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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Hastings, NE

May 30, 201110 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this high wind warning at May 30, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT for 10 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at May 30, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 22 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2011, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC)
In effect from
May 30, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 30, 2011, 9:51 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE

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, Dawson County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Webster County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 30, 5:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Kearney Airport, NE
May 30, 6:15 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Holdrege Airport, NE
May 30, 7:16 PM CDTHAIL 15 Ne Gothenburg, NECALLED A RESIDENT NORTHEAST OF GOTHENBERG TO GET REPORT
May 30, 7:19 PM CDTHAIL 17 Nw Cozad, NE
May 30, 7:25 PM CDTTORNADO3 S Cozad, NEPOSSIBLE TORNADO VIA PUBLIC REPORTS. LOCATION APPROXIMATED. STORM CHASER REPORTS IT COULD HAVE BEEN LARGE GUSTNADO KICKING UP DIRT.
May 30, 7:28 PM CDTHAIL 15 Ne Cozad, NE
May 30, 7:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG8 S Elwood, NESEVERAL CATTLE SHEDS BLEW AWAY
May 30, 7:46 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 608 S Elwood, NEOBSERVER ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS
May 30, 7:52 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 752 N Cozad, NECHASER ESTIMATES 70 TO 75 MPH WIND GUSTS
May 30, 7:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 90Lexington Airport, NEMEASURED AT LEXINGTON AIRPORT BY AUTOMATED SENSOR
May 30, 8:15 PM CDTTORNADO4 Se Miller, NE
May 30, 8:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMiller, NEBLEW PIECES OF CHURCH OFF
May 30, 8:34 PM CDTTORNADORiverdale, NELARGE GUSTNADO ON LEADING EDGE OF STORMS. REPORTED 90 MPH GUSTS WITH POWER FLASHES.
May 30, 8:47 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 N Amherst, NECHASER REPORTS LARGE GUSTNADO POSSIBLY 1/2 MILE WIDE WITH TIPPED OVER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
May 30, 8:51 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Kearney, NEPOWER FLASHES
May 30, 8:51 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Ravenna, NE
May 30, 8:51 PM CDTTORNADO8 Ene Kearney, NEDELAYED REPORT OF LIKELY GUSTNADO ALONG LEADING EDGE OF STORM
May 30, 8:58 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 58Phillipsburg Airport, KSMEASURED AT PHILLIPSBURG AIRPORT
May 30, 9:34 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 53Hastings Airport, NEPEAK WIND GUST SO FAR AT HASTINGS AIRPORT
May 30, 9:44 PM CDTHAIL 1Alton, KS
May 30, 9:45 PM CDTHAIL 0.59 S Smith Center, KS
May 30, 9:53 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 69Smith Center Airport, KS60KT WIND GUSTS AT AIRPORT

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 2011-05-30Temperature 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°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 2011-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
624 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
293 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.

933 
WWUS73 KGID 300900
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ON MEMORIAL DAY...

.INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ARE DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. AT THIS TIME IT
APPEARS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED GENERALLY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 281 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF
35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. SLIGHTLY
WEAKER WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED
NONETHELESS AS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THERE. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
INTENSIFY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...AND WILL NOT LIKELY
APPRECIABLY DIMINISH UNTIL AROUND SUNSET OR SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>075-082>085-301700-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH
  STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 60 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-046-047-062-301700-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-HALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
GRAND ISLAND
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS
  PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-301700-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...
AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
400 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS
  PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
5 follow-up statements
891 
WWUS73 KGID 300905 CCA
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
402 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED.
SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED FARTHER NORTH AND
EAST...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED NONETHELESS.
WINDS WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS
MORNING...AND WILL NOT LIKELY APPRECIABLY DIMINISH UNTIL AROUND
SUNSET OR SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>075-082>085-301715-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
402 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH
  STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 60 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ039-040-046-047-062-301715-
/O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-HALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
GRAND ISLAND
402 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS
  PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NEZ041-048-049-063-064-076-077-086-087-301715-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-HAMILTON-YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FULLERTON...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...
AURORA...YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
402 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS
  PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
819 
WWUS73 KGID 300914
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
414 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

RESENT

...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.INCREASING SOUTH WINDS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY
281 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO
45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED.
SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED FARTHER NORTH AND EAST...
ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED NONETHELESS. WINDS
WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING...AND
WILL NOT LIKELY APPRECIABLY DIMINISH UNTIL AROUND SUNSET OR
SHORTLY AFTERWARDS.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>075-082>085-301700-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0002.110530T1200Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
414 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE...WITH 
  STRONG WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET. 

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 60 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-062>064-076-077-086-087-301700-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.110530T1500Z-110531T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-
YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...
YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
414 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTH WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING...WITH STRONG 
  WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNSET. 

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 55 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
227 
WWUS73 KGID 301702
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1202 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH
WINDS EVENTUALLY TURNING WESTERLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
TO IMPACT AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 40
MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 TO POSSIBLY 60 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED. SLIGHTLY WEAKER WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED FARTHER NORTH
AND EAST... ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED
NONETHELESS.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>075-082>085-310115-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
1202 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY
  SWITCH TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
  EVENING AND START TO WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE
  AREA.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO AROUND 40 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 55 TO POSSIBLY 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND
  SUNSET.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE
  WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. THESE STRONG WINDS
  WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HOLIDAY BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-062>064-076-077-086-087-310115-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-
YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...
YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
1202 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY
  SWITCH TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION THIS EVENING AND START TO WEAKEN
  SOMEWHAT AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE AREA.

* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND SUNSET. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE
  WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. THESE STRONG WINDS
  WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HOLIDAY BOATING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PFANNKUCH
797 
WWUS73 KGID 302158
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
458 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS PERSISTING INTO THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
AND NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS INTO THIS EVENING. FOR LOCATIONS
GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM GREELEY NEBRASKA TO PLAINVILLE
KANSAS...THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AS THEY EVENTUALLY SWITCH
TO A WEST OR NORTHWEST DIRECTION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. BY THE LATER
EVENING HOURS...WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO BELOW WARNING OR ADVISORY
CRITERIA...EXCEPT THOSE POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 80...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH...
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. SLIGHTLY
WEAKER WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR PLACES FARTHER NORTH AND EAST
INCLUDING GRAND ISLAND...YORK AND ORD...ALTHOUGH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE.

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>075-082>085-310300-
/O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
458 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS
  THE WARNING AREA...WITH WIND DIRECTION EVENTUALLY SWITCHING TO
  THE WEST OR NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY THE MID TO LATE EVENING
  HOURS...BUT STILL REMAIN BREEZY. 

* SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO AROUND 40 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY
  GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP A FIRM
  GRIP ON THE WHEEL. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN
  POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HOLIDAY BOATING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-062>064-076-077-086-087-310300-
/O.CON.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-
YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...
YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
458 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA...WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY
  THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS BUT STILL REMAIN BREEZY. 

* SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO AROUND 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP A FIRM
  GRIP ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. THESE
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HOLIDAY
  BOATING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PFANNKUCH
245 
WWUS73 KGID 310251
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
951 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-061-072>075-082>085-310600-
/O.CAN.KGID.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110531T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110531T0600Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-DAWSON-BUFFALO-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...
ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...HASTINGS...BEAVER CITY...ALMA...
FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD
951 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA...WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE
  THIS EVENING.

* SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP A FIRM
  GRIP ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NEZ039>041-046>049-062>064-076-077-086-087-310600-
/O.EXT.KGID.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110531T0600Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-HALL-HAMILTON-
YORK-CLAY-FILLMORE-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...FULLERTON...LOUP CITY...
ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...
YORK...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
951 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
  ADVISORY AREA...WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE
  THIS EVENING.

* SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT BLOWN 
  ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ALSO...MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP A FIRM 
  GRIP ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. THESE 
  STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HOLIDAY 
  BOATING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay, Webster27 min
May 29, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer47 min
May 29, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDClay49 min
May 29, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne39 min
May 29, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSmith47 min
May 29, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDSmith20 min
May 29, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell47 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nebraska, 2011High Wind Warnings in Kansas, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

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.