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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Hastings, NE

August 22, 2007Fillmore County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2007, 6:42 PM CDT for Fillmore County, Nebraska. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2007, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2007, 7:02 PM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Fillmore County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 22, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2007-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1071 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2007-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1071 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-277 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1229 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 22, 6:35 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 6:35 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 11:56 AM CDT, 6 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1156 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
231200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
1156 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS AND 70 MPH WINDS THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO
INCHES MAY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE CONTINUED CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

WESELY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 22, 6:03 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
603 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

NEZ074-084-222330-
FRANKLIN-KEARNEY-
603 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN AND KEARNEY COUNTIES...

AT 558 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HILDRETH...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HOLDREGE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  AXTELL BY 615 PM CDT
  UPLAND BY 620 PM CDT
  MINDEN BY 630 PM CDT

PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE EVENT THESE STORMS INTENSIFY AND
BECOME SEVERE, OR A WARNING IS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

WESELY
Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:10 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
610 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 ESE CLAY CENTER       40.49N 97.95W
08/22/2007                   CLAY               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            60-70 MPH WIND GUSTS. TREE BRANCHES 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER
            BLOWN DOWN.

&&

NWS
Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:15 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
615 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0555 PM     TSTM WND GST     DEWEESE                 40.35N 98.14W
08/22/2007  E60 MPH          CLAY               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

0557 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 ESE CLAY CENTER       40.49N 97.95W
08/22/2007  E60 MPH          CLAY               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

NWS
Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:17 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
617 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     SHICKLEY                40.42N 97.72W
08/22/2007                   FILLMORE           NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

NWS
Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:18 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGreeley, Howard36 min
Aug 21, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson65 min
Aug 21, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGreeley, Valley58 min
Aug 21, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGosper55 min
Aug 21, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGosper61 min
Aug 21, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson42 min
Aug 22, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDValley32 min
Aug 22, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Hall, Howard, Sherman45 min
Aug 22, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas, Gosper45 min
Aug 22, 4:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo42 min
Aug 22, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams41 min
Aug 22, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas, Gosper35 min
Aug 22, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHall50 min
Aug 22, 5:05 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDAdams, Clay25 min
Aug 22, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHamilton64 min
Aug 22, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhelps61 min
Aug 22, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas, Harlan50 min
Aug 22, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay47 min
Aug 22, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDClay35 min
Aug 22, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDClay37 min
Aug 22, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFillmore44 min
Aug 22, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDNuckolls, Thayer54 min
Aug 22, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHamilton, York51 min
Aug 22, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Kearney46 min
Aug 22, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFillmore28 min
Aug 22, 6:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Webster27 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

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.