Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 9, 2001, 6:07 PM CDT for Nuckolls County, Webster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 53 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
- Oct 9, 2001, 6:07 PM CDT (23:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2001, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Nuckolls County, NE, Webster County, NE
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 854 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
454 WUUS53 KGID 092308 SVRGRI NEC129-181-100000- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 607 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA NUCKOLLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOSTWICK...OR ABOUT 42 MILES SOUTH OF HASTINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GUIDE ROCK...BOSTWICK...NELSON...CADAMS...LAWRENCE AND OAK. PEOPLE IN EASTERN WEBSTER AND NUCKOLLS COUNTIES SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. $$ GUYER LAT...LON 4000 9840 4001 9783 4033 9783 4034 9845 NNNN
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 Oct 9, 2:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 2:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 225 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2001 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT MAIN FOCUS TODAY. 18Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED LOW PRESSURE OVER SW NEBR WITH DRY LINE EXTENDING S ACROSS WRN KANSAS AND WARM FRONT STRETCHING EAST ACROSS SRN NEBR. COLD FRONT SEPARATING PANHANDLE FROM THE REST OF THE STATE. PLENTY OF SFC MOISTURE IN PLACE WITH DEW POINTS AROUND 60. SATELLITE/PROFILERS SHOW POTENT WAVE CROSSING THE ROCKIES AND COUPLED JET STRUCTURE SET UP OVER PLAINS. SO PLENTY OF LIFT. CAPES UP TO 2000 J/KG ON 18Z LAPS AND EVEN HIGHER ON SPC HOURLY MESO ANALYSIS. 500 MB TEMPS OF -14C ACROSS THE AREA. VIL O DAY FIGURES TO BE AROUND 50 OFF 18Z SOUNDINGS. SHEARWISE...FLOW IS OBVIOUSLY VERY STRONG WITH SOME DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IN LOWEST LEVELS YIELDING HIGH VALUES OF BRN AND EHI ON SPC MESO PLOTS. HOWEVER AS AFTN/EVENING PROGRESSES...WINDS FAIRLY UNIDIRECTIONAL WITH HEIGHT ALTHOUGH UNDULATIONS LIKELY NEAR FRONT AS SFC LOW RIDES ALONG IT. THEREFORE...TORNADO THREAT FIGURES TO BE REAL IN ADDITION TO THE HAIL THREAT FROM COLD AIR ALOFT. EVENTUALLY THIS SHOULD TURN INTO A LINE EVENT ALONG THE COLD FRONT. 18Z SOUNDINGS DO SUPPORT THREAT OF WIND DAMAGE AS WELL. SO...WILL MENTION SVR IN ZFP THIS EVENING. PLENTY OF SUBSIDENCE LATE TONIGHT AND WED BEHIND FRONT SO NW WINDS SHOULD SUSTAIN AT LEAST BREEZY CRITERIA. WOULD EXPECT A DECREASE IN CLOUDS OVERNIGHT WITH SUBSIDENCE THEN SOME REFORMING IN CAA WED. HAD TO UP TEMPS A NOTCH TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG HEATING THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECTED MIXING OVERNIGHT. HAVE INCREASED DIURNAL RANGE A BIT WED/WED NGT AND THU WITH GENERALLY DRY AIR IN PLACE. NOT MUCH CHANGE TO FORECAST BEYOND THURSDAY AS CHANCE OF RAIN STILL LOOKS ON TRACK FRIDAY. APPEARS A SLIGHT WARMUP MAY RETURN BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AS UPPER RIDGING TRIES TO NUDGE TROUGH EAST. .GID...NONE. DROZD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 9, 5:25 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
525 PM CDT TUE OCT 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0524 PM 13 SW OSBORNE KS .75 INCH HAIL
10/09/01 OSBORNELocal storm report, Oct 9, 5:29 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
529 PM CDT TUE OCT 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM 2 NE WOLBACH NE TORNADO, BRIEF TOUCHDOWN
10/09/01 GREELEYLocal storm report, Oct 9, 5:36 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
536 PM CDT TUE OCT 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0532 PM 1 SW MARQUETTE NE TORNADO, MULTIPLE FUNNELS
10/09/01 HAMILTONLocal storm report, Oct 9, 5:43 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
543 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0532 PM 1 SW MARQUETTE NE TORNADO
10/09/01 HAMILTON MULTIPLE FUNNELSLocal storm report, Oct 9, 5:46 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
546 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM 2 NE WOLBACH NE TORNADO
10/09/01 GREELEY BRIEF TOUCHDOWNLocal storm report, Oct 9, 6:05 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
605 PM CDT TUE OCT 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0545 PM EDGAR NE .88 INCH HAIL
10/09/01 CLAYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard | 49 min |
| Oct 9, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton | 43 min |
| Oct 9, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Merrick | 49 min |
| Oct 9, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Greeley | 33 min |
| Oct 9, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls, Webster | 59 min |
| Oct 9, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Merrick | 49 min |
| Oct 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton | 27 min |
| Oct 9, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 39 min |
| Oct 9, 5:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Nance | 39 min |
| Oct 9, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay | 48 min |
| Oct 9, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton | 42 min |
| Oct 9, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Polk | 51 min |
| Oct 9, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nance | 46 min |
| Oct 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Merrick | 45 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.