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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Hastings, NE

May 22, 2008Rooks County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2008, 9:45 PM CDT for Rooks County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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 22, 2008, 9:45 PM CDT (02:45 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2008, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Rooks County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 22, 9:55 PM CDTFUNNEL CLOUDWebster State Park, KS

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 1:52 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC10 hr
May 22, 9:11 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 192 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2008-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2192 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2008-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 285 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2192 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
313 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
17.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KGID 230246
TORGID
KSC163-230315-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0009.080523T0245Z-080523T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
945 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN ROOKS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 942 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NORTH  
  OF PALCO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 32 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STOCKTON BY 1005 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 3947 9960 3956 9939 3956 9922 3945 9921
      3924 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 228DEG 28KT 3939 9947

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KGID 230256
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
956 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

KSC163-230315-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080523T0315Z/
ROOKS KS-
956 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ROOKS COUNTY...

AT 951 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WEBSTER STATE
PARK...OR 19 MILES EAST OF HILL CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STOCKTON BY 1005 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 3947 9960 3956 9939 3956 9922 3945 9921
      3924 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 211DEG 29KT 3943 9946

$$
000 
WWUS53 KGID 230315
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1014 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

NEC001-019-047-061-099-137-181-230330-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080523T0330Z/
BUFFALO NE-DAWSON NE-ADAMS NE-KEARNEY NE-PHELPS NE-FRANKLIN NE-
WEBSTER NE-
1014 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...
NORTHEASTERN PHELPS...KEARNEY...SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS...EASTERN DAWSON
AND BUFFALO COUNTIES...

AT 1013 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM AMHERST
TO GIBBON TO HOLSTEIN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES
NORTHWEST OF KEARNEY TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEARNEY TO 20 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HASTINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HOLSTEIN BY 1020 PM CDT
  POOLE AND PLEASANTON BY 1030 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 247 AND 291.

DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WERE REPORTED 3 MILES EAST OF ELM CREEK 
AT 1011 PM WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE 
SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS

LAT...LON 4024 9897 4056 9918 4066 9959 4106 9945
      4106 9926 4097 9884 4036 9860
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 226DEG 30KT 4088 9930 4078 9888
          4043 9871

$$

AWJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 7:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips48 min
May 22, 8:39 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips, Smith51 min
May 22, 8:43 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips47 min
May 22, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips44 min
May 22, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Smith44 min
May 22, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks47 min
May 22, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks, Smith29 min
May 22, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDSmith52 min
May 22, 9:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDPhillips4 hr
May 22, 10:16 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks29 min
May 22, 10:25 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks35 min
May 22, 10:42 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips33 min
May 22, 10:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDSmith4 hr
May 22, 11:13 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips, Smith32 min
May 22, 11:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDRooks4 hr
May 22, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDSmith29 min
May 23, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks, Smith23 min
May 23, 12:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Smith37 min
May 23, 12:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGIDSmith6 hr
May 23, 12:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks6 hr
May 23, 1:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningGIDPhillips7 hr
May 23, 3:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningGIDRooks14 hr
May 23, 4:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith24 hr
May 23, 5:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Phillips, Rooks25 min
May 23, 5:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith44 min
May 23, 6:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks, Smith6 hr
May 23, 7:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDRooks27 min
May 23, 8:38 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne4 hr
May 23, 10:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Osborne, Smith46 min
May 23, 12:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks, Smith57 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.