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Areal Flood Warning 13, NWS Hastings, NE

May 20, 2011Greeley County, Hall County, Howard County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this areal flood warning at May 20, 2011, 7:16 PM CDT for Greeley County, Hall County, Howard County, Nebraska. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 20, 2011, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired: May 21, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Howard County, NE

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at May 20, 6:28 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 20, 6:28 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 20, 4:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 5:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 5:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 20, 5:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 20, 5:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 20, 7:01 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 11:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GID	Hall, Howard	6 hr
May 21, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard	32 min
May 21, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley	42 min
May 21, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Buffalo	35 min
May 21, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phelps	38 min
May 21, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Greeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley	38 min
May 21, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Polk, York	46 min
May 21, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Kearney	33 min
May 21, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Greeley	16 min
May 21, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Polk, York	47 min
May 21, 5:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GID	Hall, Howard	7 hr
May 21, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Greeley, Howard, Nance	24 min
May 21, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Polk	48 min
May 21, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley	47 min
May 21, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hall	45 min
May 21, 6:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Hall	51 min
May 21, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Polk	46 min
May 21, 10:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GID	Jewell	9 hr
May 21, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	27 min
May 21, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips	33 min
May 21, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	35 min
May 21, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne, Smith	46 min
May 21, 5:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Osborne, Smith	20 min
May 21, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith	49 min
May 21, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith	35 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.