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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Hastings, NE

June 13, 2001Furnas County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2001, 9:21 PM CDT for Furnas County, Nebraska. It was in force for 24 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 13, 2001, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2001, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Whole counties

County Furnas County, NE

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 9:25 PM CDTTornado F0Edison, NEBrief tornado in Furnas county.
Jun 13, 9:30 PM CDTHail 1.25Wilsonville, NE

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
Jun 13, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 2001-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2001-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2567 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 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 Jun 13, 3:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 3:40 PM CDT, 5 hours 41 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

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-140100-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK - SOUTH CNTRL NE/NORTH CNTRL KS - UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
455 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001

...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS STILL LIKELY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. BUT
WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO DIFFERENT WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT MAY GIVE US
SEVERE WEATHER.

THE FIRST AREA LOOKS HAVE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING EAST
OF HIGHWAY 281.  THIS AREA HAS DEW POINTS NEAR 70 DEGREES AND
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S.  WITH SUNSET A FEW MORE
HOURS AWAY...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR IN THIS AREA.  THE
PRIMARY THREAT THIS EVENING WILL BE PRIMARILY LARGE HAIL...BUT
TORNADOS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

THE NEXT AREA IS ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT HAS BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION.  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THE FRONT WAS
FROM NEAR FULLERTON TO GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA TO PHILLIPSBURG
KANSAS.  AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS GAINING STRENGTH IN SOUTHEAST
COLORADO AND WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY INTO THE REGION TONIGHT.  AS
IT DOES...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT.
AGAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL...BUT STRONG WINDS
AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY STILL OCCUR.  THE BEST TIME FOR THE
SEVERE WEATHER IN THIS AREA WILL BE FROM 8 PM UNTIL 2 AM.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACTIVATE IF STORMS
DEVELOP NEAR YOUR AREA.

KISNER
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-140100-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK - SOUTH CNTRL NE/NORTH CNTRL KS - UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE   CORRECTION TO 2ND PARA
455 PM CDT WED JUN 13 2001

...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS STILL LIKELY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. BUT
WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO DIFFERENT WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT MAY GIVE US
SEVERE WEATHER.

THE FIRST AREA LOOKS TO HAVE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING EAST
OF HIGHWAY 281.  THIS AREA HAS DEW POINTS NEAR 70 DEGREES AND
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S.  WITH SUNSET A FEW MORE
HOURS AWAY...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR IN THIS AREA.  THE
PRIMARY THREAT THIS EVENING WILL BE PRIMARILY LARGE HAIL...BUT
TORNADOS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

THE NEXT AREA IS ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT HAS BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION.  LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THE FRONT WAS
FROM NEAR FULLERTON TO GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA TO PHILLIPSBURG
KANSAS.  AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS GAINING STRENGTH IN SOUTHEAST
COLORADO AND WILL SLOWLY WORK ITS WAY INTO THE REGION TONIGHT.  AS
IT DOES...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT.
AGAIN THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL...BUT STRONG WINDS
AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY STILL OCCUR.  THE BEST TIME FOR THE
SEVERE WEATHER IN THIS AREA WILL BE FROM 8 PM UNTIL 2 AM.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO
MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACTIVATE IF STORMS
DEVELOP NEAR YOUR AREA.

KISNER
Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 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, 2 hours 7 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, 48 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDThayer52 min
Jun 13, 7:37 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDThayer23 min
Jun 13, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFillmore42 min
Jun 13, 7:56 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFillmore34 min
Jun 13, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDThayer46 min
Jun 13, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFillmore41 min
Jun 13, 8:39 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDThayer36 min
Jun 13, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDYork48 min
Jun 13, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas41 min
Jun 13, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson39 min
Jun 13, 9:09 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFillmore36 min
Jun 13, 9:11 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDThayer34 min
Jun 13, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDYork50 min
Jun 13, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHarlan48 min
Jun 13, 9:30 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDYork30 min
Jun 13, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFillmore44 min
Jun 13, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhelps40 min
Jun 13, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Kearney50 min
Jun 13, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDThayer32 min
Jun 13, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDYork44 min
Jun 13, 10:04 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDThayer26 min
Jun 13, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Kearney31 min
Jun 13, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Webster40 min
Jun 13, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFillmore, Thayer32 min
Jun 13, 10:45 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFillmore, Thayer30 min
Jun 13, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams29 min
Jun 13, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay43 min
Jun 13, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDNuckolls41 min
Jun 13, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFillmore66 min
Jun 13, 11:25 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDClay35 min
Jun 13, 11:36 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFillmore39 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.