Alert archive / Nebraska / Flash Flood Warnings in 2004
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this flash flood warning at May 22, 2004, 10:22 PM CDT for Thayer 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
- May 22, 2004, 10:22 PM CDT (03:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2004, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- 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), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 2882 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1091 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.2
- Supercell composite
- 16.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KGID 230324 FFWGID NEC169-230900- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1022 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... THAYER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA * UNTIL 400 AM CDT * AT 1016 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR HEBRON...OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BELVIDERE...BRUNING AND ALEXANDRIA. THE BIG SANDY...THE DRY SANDY...AND THE LITTLE BLUE ARE THE MOST LIKELY RIVER BASINS TO SEE FLOODING OVERNIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. LAT...LON 4017 9776 4004 9760 4040 9704 4059 9729 $$ NELSON
1 follow-up statement
000 WGUS73 KGID 230524 FFSGID NEC059-169-230600- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1223 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2004 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR FILLMORE AND THAYER COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...HOWEVER THE THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING HAS ENDED. LAT...LON 4068 9782 4004 9777 4002 9739 4067 9741 $$
What 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 May 22, 2:18 PM CDT, 8 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 2:18 PM CDT, 8 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 218 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT GIVEN ITS A HANDFUL BY ITSELF. FOREMOST CONCERN REMAINS RELEGATED TO EJECTION OF STRONG UPR TROF OUT OF THE ROCKIES. IMMEDIATE SVR THREAT TIED TO INCREASING LL WAA OVR WARM FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MERGER WHICH IS SLOWLY MIXING NWD THROUGH TIME AND ALG A BLUE HILL TO SYRACUSE LINE. HIGH CLD SHIELD THINNING THROUGH TIME BUT HAD RETARDED DESTABILIZATION SOMEWHAT THROUGH THE MORNING AND LOOKS TO HOLD OFF INITIATION ALG BOUNDARY UNTIL 22-23Z TIME FRAME. INCREASING MID LVL FLW IN ASSOCN/W EJECTING UPR TROF AND ADVTN OF STEEP EML OVRTOP DEEP LL MSTR PLUME HIGHLITE TOR POTENTIAL ESP WITHIN ENHANCED BACKED LL CHANNEL N OF BOUNDARY AND EPS NE OF DVLPG TRIPLE POINT INTERSECTION TOWARD 00Z. SIGNIFICANT TOR POTENTIAL A REAL RISK AND LOOKING TO BE ALG A BLUE HILL TO YORK LINE THROUGH 02/03Z. AFT THAT...INCOMING COLD FRONT AND DEEPENING SYSTEM PROMISE HEALTHY DOSE OF RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY I-80 CORRIDOR AND NORTH. COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN GIVEN SIG MSTR FLUX AND FORCING BUT MOVEMENT LOOKS QUICK ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE FFA. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...UPPER SYSTEM TO PUSH THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL CLEAR THINGS OUT FOR SUNDAY AND SHOULD CALM THINGS DOWN. SOUTHWEST FLOW TO CONTINUE INTO MIDWEEK AND WILL KEEP VERY SMALL CHANCES FOR PRECIP IN THE AREA. TIMING AND STRENGTH OF WAVES IN FLOW UNCERTAIN. WILL CONTINUE LOW POPS MONDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY. WEAK RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE ROCKIES DURING MIDWEEK AS NEXT SYSTEM TRIES TO ORGANIZE ON WEST COAST. MODELS ARE TRYING TO GET HANDLE ON NEXT SYSTEM. MODELS TEND TO SLOW THE SYSTEM DOWN. WILL HOLD OFF ON ADDING PRECIP AT THIS TIME BUT WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM GIVEN THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. KS...NONE. && EFFECTIVE JUNE 8 2004 THIS PRODUCT WILL HAVE THE ID CHANGED FROM OMAAFDGRI...TO OMAAFDGID. FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/PUBLIC/WMOHEADERS/CRPHASE1.HTM T/KISNER
Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 8:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 832 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-231200- ADAMS-BUFFALO-CLAY-DAWSON-FILLMORE-FRANKLIN-FURNAS-GOSPER-GREELEY- HALL-HAMILTON-HARLAN-HOWARD-KEARNEY-MERRICK-NANCE-NUCKOLLS-PHELPS- POLK-SHERMAN-THAYER-VALLEY-WEBSTER-YORK- 832 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNTIL 11 PM... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE TO POSSIBLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA NORTH OF A CAMBRIDGE TO HEBRON LINE THROUGH THIS EVENING. GOLFBALL OR LARGER HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AND A FEW STRONG TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE QUICKLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THESE DAYS WILL BE FURTHER MONITORED FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL... HOWEVER AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS MINIMAL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6. KSZ005>007-017>019-231200- JEWELL-MITCHELL-OSBORNE-PHILLIPS-ROOKS-SMITH- 832 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL 11 PM... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL EXIST EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 WITH HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS OF 70 MPH AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. THESE DAYS WILL BE FURTHER MONITORED FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL... HOWEVER AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK IS MINIMAL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. AWJ
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 8:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
856 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0855 PM TORNADO 10 WSW CHESTER 39.95N 97.79W
05/22/2004 REPUBLIC KS STORM CHASER
&&
NWSLocal storm report, May 22, 9:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
909 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 PM DOWNBURST 5 NW CHESTER 40.06N 97.68W
05/22/2004 THAYER NE STORM CHASER
&&
NWSLocal storm report, May 22, 9:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT ... CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
911 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM HAIL 9 N CARLETON 40.43N 97.67W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH FILLMORE NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NWSLocal storm report, May 22, 9:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
916 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0907 PM TORNADO 5 N BYRON 40.08N 97.77W
05/22/2004 THAYER NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0913 PM HAIL 1 S HEBRON 40.15N 97.59W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH THAYER NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NWSLocal storm report, May 22, 9:35 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
935 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0934 PM HAIL HEBRON 40.17N 97.59W
05/22/2004 2.00 INCH THAYER NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
NWSLocal storm report, May 22, 10:12 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1012 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 PM HAIL 5 E HARDY 40.01N 97.83W
05/22/2004 1.75 INCH NUCKOLLS NE STORM CHASER
&&
NWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Webster | 43 min |
| May 22, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Dawson, Gosper, York | 64 min |
| May 22, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Fillmore | 17 min |
| May 22, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Thayer | 16 min |
| May 22, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | York | 59 min |
| May 22, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Nuckolls | 58 min |
| May 22, 7:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Dawson | 57 min |
| May 22, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Valley | 55 min |
| May 22, 7:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Polk | 44 min |
| May 22, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Phelps | 58 min |
| May 22, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton | 42 min |
| May 22, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore | 67 min |
| May 22, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Sherman | 66 min |
| May 22, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Polk | 49 min |
| May 22, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Thayer | 61 min |
| May 22, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | York | 58 min |
| May 22, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Thayer | 56 min |
| May 22, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hall, Howard | 53 min |
| May 22, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo | 25 min |
| May 22, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Fillmore | 36 min |
| May 22, 9:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Fillmore | 6 hr |
| May 22, 9:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Thayer | 53 min |
| May 22, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Fillmore | 66 min |
| May 22, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 30 min |
| May 22, 10:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Thayer | 49 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.