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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Hastings, NE

May 23, 2008Dawson County, Gosper County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2008, 3:38 PM CDT for Dawson County, Gosper County, Nebraska. It was in force for 67 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, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2008, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Dawson County, NE, Gosper 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 23, 2:15 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 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.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 23, 11:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 11:49 AM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 2:54 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 1:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 1:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
136 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

NEZ047-048-062-063-075-231900-
ADAMS-HALL-HAMILTON-HOWARD-MERRICK-
136 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

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

  SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  SOUTHWESTERN MERRICK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NORTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  EASTERN HALL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND.
  WEST CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

AT 133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF
ALDA TO DONIPHAN TO HANSEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  DONIPHAN BY 145 PM CDT
  ST. LIBORY BY 155 PM CDT
  PHILLIPS BY 200 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 306 AND 324.

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.

Special weather statement, May 23, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
230 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

NEZ040-041-047>049-063-064-232000-
GREELEY-HAMILTON-HOWARD-MERRICK-NANCE-POLK-YORK-
230 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

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

  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NORTHERN MERRICK COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NANCE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  POLK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NORTHERN YORK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

AT 226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PALMER TO CENTRAL
CITY TO HORDVILLE TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARQUETTE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 38 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  POLK BY 235 PM CDT
  POLK BY 240 PM CDT
  FULLERTON BY 245 PM CDT
  BENEDICT BY 255 PM CDT
  OSCEOLA BY 300 PM 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.

Special weather statement, May 23, 3:15 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
315 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

NEZ060-072-232045-
DAWSON-GOSPER-
315 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

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

  SOUTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NORTH CENTRAL GOSPER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

AT 311 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF STOCKVILLE...OR 28 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 31 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FARNAM BY 325 PM CDT
  COZAD BY 345 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 210 AND 233.

QUARTER SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN GOSPER AND SOUTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...SHOULD
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED IF THE
STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF SEVERE WEATHER
THREATENS.

Local storm report, May 23, 3:27 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
327 PM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008

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

0255 PM     HAIL             HASTINGS                40.59N 98.39W
05/23/2008  E0.75 INCH       ADAMS              NE   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT AT 26TH AND BLAINE

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LEW

Special weather statement, May 23, 3:30 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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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, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Webster	37 min
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, 3:48 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

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.