Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 21, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 7, 2005, 7:02 PM CDT for Merrick County, Nance County, Nebraska. It was in force for 58 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
- May 7, 2005, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2005, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1942 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KGID 080003 TORGID NEC121-125-080100- /O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0021.050508T0002Z-050508T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 702 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MERRICK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA NANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 659 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PALMER...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... PALMER AT 720 PM CDT... ARCHER AT 725 PM CDT... FULLERTON AT 750 PM CDT... PEOPLE IN NANCE AND MERRICK COUNTIES SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT IMMEDIATELY AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4147 9828 4093 9824 4130 9767 4152 9773 $$ CARMEL/NELSON
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KGID 080019 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 718 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 NEC121-125-080100- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050508T0100Z/ NANCE NE-MERRICK NE- 718 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR MERRICK AND NANCE COUNTIES... AT 715 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TWO INCH DIAMETER HAIL. THE HAIL WAS REPORTED 2 MILES WEST OF PALMER...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PALMER AT 720 PM CDT... CLARKS AT 740 PM CDT... FULLERTON AT 750 PM CDT... BELGRADE AT 755 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 4147 9828 4093 9824 4130 9767 4152 9773 $$ CARMEL/NELSON
000 WWUS53 KGID 080029 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 729 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 NEC121-125-080100- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050508T0100Z/ NANCE NE-MERRICK NE- 729 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR MERRICK AND NANCE COUNTIES... AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF PALMER...OR ABOUT 24 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PALMER AT 730 PM CDT... CENTRAL CITY AT 735 PM CDT... BELGRADE AT 800 PM CDT... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4147 9828 4093 9824 4130 9767 4152 9773 $$ CARMEL/NELSON
000 WWUS53 KGID 080030 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 730 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 NEC121-125-080100- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050508T0100Z/ NANCE NE-MERRICK NE- 730 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR MERRICK AND NANCE COUNTIES... AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF PALMER...OR ABOUT 24 MILES NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BELGRADE AT 750 PM CDT... IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4147 9828 4093 9824 4130 9767 4152 9773 $$ CARMEL/NELSON
000
WWUS53 KGID 080047
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
746 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005
NEC121-080056-
/O.CAN.KGID.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050508T0100Z/
MERRICK NE-
746 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MERRICK COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4071 9872 4104 9872 4104 9829 4100 9829
4099 9827 4071 9828
$$
NEC125-080100-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050508T0100Z/
NANCE NE-
746 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NANCE COUNTY...
AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BELGRADE...OR ABOUT 32 MILES NORTH OF GRAND
ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
BELGRADE AT 800 PM CDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4147 9829 4134 9828 4127 9827 4131 9771
4152 9771
$$
CARMEL/NELSON000
WWUS53 KGID 080057
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
756 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005
NEC125-080106-
/O.EXP.KGID.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050508T0100Z/
NANCE NE-
756 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NANCE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 800 PM CDT...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR A STORM MOVING OUT
OF HOWARD COUNTY.
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS
IT MOVES THROUGH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4147 9829 4134 9828 4127 9827 4131 9771
4152 9771
$$
CARMEL/NELSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Howard | 56 min |
| May 7, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nance | 28 min |
| May 7, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard | 55 min |
| May 7, 8:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Sherman | 39 min |
| May 7, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard | 67 min |
| May 7, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Howard | 46 min |
| May 7, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo | 46 min |
| May 7, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Howard, Merrick, Nance | 68 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.