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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Hastings, NE

June 13, 2010Osborne County, Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this river flood warning at Jun 13, 2010, 5:40 PM CDT for Osborne County, Smith County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 14, 2010, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2010, 5:40 PM CDT (22:40 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 14, 2010, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 16, 2010, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Osborne County, KS, Smith County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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.

The river

Written for the forecast point N F Solomon River at Portis (PTIK1).

Action stage
13 ft
Minor stage
15 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06872500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 13, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 4:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 4:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
431 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-141200-
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-
FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
431 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT
FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.
MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...WITH HEAVY RAIN
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS FAR SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA NEAR THE STATE LINE. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE
LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT TO
REPORT FLOODING.

&&

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

KSZ005>007-017>019-141200-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-
431 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS...WIND GUSTS
TO OVER 60 MPH...AND FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. A FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

&&

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

WESELY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
313 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

KSZ018-019-132100-
MITCHELL KS-OSBORNE KS-
313 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN
OSBORNE COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 313 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LURAY...OR 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELOIT...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  HUNTER...
  TIPTON...
  CAWKER CITY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 3913 9887 3955 9844 3933 9815 3921 9837
      3920 9848 3914 9848 3912 9851 3912 9886
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 226DEG 33KT 3913 9870

JCB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
406 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

0405 PM     HAIL             6 S ZURICH              39.14N 99.43W
06/13/2010  M2.00 INCH       ROOKS              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DOXEY
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
408 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

0355 PM     HAIL             6 S ZURICH              39.14N 99.43W
06/13/2010  M2.00 INCH       ROOKS              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DOXEY
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
412 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

0411 PM     HAIL             PLAINVILLE              39.23N 99.30W
06/13/2010  E1.50 INCH       ROOKS              KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

KING
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:40 PM CDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
440 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

KSZ018-132230-
OSBORNE KS-
440 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OSBORNE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM
CDT...

AT 436 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF ALTON...OR 34 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  OSBORNE...
  DOWNS...

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

LAT...LON 3955 9852 3917 9851 3916 9898 3951 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 245DEG 34KT 3939 9888

KB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 5:18 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
518 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

0400 PM     HAIL             5 SW PLAINVILLE         39.18N 99.37W
06/13/2010  E1.50 INCH       ROOKS              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0400 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SW PLAINVILLE         39.18N 99.37W
06/13/2010  E60 MPH          ROOKS              KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WESELY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 8:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningGIDWebster43 hr
Jun 12, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningGIDNance28 hr
Jun 12, 9:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningGIDNance70 hr
Jun 13, 4:07 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningGIDNuckolls4 days
Jun 13, 9:22 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDValley4 hr
Jun 13, 10:01 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDDawson11 hr
Jun 13, 6:34 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFurnas, Harlan28 min
Jun 13, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne47 min
Jun 13, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Phillips, Rooks56 min
Jun 13, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne50 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.