Alert archive / Kansas / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 29, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2008, 6:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 46 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 29, 2008, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Smith County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 63 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 791 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KGID 292344 TORGID KSC089-123-141-183-300030- /O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0029.080529T2344Z-080530T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 644 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN JEWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS NORTHERN OSBORNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CEDAR...OR 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 48 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GAYLORD AND ATHOL BY 650 PM CDT HARLAN AND PORTIS BY 655 PM CDT SMITH CENTER AND DOWNS BY 700 PM CDT BELLAIRE BY 705 PM CDT LEBANON BY 715 PM CDT ESBON AND IONIA BY 720 PM CDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 4000 9831 3958 9816 3941 9903 3982 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 236DEG 42KT 3962 9894 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KGID 292352 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 652 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 KSC089-123-141-183-300030- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080530T0030Z/ SMITH KS-JEWELL KS-OSBORNE KS-MITCHELL KS- 652 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...NORTHERN OSBORNE...WESTERN JEWELL AND SMITH COUNTIES... AT 649 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR...OR 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HARLAN AND PORTIS BY 700 PM CDT SMITH CENTER BY 705 PM CDT BELLAIRE BY 715 PM CDT LEBANON BY 720 PM CDT ESBON AND IONIA BY 725 PM CDT BURR OAK BY 730 PM CDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4000 9831 3958 9816 3941 9903 3982 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 239DEG 39KT 3962 9889 $$
000
WWUS53 KGID 300010
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
709 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
KSC147-163-300030-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080530T0030Z/
PHILLIPS KS-ROOKS KS-
709 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR ROOKS AND
SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
AT 706 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ZURICH...OR 22
MILES EAST OF HILL CITY...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PLAINVILLE BY 715 PM CDT
STOCKTON AND CODELL BY 725 PM CDT
WOODSTON AND GLADE BY 730 PM CDT
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 70 MPH WINDS
HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PALCO.
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 3955 9961 3956 9962 3961 9962 3978 9907
3957 9906 3956 9904 3915 9904 3914 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 253DEG 36KT 3927 9942
$$000 WWUS53 KGID 300018 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 718 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 KSC089-123-141-183-300030- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080530T0030Z/ SMITH KS-JEWELL KS-OSBORNE KS-MITCHELL KS- 718 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...NORTHERN OSBORNE...WESTERN JEWELL AND SMITH COUNTIES... AT 715 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF HARLAN...OR 33 MILES NORTHWEST OF BELOIT...MOVING EAST AT 34 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LEBANON AND ESBON BY 730 PM CDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4000 9831 3958 9816 3941 9903 3982 9904 TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 251DEG 29KT 3968 9863 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 24 hr |
| May 29, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 44 min |
| May 29, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 51 min |
| May 29, 6:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 6 hr |
| May 29, 6:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 6 hr |
| May 29, 6:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Osborne, Smith | 6 hr |
| May 29, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 43 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.