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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2011, 1:24 PM CDT for Nuckolls County, Thayer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 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
- May 11, 2011, 1:24 PM CDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2011, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Nuckolls County, NE, Thayer County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1:35 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Deshler, NE | |
| May 11, 1:58 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Carleton, NE | HEAVY RAIN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 12:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 909 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
935
WUUS53 KGID 111824
SVRGID
NEC129-169-111915-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0021.110511T1824Z-110511T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
124 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN NUCKOLLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
WESTERN THAYER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 215 PM CDT
* AT 123 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
RUSKIN...OR 37 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30
MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUSKIN...DESHLER...OAK...DAVENPORT AND CARLETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4000 9765 4000 9793 4001 9794 4035 9794
4035 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 192DEG 24KT 4011 9780
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
BRYANT3 follow-up statements
691
WWUS53 KGID 111838
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
138 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011
NEC129-169-111915-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110511T1915Z/
NUCKOLLS NE-THAYER NE-
138 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN THAYER
AND EASTERN NUCKOLLS COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
AT 133 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
DESHLER...OR 42 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DAVENPORT AND CARLETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4009 9765 4007 9791 4001 9794 4035 9794
4035 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 192DEG 24KT 4022 9777
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
BRYANT850 WWUS53 KGID 111850 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 150 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 NEC129-111900- /O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110511T1915Z/ NUCKOLLS NE- 150 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN NUCKOLLS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. LAT...LON 4014 9764 4014 9781 4034 9781 4035 9760 TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 192DEG 24KT 4031 9767 $$ NEC169-111915- /O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110511T1915Z/ THAYER NE- 150 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN THAYER COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM CDT... AT 146 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARLETON...OR 41 MILES SOUTH OF YORK...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN THAYER COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4014 9764 4014 9781 4034 9781 4035 9760 TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 192DEG 24KT 4031 9767 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ BRYANT
759 WWUS53 KGID 111909 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 209 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 NEC169-111919- /O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110511T1915Z/ THAYER NE- 209 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN THAYER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4014 9764 4014 9781 4034 9781 4035 9760 TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 192DEG 24KT 4043 9764 $$ BRYANT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 8:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | York | 38 min |
| May 11, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin | 27 min |
| May 11, 1:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Webster | 49 min |
| May 11, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Webster | 43 min |
| May 11, 1:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Adams | 28 min |
| May 11, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Adams | 20 min |
| May 11, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore | 37 min |
| May 11, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton, York | 38 min |
| May 11, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | York | 24 min |
| May 11, 2:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Polk and 1 more | 42 min |
| May 11, 2:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton, Polk, York | 25 min |
| May 11, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton, York | 32 min |
| May 11, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Polk | 27 min |
| May 11, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Polk | 12 min |
| May 11, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Polk | 40 min |
| May 11, 3:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Merrick, Nance | 15 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.