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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Hastings, NE

May 5, 2002Thayer County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2002, 10:09 PM CDT for Thayer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 66 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2002, 10:09 PM CDT (03:09 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2002, 11:15 PM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Thayer County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 5, 10:35 PM CDT	Hail 1.75	Hubbell, NE
May 5, 10:45 PM CDT	Hail 0.75	Hebron, 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 5, 4:30 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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: 1550 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 5.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KGID 060309
SVRGRI
NEC169-060415-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1008 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  THAYER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1003 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES WEST OF CARLETON TO 16
  MILES WEST OF DESHLER...OR FROM 38 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS TO
  39 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  DESHLER AT 1015 PM CDT
  BELVIDERE AT 1020 PM CDT
  HEBRON AT 1025 PM CDT
  ALEXANDRIA AT 1030 PM CDT
  GILEAD AT 1035 PM CDT

PEOPLE IN THAYER 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 POSSIBLE.

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

LAT...LON 4034 9779 4002 9781 4001 9739 4033 9738

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 May 5, 3:12 PM CDT, 6 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 3:12 PM CDT, 6 hours 57 minutes before

SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
312 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002

...MAIN CONCERN IS TORNADO WATCH IN KANSAS CWA UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT...

LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR NE SD.
SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE CONTINUES TO PUMP UP SURFACE MOISTURE INTO
THE REGION WITH DEW POINTS ACROSS KS PUSHING INTO THE 60S. AN SPC
CONFERENCE CALL HAS ELUDED TO A CONCERN FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS
DEVELOPING IN THE EARLY EVENING AS CONVECTION BECOMES BETTER
ORGANIZED. VIS SATL PIX ALREADY SHOW STUFF STARTING TO BLOSSOM IN
SW KS. PROGGED ETA BRN SHEAR...AS WELL AS VGP AND EHI THIS EVENING DO
LOOK IMPRESSIVE FOR SUSTAINING A SHEARING ENVIRONMENT ALLOWING STORMS
TO DEVELOP A FEW MESOS. WITH MOISTURE CONTINUING TO STREAM IN...THE
AIR MASS SHOULD BECOME LESS STABLE WITH TIME AS SUGGESTED BY PROGGED
LI/CAPE/TT. ALSO...LCL HGTS GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER OOZ THIS EVENING
OVER MOST OF KS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT CONVECTION TO BE PREVALENT IN
KS CWA AND EAST OF THE TRI CITIES. HAIL WILL BE A BIG CONCERN FOR
ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WITHIN THE NEBR CWA AS HEFTY 700-500MB
LRS LAY OVER STRONG THETA-E CONVERGENCE.

THUNDER CHANCES RETURN MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS STRONG LOW LEVEL
FRONTOGENETIC BOUNDARY ENVELOPES THE AREA...SUGGESTING AN MCS TYPE
EVENT. BUT LACKING LOW LEVEL JET AND EASTWARD SKEWED BOUNDARY LAYER
MOISTURE ALLOW ONLY SMALL POPS FOR THOSE PERIODS. WILL CONTINUE
SMALL POPS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR LINGERING SHOWERS.

NO BIG CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED.

.GID...NONE.

DEE

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 5, 5:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
510 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2002

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

0510 PM    2 W REAMSVILLE            KS   TORNADO
05/05/02   SMITH                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, May 5, 5:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
532 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2002

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

0531 PM    4 N HASTINGS              NE   1.5 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   ADAMS

Local storm report, May 5, 7:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
707 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2002

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

0555 PM    4 SE GRAND IS             NE   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HALL                           REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0555 PM    GRAND IS                  NE   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HALL                           NEAR INTERSECTION OF
                                          STUHR AND HIGHWAY 30.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0600 PM    PHILLIPS                  NE   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HAMILTON                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0600 PM    3 E GRAND IS              NE   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HALL                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

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Local storm report, May 5, 8:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
825 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2002

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

0510 PM    DAMAR                     KS   1 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   ROOKS                          REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
                                          OBSERVER.

0523 PM    2 NNW CORA                KS   TORNADO
05/05/02   SMITH                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0525 PM    2 W HASTINGS              NE   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   ADAMS                          REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
                                          MANAGEMENT.

0525 PM    HOLSTEIN                  NE   1 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   ADAMS                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0547 PM    DONIPHAN                  NE   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HALL                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0552 PM    4 S WOOD RIVER            NE   1 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HALL                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0605 PM    2 SW GRAND IS             NE   .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HALL                           REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0610 PM    GRAND IS                  NE   .88 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HALL

0610 PM    3 SW PHILLIPS             NE   2.5 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   HAMILTON                       REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0615 PM    5 SW CENTRAL CITY         NE   2.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   MERRICK                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0630 PM    AXTELL                    NE   .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   KEARNEY                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0658 PM    3 S GENOA                 NE   1 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   NANCE                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0723 PM    CENTRAL CITY              NE   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   MERRICK                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0725 PM    OXFORD                    NE   .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   FURNAS                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0726 PM    OXFORD                    NE   1 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   FURNAS                         REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
                                          OBSERVER.

0745 PM    4 SW SILVER CREEK         NE   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   MERRICK

0755 PM    HOLDREGE                  NE   .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   PHELPS                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, May 5, 8:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
840 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2002

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

0830 PM    UPLAND                    NE   .75 INCH HAIL
05/05/02   FRANKLIN

Special weather statement, May 5, 9:23 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

KSZ005>007-017>019-060238-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
923 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 226 CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

PHILLIPS...SMITH...JEWELL...ROOKS...OSBORNE AND MITCHELL.

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS SHIFTED EASTWARD.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 7:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Harlan	42 min
May 5, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hamilton, Merrick, Polk	46 min
May 5, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phelps	38 min
May 5, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Howard	40 min
May 5, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Kearney	33 min
May 5, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Sherman	47 min
May 5, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Greeley	41 min
May 5, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Webster	37 min
May 5, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Nuckolls	53 min
May 5, 10:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Thayer	34 min
May 6, 12:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Merrick, Polk	56 min
May 6, 1:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hall, Hamilton, Merrick	58 min
May 6, 2:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Clay	63 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2002 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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.