Alert archive / Kansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 281, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 10, 2003, 11:03 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 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
- Sep 10, 2003, 11:03 PM CDT (04:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2003, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Mitchell County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -186 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KGID 110403 SVRGID KSC123-110445- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1103 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS * UNTIL 1145 PM CDT * AT 1059 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ASHERVILLE...OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... SIMPSON AT 1110 PM CDT... SCOTTSVILLE AT 1115 PM CDT... PEOPLE IN MITCHELL 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 LIKELY. LAT...LON 3948 9839 3923 9831 3932 9758 3960 9768 $$ AWJ
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 Sep 10, 8:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 8:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA/NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
827 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003
BASED OFF OF LATEST RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS OF 2-3 INCH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS ALREADY PRESENT OVER YORK...CLAY...FILLMORE...NUCKOLLS AND
THAYER COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA AS WELL AS SMITH...JEWELL...OSBORNE AND
MITCHELL COUNTIES IN KANSAS...WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED FLOOD WATCH
UNTIL 6 AM. UPDATED FORECAST TO MENTION NEW SEVERE WATCH AS WELL.
NO OTHER CHANGES MADE AT THIS TIME.
.GID...FLOOD WATCH SOUTHEAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM YORK
TO KENSINGTON.
AWJHazardous weather outlook, Sep 10, 7:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-111200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 717 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT. TWO MAIN AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE FIRST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CITY IN MERRICK COUNTY NEBRASKA TO PHILLIPSBURG IN PHILLIPS COUNTY KANSAS...WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING A SECOND LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO EVOLVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. THIS LINE WILL PUSH RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS BEFORE EXITING THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND SOME FLASH FLOODING WILL POSE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER ALONG THE COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY THURSDAY... MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 14...HOWEVER CHANCES DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DRY AND COOL WEATHER IS FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BEFORE A SLOW WARMING TREND NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS ALL OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. AWJ
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 10, 8:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
831 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0655 PM SHICKLEY NE .75 INCH HAIL
09/10/03 FILLMORE
0707 PM 4 N BURR OAK KS 65 MPH TSTM GUST
09/10/03 JEWELL REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0724 PM CARLETON NE 60 MPH TSTM GUST
09/10/03 THAYER REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.Local storm report, Sep 10, 8:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
858 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 PM GLEN ELDER KS 80 MPH TSTM GUST
09/10/03 MITCHELL REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL...MANY TREE
LIMBS DOWN AROUND TOWN.Special weather statement, Sep 10, 9:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-110500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 914 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003 ...HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT... WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS THUNDERSTORMS TRAIN ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH WILL GRADUALLY PUSH EAST TONIGHT. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM FOR YORK...CLAY...FILLMORE... NUCKOLLS AND THAYER COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA...AND FOR SMITH...JEWELL... OSBORNE...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN KANSAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN FILLMORE AND THAYER COUNTIES AS OF 9 PM. THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD PRECLUDE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OUTSIDE OF THE FLOOD WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...DITCHES...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL FILL RAPIDLY...AND CONSIDERABLE LOW LAND AND URBAN FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD MONITORED THE WATER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS ON AREA ROADWAYS...AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WATER PONDING OR FLOWING OVER THE ROAD. THE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY. FAY/T
Local storm report, Sep 10, 9:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
948 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0940 PM 4 S GENEVA NE FLOOD
09/10/03 FILLMORE COUNTY DEPUTIES HAVE
BLOCKED HWY 81 DUE TO
WATER OVER THE ROAD.
REPORTED BY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.Local storm report, Sep 10, 10:10 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1010 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 PM 2 SW CARLETON NE FLOOD
09/10/03 THAYER RAINFALL MEASURES OVER
5 INCHES. WATER OVER
RURAL ROADS. REPORTED
BY COOPERATIVE OBSERVER.Local storm report, Sep 10, 10:19 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1019 PM CDT WED SEP 10 2003
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1000 PM 6 S BELOIT KS FLOOD
09/10/03 MITCHELL WATER COVERING KS
HIGHWAY 14 AND THE
WATER OVER THE HIGHWAY
EXTENDS FOR SEVERAL
MILES. A BRIDGE MAY BE
WASHED OUT. REPORTED
BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell | 66 min |
| Sep 10, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Osborne | 39 min |
| Sep 10, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell | 43 min |
| Sep 10, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell | 60 min |
| Sep 10, 9:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Mitchell | 6 hr |
| Sep 10, 11:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Osborne | 6 hr |
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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.