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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2011, 9:57 PM CDT for Phillips County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 1, 2011, 9:57 PM CDT (02:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Phillips County, KS, Smith County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 10:23 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 10 N Agra, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 3158 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 12.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
040 WFUS53 KGID 020257 TORGID KSC147-183-020330- /O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0046.110602T0257Z-110602T0330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 957 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS... * UNTIL 1030 PM CDT * AT 955 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF HARLAN COUNTY DAM...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS AND NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3982 9934 4000 9933 4000 9882 3978 9883 TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 272DEG 22KT 3991 9921 HAIL 1.75IN $$
3 follow-up statements
158 WWUS53 KGID 020304 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1004 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 KSC147-183-020330- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110602T0330Z/ SMITH KS-PHILLIPS KS- 1004 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS AND NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 959 PM CDT...STORM CHASERS REPORTED A WALL CLOUD. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WOODRUFF...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS AND NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3982 9934 4000 9933 4000 9882 3978 9883 TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 279DEG 22KT 3993 9922 HAIL 1.75IN $$
749 WWUS53 KGID 020314 RRA SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1014 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 KSC147-183-020330- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110602T0330Z/ SMITH KS-PHILLIPS KS- 1014 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS AND NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 1009 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF NAPONEE...OR 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS AND NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 3982 9934 4000 9933 4000 9882 3978 9883 TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 272DEG 23KT 3993 9910 HAIL 1.75IN $$
636 WWUS53 KGID 020326 RRA SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1026 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 KSC147-183-020336- /O.EXP.KGID.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-110602T0330Z/ SMITH KS-PHILLIPS KS- 1026 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS AND NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS. LAT...LON 3982 9934 4000 9933 4000 9882 3978 9883 TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 272DEG 23KT 3993 9899 $$ CHESTER/KING
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 7:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Smith | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 7:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Mitchell | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Osborne | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Mitchell | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Smith | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 8:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Rooks | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Osborne | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Rooks | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Smith | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Smith | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Phillips | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Smith | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 10:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Osborne, Rooks | 10 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Osborne, Rooks | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne | 22 min |
| Jun 1, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Smith | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 10:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Phillips, Smith | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 11:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Smith | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Smith | 29 min |
| Jun 2, 12:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Smith | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 12:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Mitchell | 82 min |
| Jun 2, 12:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 1:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 1:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Smith | 9 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 1:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Osborne | 45 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Osborne, Smith | 46 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | GID | Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 15 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:51 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Mitchell | 56 hr |
| Jun 2, 8:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Osborne, Rooks | 33 hr |
| Jun 2, 10:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Smith | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Smith | 47 hr |
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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.