEBRASKA BORDER...NO LONGER POSE A THREAT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE CLEARED AREA. THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 O/CLOCK FOR WEBSTER...NUCKOLLS AND THAYER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND FOR A GOOD PART OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. SCHURR
Special weather statement, May 22, 9:07 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
KSZ005-NEZ085>087-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 907 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1999 ...PART OF TORNADO WATCH 308 CANCELLED... THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PEOPLE IN: ...NUCKOLLS...WEBSTER AND THAYER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ...AND IN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED SOUTH OF THOSE COUNTIES...AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA. TORNADO WATCH 308 THAT INCLUDED SMITH...JEWELL...ROOKS...OSBORNE AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WAS CONVERTED TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 313 AND IT IS POSTED UNTIL 3 AM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. SCHURR
Special weather statement, May 22, 9:07 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
KSZ005-NEZ085>087-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 907 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 1999 ...PART OF TORNADO WATCH 308 CANCELLED... THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PEOPLE IN: ...NUCKOLLS...WEBSTER AND THAYER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ...AND IN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED SOUTH OF THOSE COUNTIES...AND NO LONGER POSE A THREAT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA. TORNADO WATCH 308 THAT INCLUDED SMITH...JEWELL...ROOKS...OSBORNE AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS WAS CONVERTED TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 313 AND IT IS POSTED UNTIL 3 AM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. SCHURR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams | 42 min |
| May 22, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin | 58 min |
| May 22, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Nuckolls | 63 min |
| May 22, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Webster | 55 min |
| May 22, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Franklin | 66 min |
| May 22, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Thayer | 62 min |
| May 22, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell | 56 min |
| May 22, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne | 53 min |
| May 22, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Osborne | 35 min |
| May 22, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Mitchell | 54 min |
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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.