Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Hastings, NE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
431 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

.DISCUSSION...SEVERE WEATHER LATE NIGHT...ON GOING...AND INTO
THE SUNDAY THE MAIN ISSUE.

LIMITED TIME FOR MUCH TO SAY. OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY
WITH SHEAR PROFILES IN GREAT SHAPE. WILL HIT ALL PUBLIC PRODUCTS
HARD WITH SIGNIFICANT SEVERE RISK TODAY.

WIND ADVISORY POSTED FOR TODAY...AS SOUTHEAST CRANK THIS
AFTERNOON. TIGHT GRADIENT ENOUGH TO OVERCOME CLOUD COVER ISSUES
TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE NOTED...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

HYRDO-WISE...PUSHED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A
REPEAT SCENARIO SATURDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES OF
RAIN WILL FALL IN SOME SPOTS.

SUNDAY LOOKING ROUND 3 AS UPPER TROUGH INCHES SLOWLY EAST. COULD
SET UP FOR A SIGNIFICANT SQUALL LINE TYPE EVENT LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NO CHANGES TO BEYOND. GOTTA GO.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR NEZ039>041-046>049-
     060>064-072>077-082>087.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
     NEZ060>064-072>077-082>087.

KS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
     KSZ005>007-017>019.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
531 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
061200-
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-
531 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS
OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDES LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
BASEBALLS...WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH...AND TORNADOES. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG...LONGER TRACK TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 3 PM AND 11 PM TODAY.

IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL
AGGRAVATE CONDITIONS IN ALREADY FLOODED AREAS...AND MAY RESULT IN
FLASH FLOODING ELSEWHERE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS POSTED FOR ALL OF
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

FINALLY...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE NOTED LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS POSTED
FOR AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ALONG AND SOUTH OF STATE
HIGHWAY 92...AND FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS FROM NOON THROUGH
7 PM TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND MAY BE SEVERE. THE MAIN HAZARD EARLY
SUNDAY WILL BE LARGE HAIL.

LATER IN THE DAY...YET ONE MORE ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. THIS TIME...A SQUALL LINE MAY EVENTUALLY EVOLVE LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND ROLL ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING. THE
RISK FOR HIGH WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FLOODING RAINS...AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES IS FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. THE RISK IS HIGHER FOR AREAS
ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281.

THERE ARE INTERMITTENT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER THE REST OF THE WEEK IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SPOTTER
GROUPS SHOULD EXPECT SEVERAL SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES THROUGH
TONIGHT...AND BE ALERT TO THE NEED FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT.

SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED AGAIN ON SUNDAY IN MANY AREAS.

&&

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
328 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

NEZ062-050900-
HALL-
328 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR WESTERN HALL COUNTY...

AT 324 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GIBBON...OR 14 MILES EAST OF KEARNEY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WOOD RIVER BY 340 AM CDT
  ALDA BY 350 AM CDT
  CAIRO BY 355 AM CDT

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

THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

AWJ

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
347 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSZ006-017-018-050930-
OSBORNE-ROOKS-SMITH-
347 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR OSBORNE...ROOKS AND SMITH COUNTIES.

AT 344 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOODSTON...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PHILLIPSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CEDAR BY 405 AM CDT
  GAYLORD BY 410 AM CDT
  KENSINGTON BY 415 AM CDT
  ATHOL BY 420 AM CDT
  SMITH CENTER BY 425 AM CDT

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

THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

KB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
407 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

KSZ005-006-017-018-051000-
OSBORNE-PHILLIPS-ROOKS-SMITH-
407 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT FOR OSBORNE...PHILLIPS...ROOKS AND SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 403 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF WOODSTON...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF PHILLIPSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KIRWIN BY 415 AM CDT
  CEDAR BY 420 AM CDT
  GAYLORD BY 425 AM CDT
  KENSINGTON BY 430 AM CDT
  ATHOL BY 435 AM CDT

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

THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE.

KB

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