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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Hastings, NE

June 1, 1999Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 1999, 12:59 AM CDT for Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 31 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
Jun 1, 1999, 12:59 AM CDT (05:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 1999, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Whole counties

County Smith County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 1, 1:13 AM CDTHail 0.75Lebanon, KS
Jun 1, 1:35 AM CDTThunderstorm Wind 52Kensington, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 31, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 1999-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 44 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 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 1999-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
44 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-317 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
673 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

999 
WFUS1 KGRI 010600 RRA
TORGRI
KSC183-010630-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1259 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR PEOPLE IN...
  SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1259 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  DEVELOPING TORNADO 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...OR 2 MILES
  SOUTH OF CEDAR...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  GAYLORD AT 105 AM

TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT OR GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. GET UNDER A STURDY PIECE OF FURNITURE AND COVER
YOUR HEAD WITH A BLANKET OR PILLOW. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

$$

LAT...LON 3971 9905 3958 9904 3958 9852 3989 9853

DDN

What 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.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 31, 2:05 PM CDT, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 2:05 PM CDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
205 PM CDT MON MAY 31 1999

...FOCUS WILL BE ON HEAVY RAINS W/ TSRA COMPLEX TONIGHT W/ SVR WX
   PSBL NC KS THIS EVENING...

UAA THIS AM SHOWED IMPRESSIVE DIFFLUENT FLOW AT H3 W/ 80 KT JET
RIDING THIS WAY IN SW FLOW. SRN SHORTWAVE PULLING INTO AREA ATT
BRINGING MORE MID/UPPER LVL MOISTURE INTO AREA & IMPRESSIVE NRN WAVE
EVIDENT ON WV AND ANALYSIS COMING THRU WY/CO BEHIND 1ST ONE. ADD TO
THIS SUFFICIENT LVL MOISTURE AND RATHER STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST
SOUTH OF AREA AND YOU GET ALOT OF RAIN TONITE.

MDLS ARE IN AGREEMENT W/ THIS...JUST VARY SOMEWHAT ON N/S POSITION.
FRONT IN CNTRL KS WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH AS LEE CYCLOGENESIS GETS
UNDERWAY. LOW STRATUS DECK IS THINNING RAPIDLY IN MANY AREAS THIS AM.
THIS IS MOST DISCONCERTING IN NC KS WHERE FRONT WILL LIKELY SIT THIS
EVENING AND SFC DPWTS WILL REBOUND INTO THE MID 60S. IF CLEARING DOES
CONT ALL DAY...INSTABILITY COUPLED W/ INCREASING SHEAR WOULD MAKE THE
ATMOSPHERE RIPE FOR SUPERCELLS. BIGGEST QUESTION WILL BE HOW MUCH CU
FIELD FILLS IN TO CLEARING AREAS AFTER SOME HEATING HAS TAKEN PLACE.

AFTER THAT...CONVECTIVE COMPLEX WILL DEVELOP TO OUR WEST AS UPPER SYS
MOVES OUT OF ROCKIES. WILL HIT SRN AREAS HARD FOR HEAVY RAIN AND KEEP
OCNL STORMS IN FCST...TAPERED TO LIKELY NORTH W/ NO HEAVY RAIN MNTN.
WILL ALSO KEEP CHC POPS IN FOR LEFTOVER ACTIVITY IN AM. WX TO QUIET
DOWN BEHIND THIS SYS TEMPORARLY BEFORE FRONT LIFTS BACK INTO AREA &
MORE WAVES LIFT NE THRU AREA IN THE EXTENDED.

TEMPS IN THE LOWER 50S NW TO ABOUT 60 SE TONITE...GENERALLY 70S TOMR
...50S TOMR NIGHT...AND A GOOD REBOUND INTO THE 80S WED WHICH IS
BASICALLY WHAT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS.

IN ADDITION TO TSRA CHCS...EXTENDED LOOKS TO BE WARM WITH LOWS FROM
THE 50S N TO 60S S...AND HIGHS FROM ABOUT 80 N TO SOLID 80S S.

.GID...NONE.

GURNEY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:22 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
1222 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 1999

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

1221 AM    9N DAMAR                  KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   ROOKS

1224 AM    LOGAN                     KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   PHILLIPS

END
Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:28 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION FOR TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
1228 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 1999

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

1221 AM    9N DAMAR                  KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   ROOKS

1224 AM    LOGAN                     KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   PHILLIPS

END
Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:28 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION FOR TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
1228 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 1999

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

1221 AM    9N DAMAR                  KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   ROOKS

1224 AM    LOGAN                     KS   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   PHILLIPS

END
Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:38 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
1238 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 1999

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

1227 AM    WEBSTER LAKE              KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   ROOKS

1228 AM    3W STOCKTON               KS   60 MPH WIND GUST
06/01/99   ROOKS

1228 AM    PALCO                     KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   ROOKS

1230 AM    LOGAN                     KS   68 MPH WIND GUST
06/01/99   PHILLIPS

1234 AM    LOGAN                     KS   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   PHILLIPS                       70 MPH WIND

END
Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:51 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
1251 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 1999

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

1246 AM0    PHILLIPSBURG              KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   PHILLIPS                       ESTIMATED 50+ MPH WINDS
                                          ALSO

END
Local storm report, Jun 1, 12:51 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  HASTINGS NE
1251 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 1999

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

1246 AM0    PHILLIPSBURG              KS   0.75 INCH HAIL
06/01/99   PHILLIPS                       ESTIMATED 50+ MPH WINDS
                                          ALSO

END

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne60 min
May 31, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks54 min
Jun 1, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Smith52 min
Jun 1, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks48 min
Jun 1, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell52 min
Jun 1, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDSmith48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.