Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 2003, 12:40 AM CDT for Jewell County, Mitchell County, Kansas. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2003, 12:40 AM CDT (05:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2003, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:43 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 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 nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -147 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KGID 160540
SVRGID
KSC089-123-160630-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1240 AM CDT WED APR 16 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JEWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
* UNTIL 130 AM CDT
* AT 1237 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SHORT LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 MILES WEST OF CAWKER
CITY TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELOIT...OR FROM 45 MILES WEST OF
CONCORDIA TO 31 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTH AT 50
MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BELOIT AT 1245 AM CDT
IONIA AT 1250 AM CDT
RANDALL AT 105 AM CDT
MANKATO AT 110 AM CDT
MONTROSE AT 120 AM CDT
PEOPLE IN JEWELL AND MITCHELL COUNTIES SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
LAT...LON 3924 9810 3946 9848 3999 9849 3999 9807
3989 9797
$$
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09What 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 Apr 15, 2:48 PM CDT, 9 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 2:48 PM CDT, 9 hours 52 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
248 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2003
...TIMING OF SEVERE AND WIND MAIN FCST PROBLEMS...
DRYLINE TRYING TO SHARPEN UP OVER WESTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED STORMS STARTING UP ALONG
DRYLINE OVER WESTERN KANSAS. CURRENT FEELING HERE, AND AGREE WITH LATEST
SPC THOUGHTS, IS THAT STORMS WILL PROPAGATE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. ETA
KF AND UPDRAFT MASS FLUX ALSO SUGGESTING SAME. SEE LITTLE REASON THEN
TO CHANGE WHAT WE HAVE GOING IN THE FORECAST FOR THE SHORT TERM. AS
FOR WINDS...WITH SFC LOW CRANKING UP TO OUR SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON
AND WINDS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CWA INCREASING ACCORDINGLY, SEE
NO REASON WHY CWA WONT CONTINUE TO REALIZE WIND ADV CONDITIONS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUS, WILL PLAN TO EXTEND AND EXPAND WIND ADV
TO COVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CWA FOR TONIGHT.
FOR WEDNESDAY...AGAIN CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS REASONABLE, THUS SEE
LITTLE REASON TO CHANGE THE FORECAST SAVE FOR INCREASING POPS DUE TO
THE EXPECTED WRAPAROUND PCPN SHIELD. AGAIN...VERY TIGHT SFC GRADIENT
ALL CWA TOMORROW, SO WILL PLAN TO BLANKET CWA WITH AN ADVISORY. WITH
AMPLE CLOUD AROUND MOST OF THE DAY, WE MAY HAVE A HARD TIME
REALIZING ANY DOWNWARD MOM. TRANSFER...THUS WILL JUST STICK WITH THE
ADVISORY. ONLY OTHER CHANGE MADE FOR WEDNESDAY WAS TO LOWER HIGHS
THANKS TO CAA AND CLOUD COVER.
EXTENDED MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROF
AFFECTING THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH POPS
ALREADY IN FORECAST, WILL PLAN TO LEAVE ALONE THIS CYCLE AS WELL.
.GID...WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT FOR POINTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-80.
WIND ADVISORY ALL CWA FOR WEDNESDAY.
16Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 11:08 AM CDT, 13 hours 32 minutes before
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-161200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1108 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. MEANWHILE...A DRY LINE EXTENDING ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SOME OF WHICH WILL PROBABLY BECOME SEVERE. IN ADDITION...THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 80S...WITH LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT 15 TO 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AS LOW PRESSURE SLIDES EASTWARD ON WEDNESDAY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM BY THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY BE REQUIRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS...PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND FOR AREAS MAINLY SOUTH OF I-80 IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE MAIN THREAT APPEARS TO BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE HAIL. DEE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 15, 8:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
830 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM 2S OXFORD NE 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/15/03 FURNAS REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
0520 PM OXFORD NE 0.88 INCH HAIL
04/15/03 HARLAN REPORTED BY SPOTTER
ON HARLAN...FURNAS
COUNTY LINE.
0805 PM ELWOOD NE 0.75 INCH HAIL
04/15.03 GOSPER REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT AT SEVERAL
LOCATIONS AROUND COUNTY.
09Special weather statement, Apr 15, 8:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-160215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 842 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2003 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... SHERMAN...HOWARD...BUFFALO...DAWSON...HALL...ADAMS...GOSPER... KEARNEY...PHELPS...FRANKLIN...WEBSTER...HARLAN AND FURNAS COUNTIES. IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... PHILLIPS...SMITH...ROOKS AND OSBORNE COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS HAD WEAKENED ACROSS THE REGION AND NO LONGER POSE A TORNADO THREAT. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. NNNN 09
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 8:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ046-047-060>062-072>075-082>085-160215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 842 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2003 CORRECTED FOR EXTRANEOUS CHARACTERS ...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS EXPIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...SHERMAN... HOWARD...BUFFALO ...DAWSON...HALL...ADAMS...GOSPER...KEARNEY...PHELPS...FRANKLIN WEBSTER...HARLAN AND FURNAS COUNTIES. IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ...PHILLIPS...SMITH...ROOKS AND OSBORNE COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS HAD WEAKENED ACROSS THE REGION AND NO LONGER POSE A TORNADO THREAT. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. NNNN 09
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
NEZ039>041-048-049-063-160330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1006 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2003 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES. IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...GREELEY...VALLEY...NANCE...POLK...HAMILTON AND MERRICK COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS HAD WEAKENED ACROSS THE REGION...AND NO LONGER POSE A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. ALTHOUGH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS...NO ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. NNNN 09
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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.