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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2003, 11:48 PM CDT for Nuckolls County, Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2003, 11:48 PM CDT (04:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2003, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Nuckolls County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:47 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood 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 nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 2534 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KGID 230449 FFWGID NEC129-231045- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1148 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NUCKOLLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA * UNTIL 545 AM CDT * AT 1147 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR NELSON...OR ABOUT 33 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED ACROSS NUCKOLLS COUNTY. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE... NORA... OAK... RUSKIN... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY...AND YOU MAY BE SWEPT AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 4001 9789 4015 9815 4031 9808 4030 9782 $$ 9 NNNN
1 follow-up statement
000
WGUS73 KGID 230559
FFSGID
NEC129-231045-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1255 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTY.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
NUCKOLLS
AT 1250 AM...SATELLITE AND RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO 6 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS EASTERN NUCKOLLS COUNTY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF NUCKOLLS COUNTY THROUGH 545 AM.
WATER WILL POND ON LOW LYING AREAS...AND CAUSE HIGH WATER LEVELS AND
FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE SPRING CREEK...THE OAK CREEK
AND CROSBY CREEK EAST OF SUPERIOR WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE RUNOFF
FROM THE HEAVY RAIN. SIGNIFICANT RISES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE
REPUBLICAN RIVER.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. REMEMBER
NEVER TO CROSS WATER COVERING THE ROAD. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT
TO ALLOW YOU TO PASS SAFELY.
TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR
REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN HASTINGS.
LAT...LON 4027 9824 4004 9823 4005 9787 4032 9787
$$
FAY
NNNNWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 22, 2:00 PM CDT, 9 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:00 PM CDT, 9 hours 48 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 200 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003 NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED FOR CURRENT FCST BUT TO UP LOWS A BIT OVR NEXT FEW DAYS AND LOWER HIGHS SOMEWHAT THU...OTHERWISE THINKING PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. RIGHT NOW...WATCHING MOISTURE DISCONTINUITY IN FORM OF FINE LINE MOVE EWD OUT OF LBF TERRITORY. THIS WOULD BE LIKELY FIRST INITIATION POINT FOR CONVECTION TODAY...OVR NRN CWA IN VALLEY SHERMAN GREELEY OR HOWARD COUNTIES...POSSIBLY BUILDING SWD SOMEWHAT OVR TIME. LOTS OF JUICE IN THE FORM OF SFC DPTS UPR 60S TO LOW 70S EAST OF LINE...AND WITH SUN STARTING TO BREAK THROUGH GENERATING LOADS OF LL CAPE. SHOULD REACH CONVECTIVE TEMPS ALSO RATHER EASILY...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND S OF I80 CORRIDOR. LL SHEAR QUITE GOOD...HOWEVER MID TO UPR LVLS HAVE SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED. OVERALL...BEST CHC FOR TSRA WILL BE OVR NRN HALF OF CWA ALONG DEV WARM FRONT...WITH BEST CHC FOR SEVERE N OF I80 AND E OF HIGHWAY 281. STRONG OR ISOLATED SEVERE CANNOT BE RULED OUT OVR REST OF CWA...HOWEVER MUCH MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ENCROACHING UPON SWRN PORTION OF CWA. FOR NOW KEEPING WITH SCATTERED MENTION...40 POPS NE...30S EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT SWRN CWA WITH 20 POPS. FOR MON...CONTINUES TO LOOK QUITE HOT AND FAIRLY MOIST...HOWEVER MUCH TOO CAPPED OVR MOST OF OUR CWA...WITH INSTABILITY AXIS PUSHING FURTHER TO THE EAST. LEFT SMALL 20 POPS E AND NE CWA FOR AFT/EVE PERIOD FOR POINTS IN NERN ZONES...ESPECIALLY WITH LEFT OVR CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY(S) HAVING THE CHANCE TO PUSH INTO THIS AREA. HOWEVER...NOT MUCH OF CHANCE REALLY. BEYOND...NO REAL CHANGES EXCEPT ABOVE MENTIONED LOWERING OF TEMPS A BIT MORE THU BEHIND FRONT AS RELATIVELY COOL DRY AIR MOVES BACK FOR A DAY OR SO. .GID...NONE. 10
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 2:55 PM CDT, 8 hours 53 minutes before
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-231200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 255 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. IT APPEARS THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF A GOTHENBURG TO RED CLOUD TO MANKATO KANSAS LINE. THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE TRI CITIES AREA. THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BECOME MORE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AS MORNING CLOUDS GAVE WAY TO INCREASED SUNSHINE. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT THAT WAS LOCATED FROM JUST EAST OF AINSWORTH TO NEAR GOTHENBURG AND THEN SOUTH THROUGH MCCOOK SHOULD PUSH SLOWLY EASTWARD. OTHER BOUNDARIES THAT WERE PRODUCED FROM THUNDERSTORMS LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING WILL ALSO HELP TO INITIATE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ONE BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED NORTH OF FULLERTON AND ORD... WHILE ANOTHER WAS JUST WEST OF YORK AND EXTENDED SOUTH TO CONCORDIA KANSAS. IN ADDITION...WIND SHEAR PARAMETERS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR GENERATING SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF ALL THESE FACTORS POINT TO THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH SOME STORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND ARE POSSIBLE...AS ARE ISOLATED TORNADOES. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FOR PARTS OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. EWALD
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1009 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0600 PM GRAND IS NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 HALL ONE INCH HAIL OVER
FONNER VIEW GOLFCOURSE.
REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0602 PM 1 E GRAND IS NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 HALL REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0615 PM 3 S GILTNER NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 HAMILTON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0628 PM DESHLER NE 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 THAYER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0640 PM 1 W DESHLER NE TORNADO
06/22/03 THAYER REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0644 PM 1 W AURORA NE 1.25 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 HAMILTON
0654 PM 8 SW DESHLER NE TORNADO
06/22/03 THAYER REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0700 PM AURORA NE 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 HAMILTON REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
0705 PM AURORA NE 4.5 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 HAMILTON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0720 PM DESHLER NE TORNADO
06/22/03 THAYER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0725 PM BRADSHAW NE 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 YORK
0729 PM DESHLER NE TORNADO
06/22/03 THAYER CONSIDERABLE STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. TREES DOWN AND
ELECTRICITY OUT. DEBRIS
IN THE AIR. INJURIES
REPORTED.
0800 PM 5 SW BENEDICT NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 YORK REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0810 PM 7 NW HEBRON NE .75 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 THAYER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0815 PM SHICKLEY NE .88 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 FILLMORE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0845 PM 1 S SHICKLEY NE 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/03 FILLMORE POWER LINES DOWN.
0900 PM SPALDING NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 GREELEY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0906 PM 7 W FULLERTON NE 1 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 NANCE WALL CLOUD 7 MILES WEST
OF FULLERTON.
0906 PM STRANG NE FLOOD
06/22/03 FILLMORE DEEP WATER ON HIGHWAY
THROUGH STANG.Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1035 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0955 PM AURORA NE VOLLEYBALL SIZE HAIL
06/22/03 HAMILTON REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. HOLES IN
NEIGHBORS ROOF BIG
ENOUGH TO CRAWL THROUGH.Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1047 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0955 PM HEBRON NE FLOOD
06/22/03 THAYER REPORTED BY FIRE AND
RESCUE. FLOODING NORTH
AND WEST OF HEBRON ON
HIGHWAY 81 AND 136.
CARS STALLED IN WATER.Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:52 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1052 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1030 PM DESHLER NE FLOOD
06/22/03 THAYER REPORTED BY FIRE AND
RESCUE. ROAD FLOODING
WEST OF DESHLER.
1030 PM DESHLER NE TORNADO
06/22/03 THAYER REPORTED BY FIRE AND
RESCUE. 2 CONFIRMED
INJURIES WITH EARLIER
STORM WEST OF DESHLER.Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:58 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1058 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1030 PM 4 NW LOVEWELL KS .75 INCH HAIL
06/22/03 JEWELL REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
14 DEGREE TEMPERATURE
DROP IN 5 MINUTES.Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:01 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1101 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1030 PM ONG NE 60+ MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/03 CLAY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
LARGE TREES UPROOTED.
1050 PM EDGAR NE 60+ MPH TSTM GUST
06/22/03 CLAY REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
EIGHT INCH BRANCHES
BROKEN.The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | York | 54 min |
| Jun 22, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Thayer | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 7:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Thayer | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Polk | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Howard | 57 min |
| Jun 22, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | York | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore, Nuckolls | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Thayer | 64 min |
| Jun 22, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nance | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Nance | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 9:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Fillmore | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Valley | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Thayer | 64 min |
| Jun 22, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 40 min |
| Jun 22, 9:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Merrick | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | York | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton | 65 min |
| Jun 22, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley | 64 min |
| Jun 22, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 57 min |
| Jun 22, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Thayer | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan | 64 min |
| Jun 23, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Webster | 59 min |
| Jun 23, 1:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Webster | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin | 55 min |
| Jun 23, 1:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Thayer | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phelps | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Kearney | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 2:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Webster | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams | 60 min |
| Jun 23, 3:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phelps | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Valley | 63 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.