Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2004
Tornado Warning 57, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2004, 8:27 PM CDT for Phillips County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 10, 2004, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2004, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Phillips County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 8:46 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 E Agra, KS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 2590 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1541 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 12.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
873
WFUS53 KGID 110127
TORGID
KSC147-110215-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
827 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
* UNTIL 915 PM CDT
* AT 825 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GLADE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PHILLIPSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
KIRWIN AROUND 835 PM CDT...
AGRA AROUND 845 PM CDT...
LAT...LON 3965 9941 3975 9934 3998 9919 3999 9918
3999 9907 3971 9907 3961 9918 3957 9920
3956 9923
$$
FAYWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 10, 2:21 PM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 2:21 PM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 221 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. FOCUS IS ON CONVECTION AND SEVERE POTENTIAL TONIGHT. 18Z SFC ANALYSIS PLACED BROACH SURFACE TROF IN THE HIGH PLAINS..WITH SFC LOW BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST COLORADO. WARM FRONT EXTENDED NORTH OF OUR CWA ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA...WITH DRY LINE IN EASTERN COLORADO. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY/MORNING UPPER AIR SHOWED UPPER TROF IN THE CENTRAL ROCKIES WITH 90KT JET ROUNDING BASE OF TROF. PROGRESSION OF UPPER TROF AND SFC CYCLOGENESIS HAS SLOWED...THEREBY DELAYING CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL FOR OUR CWA TO GENERALLY AFTER 00Z THIS EVENING. SFC LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN IN NORTHEAST CO WITH HGHT FALLS OF 1-2MB. AFTERNOON CONVECTION SHOULD INITIATE NORTH OF OUR CWA AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TO OUR WEST ALONG THE DRY LINE AND COOL FRONT. UPPER TROF MOVES ONTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT WITH SFC LOW LIFTING EAST ACROSS OUR CWA TONIGHT. INDIVIDUAL STORMS WHICH DEVELOP TO THE WEST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST 20- 25 MPH...WHILE THE ENTIRE AREA MOVES EAST ACROSS NEB/KS AS THE UPPER LOW ADVANCES. SFC BASED CAPES PROGGED AROUND 2500 J/KG WITH LITTLE INHIBITION...AND INCREASING SHEAR THIS EVENING WITH APPROACHING SYS. SVR POTENTIAL REMAINS WITH FURTHER DETAILS PROVIDED IN SPC SWODY1 DISCUSSION. POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO A HAZARD WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND AN INCH AND A HALF...AND HIGH DPS AT THE SFC AND H85. FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CWA TONIGHT WITH DRY CONDITIONS FORECAST FRIDAY...WHILE UPPER LOW LIFTS FARTHER INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH ON SATURDAY AS A WARM FRONT... BRINGING A RETURN CHANCE FOR TSTM DEVELOPMENT WHILE MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE CROSSES THE CENTRAL PLAINS. BY SUNDAY...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY BE STALLED ACROSS OUR CWA...BUT THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE REALISTIC DEPENDING ON CONVECTION SATURDAY NIGHT. ATTM...HAVE LEFT SUNDAY FORECAST DRY FOR NOW AND BOUNDARY PLACEMENT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED. .LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MINOR CHANGES MADE TO EXTENDED FORECAST WITH MEDIUM AND LONG RANGE MODELS IN OVERALL AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO EVOLUTION OF UPPER AND SFC PATTERN...THOUGH AS ALWAYS...THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS. GENERAL IDEA IS FOR QUASI-ZONAL/LOW AMPLITUDE NW FLOW TO PREVAIL FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF WEEK ACROSS THE NRN CONUS...WHILE RISING HEIGHTS/UPPER RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER THE DESERT SW/TX PANHANDLE. 12Z GFS HAS TRENDED TOWARD THE ECMWF IN DEPICTING A MORE AMPLIFIED NRN STREAM...WITH INITIAL RESULT A STRONGER S/W TROF KICKED EAST FROM GOAK LOW SUN-MON...AND A SFC LOW POSITION MON AM OVER SW NE/NW KS VS TX/OK PANHANDLES. 12Z GFS ALSO QUICKER W/ FROPA...MON AFT VS MON EVE. TRACK/TIMING DIFFERENCES ASIDE...ENUF CONSENSUS TO INCLUDE AT LEAST A SLGT MENTION MON AFT/NIGHT...THOUGH 12Z SOLUTION CERTAINLY OF MORE INTEREST IN TERMS OF SVR POTENTIAL. REMAINDER OF FORECAST TO REMAIN DRY FOR NOW W/ HEIGHTS RISING TUE THRU WED IN WAKE OF S/W TROF PASSAGE...AND INCREASING MDL DIVERGENCE AND LOWER CONFIDENCE IN ANY PARTICULAR SOLUTION THEREAFTER. TEMPS LOOK TO REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...AND FOLLOWED TRENDS SUGGESTED BY 12Z GFS/00Z ECMWF. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. KS...NONE. && FAY/VII
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 640 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004 NEZ041-048-049-062>064-075>077-086-087-111200- ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-HALL-HAMILTON-MERRICK-NANCE-NUCKOLLS-POLK-THAYER- YORK- 640 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN NEBRASKA WILL PUSH EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AFTER 9 PM. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS WINDS BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM. AS THE STORMS SHIFT EAST...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH MAY ALSO FALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS KANSAS. ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ON MONDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL OF THESE STORMS WILL BE MONITORED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH 1 AM ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION ON SHORT NOTICE. && FOR MORE INFORMATION...LOG ONTO THE HASTINGS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB-PAGE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GID NEZ039-040-046-047-111200- GREELEY-HOWARD-SHERMAN-VALLEY- 640 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 PM... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEBRASKA SAND HILLS WILL MOVE EAST AND ENTER THE REGION AFTER 730 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. STORM MOTION WILL BE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ORGANIZE AND MOVE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. SOME AREAS COULD SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS KANSAS. ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ON MONDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL OF THESE STORMS WILL BE MONITORED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH 11 PM ACROSS THE AREA. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION ON SHORT NOTICE. && FOR MORE INFORMATION...LOG ONTO THE HASTINGS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB-PAGE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GID KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>074-082>085-111200- BUFFALO-DAWSON-FRANKLIN-FURNAS-GOSPER-HARLAN-JEWELL-KEARNEY-MITCHELL- OSBORNE-PHELPS-PHILLIPS-ROOKS-SMITH-WEBSTER- 640 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10 PM... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THERE IS HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. STORMS MOTION WILL BE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL ORGANIZE AND MOVE EAST OF THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS KANSAS. ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ON MONDAY. THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL OF THESE STORMS WILL BE MONITORED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH 10 PM ACROSS THE AREA. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION ON SHORT NOTICE. && FOR MORE INFORMATION...LOG ONTO THE HASTINGS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB-PAGE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GID NOAA/NWS/MORITZ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 524 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>074-082>085-102315- BUFFALO-DAWSON-FRANKLIN-FURNAS-GOSPER-HARLAN-JEWELL-KEARNEY-MITCHELL- OSBORNE-PHELPS-PHILLIPS-ROOKS-SMITH-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELOIT...HOLDREGE...KEARNEY...LEXINGTON... MINDEN...PHILLIPSBURG 524 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004 ...TORNADO WATCH INFORMATION FOLLOWS... THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ARE INCLUDED IN TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 428 UNTIL 10 PM. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... DAWSON BUFFALO GOSPER PHELPS KEARNEY WEBSTER FURNAS HARLAN FRANKLIN IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... PHILLIPS SMITH JEWELL ROOKS OSBORNE MITCHELL ONCE AGAIN...ALL OF THESE COUNTIES LISTED ARE IN A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10 PM. NOAA/NWS/MORITZ
Local storm report, Jun 10, 7:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
723 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0720 PM HAIL 1 N WILSONVILLE 40.13N 100.11W
06/10/2004 1.75 INCH FURNAS NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0720 PM HAIL 2 S CAMBRIDGE 40.25N 100.17W
06/10/2004 1.00 INCH FURNAS NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
NOAA/NWS/MORITZLocal storm report, Jun 10, 8:22 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
822 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0813 PM HAIL 3 W PHILLIPSBURG 39.75N 99.38W
06/10/2004 1.75 INCH PHILLIPS KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NELSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips | 66 min |
| Jun 10, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Smith | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Smith | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Smith | 67 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.