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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Hastings, NE

May 23, 2008Webster County, Nebraska; Jewell County, Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2008, 12:08 AM CDT for Webster County, Nebraska; Jewell County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 37 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: May 23, 2008, 12:08 AM CDT (05:08 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2008, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jewell County, KS, Smith County, KS, Webster County, NE

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 22, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

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.

Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 10:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 10:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 10:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1038 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

1037 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 NW STOCKTON           39.48N 99.32W
05/22/2008                   ROOKS              KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

KISNER

Local storm report, May 22, 11:29 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1129 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

1122 PM     HAIL             10 E PHILLIPSBURG       39.75N 99.13W
05/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       PHILLIPS           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KISNER

Local storm report, May 22, 11:30 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1130 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

0645 PM     HAIL             1 E CAMBRIDGE           40.28N 100.15W
05/22/2008  M1.75 INCH       FURNAS             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            LASTED FOR 5 MINUTES

0820 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W LOGAN               39.66N 99.60W
05/22/2008  E60.00 MPH       PHILLIPS           KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

0837 PM     HAIL             2 W PRAIRIE VIEW        39.83N 99.61W
05/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       PHILLIPS           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0905 PM     HAIL             5 S ORLEANS             40.06N 99.45W
05/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       HARLAN             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0908 PM     HAIL             3 E WOODRUFF            39.99N 99.37W
05/22/2008  M1.00 INCH       PHILLIPS           KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

0916 PM     HEAVY RAIN       COZAD                   40.86N 99.99W
05/22/2008  M1.56 INCH       DAWSON             NE   AMATEUR RADIO

            IN PAST 45 MINUTES

0920 PM     HAIL             HUNTLEY                 40.21N 99.29W
05/22/2008  M1.50 INCH       HARLAN             NE   PUBLIC

0923 PM     HAIL             2 N REPUBLICAN CITY     40.13N 99.22W
05/22/2008  E1.75 INCH       HARLAN             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0925 PM     HAIL             4 W RAGAN               40.31N 99.37W
05/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       HARLAN             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0928 PM     HAIL             6 W PHILLIPSBURG        39.75N 99.43W
05/22/2008  E1.75 INCH       PHILLIPS           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0933 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S HOLDREGE            40.41N 99.38W
05/22/2008                   PHELPS             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF DAMAGE AND PIPE BLOWN AROUND

0935 PM     TORNADO          1 N PALCO               39.27N 99.56W
05/22/2008                   ROOKS              KS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 5 MINUTES

0939 PM     HAIL             WEBSTER STATE PARK      39.40N 99.45W
05/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       ROOKS              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0940 PM     HAIL             1 S WILCOX              40.35N 99.17W
05/22/2008  E1.75 INCH       KEARNEY            NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0941 PM     HAIL             WILCOX                  40.36N 99.17W
05/22/2008  M1.75 INCH       KEARNEY            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0947 PM     HAIL             FUNK                    40.46N 99.25W
05/22/2008  E1.75 INCH       PHELPS             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

0949 PM     HAIL             2 W AXTELL              40.48N 99.17W
05/22/2008  M1.75 INCH       KEARNEY            NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

0955 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     WEBSTER STATE PARK      39.40N 99.45W
05/22/2008                   ROOKS              KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0959 PM     HAIL             MINDEN                  40.50N 98.95W
05/22/2008  E1.75 INCH       KEARNEY            NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ACCOMPANIED WITH 50 TO 55 MPH WINDS.

0959 PM     HAIL             MINDEN                  40.50N 98.95W
05/22/2008  E0.75 INCH       KEARNEY            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

1010 PM     HAIL             1 S KEARNEY             40.69N 99.08W
05/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       BUFFALO            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WITH 45 MPH WINDS

1011 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E ELM CREEK           40.72N 99.32W
05/22/2008  E60.00 MPH       BUFFALO            NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

1037 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 NW STOCKTON           39.48N 99.32W
05/22/2008                   ROOKS              KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

1122 PM     HAIL             10 E PHILLIPSBURG       39.75N 99.13W
05/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       PHILLIPS           KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KISNER

Special weather statement, May 22, 11:32 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 11:34 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1134 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

NEZ041-048-049-064-230515-
MERRICK-NANCE-POLK-YORK-
1134 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

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

  NORTHEASTERN MERRICK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NORTHEASTERN NANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  POLK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NORTHEASTERN YORK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA

AT 1133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WOLBACH TO FULLERTON
TO BRADSHAW...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BENEDICT BY 1145 PM CDT
  STROMSBURG BY 1150 PM CDT
  THAYER BY 1155 PM CDT
  SHELBY BY 1205 AM CDT

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

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

AWJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Furnas, Harlan	48 min
May 22, 8:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Harlan	51 min
May 22, 8:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Dawson	3 hr
May 22, 8:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Furnas, Harlan	47 min
May 22, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Harlan	44 min
May 22, 8:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Furnas, Gosper	2 hr
May 22, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan and 2 more	38 min
May 22, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Harlan	44 min
May 22, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Harlan	29 min
May 22, 9:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Furnas, Harlan	3 hr
May 22, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Kearney, Phelps and 1 more	44 min
May 22, 9:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Franklin, Webster	52 min
May 22, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Hall, Hamilton, Kearney and 1 more	49 min
May 22, 10:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Franklin	4 hr
May 22, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Hall, Howard, Sherman, Valley	50 min
May 22, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, Webster	42 min
May 22, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton, Merrick, Webster	45 min
May 22, 11:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nance and 2 more	38 min
May 22, 11:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Webster	4 hr
May 23, 12:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Franklin, Webster	6 hr
May 23, 1:29 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Nuckolls	67 min
May 23, 4:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin and 18 more	24 hr
May 23, 6:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps	25 min
May 23, 6:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Franklin, Harlan, Webster	6 hr
May 23, 8:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Dawson, Gosper	6 hr
May 23, 9:39 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GID	Dawson	28 hr
May 23, 9:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Buffalo	6 hr
May 23, 9:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps	4 hr
May 23, 10:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Webster	46 min
May 23, 10:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Buffalo	4 hr
May 23, 12:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GID	Franklin, Furnas, Harlan, Webster	57 hr
May 23, 1:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Adams, Hall, Kearney	6 hr
May 23, 2:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	GID	Webster	67 hr
May 23, 2:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GID	Dawson	3 days
May 23, 3:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GID	Buffalo	4 days
May 23, 3:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Clay, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Polk	4 hr
May 23, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Dawson, Gosper	67 min
May 23, 3:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Dawson	3 hr
May 23, 4:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hall, Howard, Merrick	17 min
May 23, 5:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Hamilton, Polk, York	3 hr
May 23, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Polk, York	38 min
May 22, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	47 min
May 22, 9:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Rooks	30 min
May 22, 9:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Phillips	4 hr
May 22, 10:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	29 min
May 22, 10:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	35 min
May 22, 10:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips	33 min
May 22, 10:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Smith	4 hr
May 22, 11:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Phillips, Smith	32 min
May 22, 11:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Rooks	4 hr
May 22, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Smith	29 min
May 23, 12:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks, Smith	23 min
May 23, 12:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	6 hr
May 23, 1:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GID	Phillips	7 hr
May 23, 3:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	GID	Rooks	14 hr
May 23, 5:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne, Phillips, Rooks	25 min
May 23, 5:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith	44 min
May 23, 7:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Rooks	27 min
May 23, 8:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Mitchell, Osborne	4 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2008 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.