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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2011, 4:41 PM CDT for Jewell County, Smith County, Kansas; Nuckolls County, Webster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 49 min. 2 reports 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
- Apr 14, 2011, 4:41 PM CDT (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2011, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Jewell County, KS, Smith County, KS, Nuckolls County, NE, Webster County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:50 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 4 N Mankato, KS | |
| Apr 14, 5:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 6 N Esbon, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 224 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 876 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 489 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KGID 142141
SVRGID
KSC089-183-NEC129-181-142230-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0013.110414T2141Z-110414T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
441 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN JEWELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN NUCKOLLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
WEBSTER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 435 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MANKATO...OR 22 MILES NORTH OF BELOIT...AND
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEBBER...BURR OAK...ESBON...BOSTWICK...GUIDE ROCK...RED CLOUD...
COWLES AND INAVALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA.
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH
NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND
MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3985 9794 3966 9828 4004 9872 4010 9872
4032 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 146DEG 40KT 3982 9821
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KGID 142149
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
449 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011
KSC089-183-NEC129-181-142230-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110414T2230Z/
SMITH KS-JEWELL KS-WEBSTER NE-NUCKOLLS NE-
449 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
NUCKOLLS...WEBSTER...NORTHWESTERN JEWELL AND NORTHEASTERN SMITH
COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 445 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MANKATO...OR 27 MILES NORTH OF BELOIT...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOSTWICK...GUIDE ROCK...RED CLOUD...INAVALE AND COWLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH
NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND
MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3985 9794 3966 9828 4004 9872 4010 9872
4032 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 154DEG 35KT 3989 9822
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$436
WWUS53 KGID 142201
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
501 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011
KSC089-183-NEC129-181-142230-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110414T2230Z/
SMITH KS-JEWELL KS-WEBSTER NE-NUCKOLLS NE-
501 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
NUCKOLLS...WEBSTER...NORTHWESTERN JEWELL AND NORTHEASTERN SMITH
COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 459 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ESBON...OR 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF BELOIT...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOSTWICK...GUIDE ROCK...RED CLOUD...COWLES AND INAVALE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PORTIONS OF THE WARNED
AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT
QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 3985 9794 3966 9828 4004 9872 4010 9872
4032 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 140DEG 37KT 3988 9840
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$047
WWUS53 KGID 142230
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
530 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011
KSC089-183-NEC129-181-142240-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110414T2230Z/
SMITH KS-JEWELL KS-WEBSTER NE-NUCKOLLS NE-
530 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NUCKOLLS...
WEBSTER...NORTHWESTERN JEWELL AND NORTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
LAT...LON 3985 9794 3966 9828 4004 9872 4010 9872
4032 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 140DEG 37KT 3988 9840
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 40 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Smith | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Smith | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Smith | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 2:44 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 30 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Rooks | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Rooks | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell, Smith | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne, Smith | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Mitchell | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Smith | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Smith | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 5:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Phillips | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Franklin, Kearney, Nuckolls, Webster | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Thayer | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo, Kearney | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Nuckolls, Webster | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin, Harlan, Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Nuckolls, Thayer | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Webster | 47 min |
Nearby
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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.