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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Hastings, NE

May 2, 200820 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this wind advisory at May 2, 2008, 4:38 AM CDT for 20 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 2, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 2008, 4:38 AM CDT (09:38 UTC)
In effect from
May 2, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 3, 2008, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
All 26 counties

Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 168 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2008-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2008-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -67 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1081 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KGID 020938
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
438 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...STRONG WIND TODAY AND THIS EVENING...

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ060-072-073-082-083-021730-
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0011.080502T1500Z-080503T0600Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-HARLAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...LEXINGTON...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA
438 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT
SATURDAY. 

SUSTAINED WIND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH TODAY
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ039>041-046>048-061>063-074>076-084>086-021730-
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0011.080502T2200Z-080503T0600Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-
BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
NUCKOLLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...ORD...GREELEY...
FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON
438 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

HEINLEIN
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KGID 021729
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1229 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

KSZ007-019-NEZ039>041-046>048-061>063-074>076-084>086-030200-
/O.EXT.KGID.WI.Y.0011.080503T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-
BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
NUCKOLLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...ORD...GREELEY...
FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...KEARNEY...
GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON
1229 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

LOOK FOR NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD EASE BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KSZ005-006-017-018-NEZ060-072-073-082-083-030200-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-OSBORNE-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-HARLAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...LEXINGTON...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA
1229 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

LOOK FOR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH TO REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGID 022010
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
310 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

KSZ005-006-017-NEZ060-072-073-082-083-030500-
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-HARLAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...LEXINGTON...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA
310 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

LOOK FOR NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD EASE BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NEZ039>041-046>048-061>063-074-075-084-085-030500-
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.080503T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-
KEARNEY-ADAMS-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...GREELEY...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
310 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY. 

LOOK FOR NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD EASE BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NEZ049-030500-
/O.NEW.KGID.FZ.W.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSCEOLA
310 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON
SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

KSZ018-030500-
/O.NEW.KGID.FR.Y.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSBORNE
310 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

LOOK FOR NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD EASE BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF
THE FREEZING MARK WITH SOME PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE
ON SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ076-086-030500-
/O.NEW.KGID.FR.Y.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.080503T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-CLAY-NUCKOLLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...CLAY CENTER...
SUPERIOR...NELSON
310 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
CDT SATURDAY. 

LOOK FOR NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD EASE BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF
THE FREEZING MARK WITH SOME PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE BY AROUND
SUNRISE ON SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

NEZ064-077-087-030500-
/O.NEW.KGID.FR.Y.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
YORK-FILLMORE-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...GENEVA...HEBRON
310 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON
SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF THE FREEZING
MARK WITH SOME PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE BY AROUND SUNRISE ON SATURDAY.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGID 030130
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

KSZ005-006-017-NEZ060-072-073-082-083-030930-
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-DAWSON-GOSPER-PHELPS-FURNAS-HARLAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...LEXINGTON...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...
BEAVER CITY...ALMA
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO EASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NEZ039>041-046>048-061>063-074-075-084-085-030930-
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-
KEARNEY-ADAMS-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...GREELEY...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...
MINDEN...HASTINGS...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND SPEEDS
SHOULD EASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NEZ049-030930-
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSCEOLA
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY. 

CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON
SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

KSZ018-030930-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGID.FR.Y.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
OSBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSBORNE
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. A
FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND SPEEDS
WILL EASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO WITHIN A FEW DEGREES
OF THE FREEZING MARK WITH SOME PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE AROUND
SUNRISE ON SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

KSZ007-019-NEZ076-086-030930-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGID.FR.Y.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
JEWELL-MITCHELL-CLAY-NUCKOLLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...BELOIT...CLAY CENTER...
SUPERIOR...NELSON
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY. A
FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. 

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH....WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO EASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA DURING THE EARLY
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IN ADDITION...CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO
EARLY ON SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO WITHIN A FEW DEGREES
OF THE FREEZING MARK WITH SOME PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE BY AROUND
SUNRISE ON SATURDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

NEZ064-077-087-030930-
/O.CON.KGID.FR.Y.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
YORK-FILLMORE-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...GENEVA...HEBRON
830 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT
SATURDAY. 

CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON
SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF THE
FREEZING MARK WITH SOME PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE BY AROUND SUNRISE
ON SATURDAY.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGID 030601
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
101 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

KSZ007-018-019-NEZ076-086-030715-
/O.CAN.KGID.FR.Y.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
/O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
JEWELL-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-CLAY-NUCKOLLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANKATO...OSBORNE...BELOIT...
CLAY CENTER...SUPERIOR...NELSON
101 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE FROST
ADVISORY. THE WIND WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST AND WILL
NOT LIKELY ALLOW FROST TO DEVELOP. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
WINDY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 


$$

NEZ064-077-087-030715-
/O.CAN.KGID.FR.Y.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
YORK-FILLMORE-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YORK...GENEVA...HEBRON
101 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS CANCELLED THE FROST
ADVISORY. THE WIND WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST AND WILL
NOT LIKELY ALLOW FROST TO DEVELOP.


$$

KSZ005-006-017-NEZ039>041-046>048-060>063-072>075-082>085-031400-
/O.EXP.KGID.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080503T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-ROOKS-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-
DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-
HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...ORD...GREELEY...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...
AURORA...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...
ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
101 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. ...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WINDY FROM THE
NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON
SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NEZ049-031400-
/O.CON.KGID.FZ.W.0001.080503T0900Z-080503T1400Z/
POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSCEOLA
101 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TO ERODE LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON
SATURDAY. THIS ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK LATE TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

HEINLEIN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at May 2, 12:28 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 12:28 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1228 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

.AVIATION...06Z TAF. MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS LIE WITH WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION CHANCES. EXPECTING TERMINAL TO CATCH A BREAK FROM
RAIN SHOWERS FOR FIRST PORTION OF THE TAF PERIOD AS DRY SLOT FROM
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WORKS INTO THE AREA. ANOTHER CHANCE RETURNS
DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WRAP AROUND MOISTURE MOVES IN FROM THE
WEST...LINGERING ON INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...ALSO BRINGING MVFR
CEILINGS. WINDS MORE OF A CONCERN TODAY...AS GOOD PRESSURE RISES
BEHIND THE SURFACE COLD FRONT AND A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL BRING STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS NEAR MPH BY
MID AFTERNOON...WHICH ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON NEAR THE
END OF THE TAF PERIOD.

&&

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 343 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008/

SHORT TERM...FOR TONIGHT THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY.

A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE
NEXT 36 HOURS AS A STRONG UPPER LOW SITTING OVER THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
THIS UPPER WAVE WILL IN TURN PUSH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON...AND PINWHEEL IT BACK NORTHWEST
AS IT BECOMES OCCLUDED ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL IN TURN CAUSE A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
TO SPIN UP OVER WESTERN IOWA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THIS
WEATHER SETUP WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT/DRYLINE SITTING OVER EASTERN
KANSAS AND NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON...INTO THE MID MS RIVER VALLEY
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GENERALLY THIS WILL LEAVE MOST OF THE AREA
DRY THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS THE MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WORKS ACROSS
THE AREA. NONETHELESS...THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER JET
STREAK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE IS KICKING OFF SOME ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER WESTERN KANSAS AND THIS MAY SNEAK INTO THE
FORECAST AREA TOWARD SUNSET. OTHERWISE...LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO
DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL THEN SLIDE DOWN THE BACK SIDE
OF THE UPPER LOW LATE FRIDAY MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON IN
RESPONSE TO A LARGE BAND OF PRECIPITATION WRAPPING AROUND THE BACK
SIDE OF THE WAVE. THIS WEATHER SETUP WILL CREATE TWO MAIN
PROBLEMS...STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT BEHIND THE EXITING SURFACE LOW AND A HIGHER CHANCE FOR
RAIN...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EVENING.
WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY/BRISK THROUGH THE MORNING TO EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT WILL PICKUP SPEED DRAMATICALLY BY MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON AS THE INITIAL SURFACE LOW BEGINS TO OCCLUDE AND
THE SECONDARY COLD FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE AREA. THE STRONGEST
WINDS LOOK TO BE WEST OF AN ORD TO KEARNEY TO BELOIT LINE WHERE A
COMBINATION OF NEARLY DRY ADIABATIC LAPSE RATES BELOW 850MB ALONG
WITH WIND SPEEDS AT 850MB AROUND 40 TO 45 KNOTS...LOOK TO CREATE
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. GIVEN LATE TIMING OF THE WIND
EVENT...WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR NOW...BUT MID
SHIFT WILL LIKELY HAVE TO ISSUE THIS HEADLINE IF NOTHING CHANGES
WITH THE FORECAST ELEMENTS. FINALLY...PERIODS OF RAIN LOOK VERY
LIKELY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA DURING THE AFTERNOON TO
EVENING HOURS WHILE MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS LOOK POSSIBLE OVER
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. HOWEVER...THE MAIN ISSUE INVOLVES THE EXTENT
OF THE DYNAMIC COOLING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM AS LOW LEVEL
TEMPERATURES COOL ENOUGH TO BRING A MIX OR COMPLETE CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW STARTING WEST OF AN ORD TO ELWOOD LINE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
APPEARS SNOW MAY MAKE IT AS FAR EAST AS A FULLERTON TO BEAVER CITY
LINE DURING THE EVENING...BUT WITH A WARM SOIL TEMPERATURE AND WET
SOIL CONDITIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE SMALL.
HOWEVER...WILL AIM FOR ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH WEST OF A
FULLERTON TO BEAVER CITY LINE.

LONG TERM...12Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE
IS PRECIPITATION CHANCES NEXT WEEK WITH SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM.

SUBSIDENCE SPREADS OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY AS UPPER LOW SHIFTS
EAST THROUGH THE MS VALLEY LEAVING THE REGION UNDER A NORTHWEST TO
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY DURING THE FIRST
PART OF THE DAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTHEAST INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES. TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE DESPITE
RISING HEIGHTS THROUGH THE DAY...AND WILL AIM HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 50S. IT SHOULD BE A CHILLY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE
SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVERHEAD. DOESN/T LOOK QUITE AS COLD AS FRIDAY
NIGHT...BUT STILL THINKING LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 30S
NORTHWEST TO UPPER 30S SOUTHEAST. TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO REBOUND ON
SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST...ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW
TO DEVELOP WHILE THE UPPER RIDGE AMPLIFIES. THE WARMING TREND
CONTINUES INTO MONDAY AS AN UPPER LOW DIGGING INTO THE SOUTHWEST
CONUS HELPS TO BULGE THE UPSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE PLAINS. MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RETURN NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF ABOARD SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST LOW-LEVEL FLOW...AND BY MONDAY NIGHT DECENT THETA-E
ADVECTION DEVELOPS WHICH MAY TRIGGER A FEW NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS.

KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS GOING DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY IN GENERAL WARM AIR ADVECTION REGIME/WEAKLY DIFFLUENT FLOW
ALOFT AHEAD OF SOUTHWEST CONUS LOW...WHILE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO ADVECT NORTHWARD. HOWEVER...BETTER THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
HOLD OFF UNTIL THE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME-FRAME
AS NEXT SYSTEM DIGS INTO THE PAC NW...HELPING TO KICK SOUTHWEST
CONUS SYSTEM TO THE EAST/NORTHEAST. DYNAMIC FORCING INCREASES AHEAD
OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MID/UPPER LOW AND
SURFACE LOW THEN PUSHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WILL HANG ONTO SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
CWA ON THURSDAY WITH SOME WRAPAROUND PRECIP POSSIBLE ON BACKSIDE OF
SYSTEM...WITH SHORTWAVE RIDGING THEN MOVING IN BRIEFLY THURSDAY
NIGHT IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 1:37 PM CDT, 15 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
137 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
021200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
137 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON TO EVENING.
HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS APPROACHING 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR WINDS TO BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER DURING THIS TIME PERIOD
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR THE NEED OF A WIND
ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ENOUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT TO BRING SOME AREAS OF FROST OVER PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA.

A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN RETURN TO THE OUTLOOK AREA
STARTING MONDAY NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 1, 10:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1050 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

KSZ005-006-NEZ084-085-020415-
FRANKLIN-PHILLIPS-SMITH-WEBSTER-
1050 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

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

  SOUTHEASTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
  WESTERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
  SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

AT 1046 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KIRWIN...OR 17 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 67 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ATHOL BY 1055 PM CDT
  SMITH CENTER BY 1100 PM CDT
  RIVERTON BY 1115 PM CDT

SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

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

HEINLEIN
Special weather statement, May 1, 11:16 PM CDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1116 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

NEZ084-085-020445-
FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
1116 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

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

  EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  WESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

AT 1114 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF RIVERTON...OR 33 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 61 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  INAVALE BY 1125 PM CDT
  CAMPBELL BY 1135 PM CDT
  BLADEN BY 1140 PM CDT

SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
Special weather statement, May 1, 11:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1136 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

NEZ075-076-085-020500-
ADAMS-CLAY-WEBSTER-
1136 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

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

  EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HASTINGS.
  WESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

AT 1131 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF COWLES...OR 25 MILES SOUTH
OF HASTINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  AYR BY 1145 PM CDT
  GLENVIL BY 1150 PM CDT
  INLAND BY 1155 PM CDT
  HARVARD BY MIDNIGHT CDT

SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 3:10 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryGIDClay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer, York10 hr
May 2, 3:10 PM CDTFreeze WarningGIDAdams, Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper and 13 more18 hr
May 1, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne30 min
May 1, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell16 min

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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.