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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Hastings, NE

June 13, 2001Osborne County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2001, 11:53 PM CDT for Osborne County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report 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 13, 2001, 11:53 PM CDT (04:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2001, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Whole counties

County Osborne County, KS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 14, 12:05 AM CDT	Hail 1.75	Osborne, 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
Jun 13, 6:00 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 201 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 901 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 325 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 6.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KGID 140455
SVRGRI

KSC141-140545-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1153 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  OSBORNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 1151 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNS...OR ABOUT 47 MILES   
SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. ADDITIONAL 
SEVERE STORMS WERE DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE OVER...
  RURAL OSBORNE COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT

PEOPLE IN OSBORNE COUNTY SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS ARE LIKELY.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND
OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.

$$

LAT...LON 3916 9900 3917 9855 3953 9853 3953 9900

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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, 3:40 PM CDT, 8 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 3:40 PM CDT, 8 hours 13 minutes before

SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
340 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001

FRONT APPEARS TO HAVE FINALLY STALLED ACROSS CENTRAL CWFA...
BASICALLY ALONG A LINE FROM PALMER...TO KGRI...JUNIATA...AND
THEN TO BLOOMINGTON.

THE CONCERN IS CONVECTION TONIGHT...WHERE AND WHEN. FRONT WILL
HOLD STEADY TONIGHT...AND BE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION. BELIEVE AREAS
JUST TO NORTHEAST OF CWFA MAY SEE THINGS FIRE FIRST. BACK BUILDING
POSSIBLE...WITH CAPPING LIMITING SOUTHERN CWFA DEVELOP. ONCE SURFACE
LOW STARTS CHURNING IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS AREA IN RESPONSE TO UPPER
WAVE MOVING...AND LOW LEVEL STRONG LOW LEVEL JET KICKS IN...MUCH OF
CWFA WILL ERUPT INTO WIDESPREAD STORMS FOR THE OVERNIGHT. SEVERE
STORMS POSSIBLE...BUT TORNADO THREAT SEEMS TO BE DURING THE EVENING
HOURS...IF STORMS GET GOING THEN. RECENT HOT AND DRY TREND PRECLUDES
ANY ISSUANCE OF FFA FOR REGION.

LATEST MESOETA NOW MOVES UPPER LOW JUST A TOUCH FURTHER NORTH
ON THURSDAY...BUT AT ABOUT THE SAME SPEED. SOUTHERN CWFA WILL
BE IN DRY SLOT...AND COULD WARM NICELY WITH STRONG WEST FLOW.
WILL DROP OZF TEMPS JUST A BIT BUT AT LEAST AT GUIDANCE LEVELS
THERE. NORTHERN AREAS IN CLOUDS BEFORE BREAKING OUT...AND COOLER
TEMPERATURE ZONE. 60S LIKELY NORTHWEST ZONES. STILL A CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS/STORMS AND BELIEVE SEVERE THREAT WILL BE JUST TO
OUR NORTHEAST. WILL BE MAKING MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO OZF POPS
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

WARM...WEST FLOW FRIDAY SHOULD LEAD TO MILD TEMPERATURES UNDER
SUNSHINE.

.GID...NONE.

MORITZ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
656 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....
2
.A WISC1 010613 DH2348/XRIRG  11
.A WISC1 010613 DH2348/USIRG  9
.A WISC1 010613 DH2348/UDIRG  33
.A WISC1 010613 DH2348/URIRG  35
.A SLFC1 010613 DH2348/PCIRG  .00
.A SLFC1 010613 DH2348/TAIRG  82
.A SLFC1 010613 DH2348/XRIRG  23
.A SLFC1 010613 DH2348/USIRG  2
.A SLFC1 010613 DH2348/UDIRG  12
.A MSSC1 010613 DH2300/HGIRG 9.65
.A MSSC1 010613 DH2300/TAIRG  60
.A SPWC1 010613 DH2348/PCIRG 25.48
.A SMSC1 010613 DH2348/PCIRG 55.76
.A SMSC1 010613 DH2348/TAIRG  86
.A SMSC1 010613 DH2348/XRIRG  19
.A SMSC1 010613 DH2348/USIRG  1
.A SMSC1 010613 DH2348/UDIRG  243
.A SMSC1 010613 DH2348/URIRG  298
.A SDRC1 010613 DH2349/PCIRG 10.46
.A SDRC1 010613 DH2349/TAIRG  75
.A SDRC1 010613 DH2349/XRIRG  21
.A SDRC1 010613 DH2349/USIRG  8
.A SDRC1 010613 DH2349/UDIRG  51
.A SDRC1 010613 DH2349/URIRG  102
.A PUCC1 010613 DH2349/HGIRG 8.12
.A BSFC1 010613 DH2300/HGIRG  .00
.A BSFC1 010613 DH2300/TAIRG  56
.A WITC1 010613 DH2349/PCIRG 25.83
.A WITC1 010613 DH2349/TAIRG  83
.A WITC1 010613 DH2349/XRIRG  18
.A WITC1 010613 DH2349/USIRG  7
.A WITC1 010613 DH2349/UDIRG  341
.A WITC1 010613 DH2349/URIRG  307
.A KNLC1 010613 DH2350/HGIRG 18.63
.E DLTC1 010613 DH2300/HGIRG/DIN15/4.50/4.50/4.50/4.50
.E DLTC1 010613 DH2315/TAIRG/DIN30/ 83/ 84
.A LSNC1 010613 DH2350/PCIRG 24.12
.A LSNC1 010613 DH2350/TAIRG  77
.A LSNC1 010613 DH2350/XRIRG  21
.A LSNC1 010613 DH2350/USIRG  4
.A LSNC1 010613 DH2350/UDIRG  303
.A LSNC1 010613 DH2350/URIRG  290
.E DCMC1 010613 DH2100/HGIRG/DIN15/66.92/66.92/66.92/66.92/66.91/66.91
.E1 66.91/66.91/66.90/66.90/66.90/66.90
.A FLVC1 010613 DH2351/HGIRG 51.01
.A TCKC1 010613 DH2351/PCIRG 18.75
.A TCKC1 010613 DH2351/TAIRG  88
.A TCKC1 010613 DH2351/XRIRG  10
.A TCKC1 010613 DH2351/USIRG  9
.A TCKC1 010613 DH2351/UDIRG  357
.A TCKC1 010613 DH2351/URIRG  343
.E CSYC1 010613 DH2100/HGIRG/DIN15/11.27/11.27/11.27/11.27/11.26/11.26
.E1 11.26/11.26/11.26/11.25/11.25/11.25
.A NYRC1 010613 DH2352/HGIRG 4.14
.A NYRC1 010613 DH2352/PCIRG  .00
.A MFAC1 010613 DH2352/HGIRG 12.52

Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
714 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....
~
0706 PM    EXETER                    NE    .75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01   FILLMORE                        REPORTED BY FILLMORE
                                           COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

Local storm report, Jun 13, 8:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
833 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001

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

0620 PM    1 SE FAIRMONT             NE    1 INCH HAIL
06/13/01   FILLMORE                        COOP OBSERVER

0735 PM    1 E DESHLER               NE    .75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01   THAYER                          LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

a0805 PM    2 SW OHIOWA               NE    1.75 INCH HAIL
06/13/01   FILLMORE                        CO EMERGENCY MANAGER

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne, Rooks	40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2001 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001

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.