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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2008, 7:57 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Osborne County, Kansas. It was in force for 48 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2008, 7:57 PM CDT (00:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2008, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 8:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Cawker City, KS | |
| May 29, 8:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Downs, KS | |
| May 29, 8:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ssw Glen Elder, KS | |
| May 29, 8:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Glen Elder, KS | MULTIPLE TORNADOES BEING REPORTED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 1031 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -156 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2224 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KGID 300057
TORGID
KSC123-141-300145-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0035.080530T0057Z-080530T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
757 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BELOIT.
EASTERN OSBORNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
* UNTIL 845 PM CDT
* AT 755 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF OSBORNE...OR 36 MILES WEST OF BELOIT...MOVING EAST AT
44 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
OSBORNE BY 805 PM CDT
TIPTON...DOWNS AND HUNTER BY 815 PM CDT
CAWKER CITY AND VICTOR BY 825 PM CDT
GLEN ELDER BY 830 PM CDT
BELOIT BY 840 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 3915 9880 3955 9881 3955 9806 3921 9803
3921 9845 3920 9848 3917 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 249DEG 39KT 3933 9874
$$6 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KGID 300104
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
804 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
KSC123-141-300145-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080530T0145Z/
OSBORNE KS-MITCHELL KS-
804 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL
AND EASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES...
AT 800 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
OSBORNE...OR 33 MILES WEST OF BELOIT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TIPTON...DOWNS AND HUNTER BY 815 PM CDT
CAWKER CITY AND VICTOR BY 825 PM CDT
GLEN ELDER BY 830 PM CDT
BELOIT BY 845 PM CDT
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3915 9880 3955 9881 3955 9806 3921 9803
3921 9845 3920 9848 3917 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 249DEG 39KT 3936 9865
$$000
WWUS53 KGID 300117
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
817 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
KSC123-141-300145-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080530T0145Z/
OSBORNE KS-MITCHELL KS-
817 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL
AND EASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES...
AT 813 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TIPTON...OR 26 MILES WEST OF BELOIT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CAWKER CITY AND VICTOR BY 830 PM CDT
GLEN ELDER BY 835 PM CDT
BELOIT BY 845 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 3915 9880 3955 9881 3955 9806 3921 9803
3921 9845 3920 9848 3917 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 250DEG 39KT 3940 9854
$$000
WWUS53 KGID 300125
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
825 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
KSC123-141-300145-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080530T0145Z/
OSBORNE KS-MITCHELL KS-
825 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL
AND EASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES...
AT 822 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TIPTON...OR 22 MILES WEST OF BELOIT...MOVING
EAST AT 37 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CAWKER CITY AND HUNTER BY 830 PM CDT
GLEN ELDER AND VICTOR BY 840 PM CDT
BELOIT BY 845 PM CDT
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. OTHERWISE...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT
AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3915 9880 3955 9881 3955 9806 3921 9803
3921 9845 3920 9848 3917 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 267DEG 32KT 3937 9846
$$000
WWUS53 KGID 300126
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
826 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
KSC123-141-300145-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080530T0145Z/
OSBORNE KS-MITCHELL KS-
826 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL
AND EASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES...
AT 822 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TIPTON...OR 22 MILES WEST OF BELOIT...MOVING
EAST AT 37 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GLEN ELDER AND VICTOR BY 840 PM CDT
BELOIT BY 845 PM CDT
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
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 3915 9880 3955 9881 3955 9806 3921 9803
3921 9845 3920 9848 3917 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 267DEG 32KT 3938 9845
$$000
WWUS53 KGID 300133
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
833 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
KSC123-141-300145-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080530T0145Z/
OSBORNE KS-MITCHELL KS-
833 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL
AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES...
AT 831 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TIPTON...OR 19 MILES WEST OF BELOIT...MOVING
EAST AT 28 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GLEN ELDER AND VICTOR BY 845 PM CDT
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. OTHERWISE...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT
AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3923 9851 3954 9850 3955 9806 3921 9803
3921 9845 3920 9848 3919 9848 3919 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 257DEG 25KT 3941 9844
$$000
WWUS53 KGID 300138
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
838 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
KSC141-300148-
/O.CAN.KGID.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080530T0145Z/
OSBORNE KS-
838 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3935 9847 3953 9848 3955 9806 3931 9804
3928 9835 3931 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 256DEG 28KT 3942 9838
$$
KSC123-300145-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-080530T0145Z/
MITCHELL KS-
838 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL
COUNTY...
AT 835 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF CAWKER CITY...OR 16 MILES WEST
OF BELOIT...MOVING EAST AT 32 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GLEN ELDER BY 845 PM CDT
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3935 9847 3953 9848 3955 9806 3931 9804
3928 9835 3931 9843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 256DEG 28KT 3942 9838
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Osborne, Rooks | 51 min |
| May 29, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 49 min |
| May 29, 7:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Jewell, Smith | 46 min |
| May 29, 7:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Jewell | 6 hr |
| May 29, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell | 24 min |
| May 29, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Smith | 32 min |
| May 29, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 42 min |
| May 29, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Smith | 50 min |
| May 29, 8:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 6 hr |
| May 29, 8:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Phillips | 6 hr |
| May 29, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell | 47 min |
| May 29, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 51 min |
| May 29, 8:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Rooks | 19 hr |
| May 29, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Smith | 32 min |
| May 29, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Jewell | 32 min |
| May 29, 8:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Jewell, Smith | 28 min |
| May 29, 9:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Osborne, Rooks, Smith | 24 min |
| May 29, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Phillips, Smith | 45 min |
| May 29, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 45 min |
| May 29, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Smith | 42 min |
| May 29, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Jewell | 36 min |
| May 29, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell | 47 min |
| May 29, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks, Smith | 45 min |
| May 29, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell | 26 min |
| May 30, 12:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Osborne | 23 hr |
| May 30, 6:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Rooks | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.