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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2011, 9:56 PM CDT for Furnas County, Nebraska. It was in force for 34 min. 7 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
- Jun 19, 2011, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2011, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Furnas County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:59 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Arapahoe, NE | |
| Jun 19, 10:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 N Edison, NE | |
| Jun 19, 10:08 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Arapahoe, NE | |
| Jun 19, 10:12 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 4 E Arapahoe, NE | |
| Jun 19, 10:12 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 4 W Arapahoe, NE | |
| Jun 19, 10:13 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 N Edison, NE | |
| Jun 19, 10:30 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 6 Nnw Oxford, NE | DELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 19, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 1727 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 17.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
575
WFUS53 KGID 200256
TORGID
NEC065-200330-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0052.110620T0256Z-110620T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
956 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FURNAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 953 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARAPAHOE...OR 30 MILES NORTH OF NORTON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARAPAHOE...EDISON AND OXFORD.
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 4035 9998 4035 9963 4022 9963 4014 9963
4020 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 272DEG 22KT 4027 9991
HAIL 1.75IN
$$
CHESTER2 follow-up statements
218 WWUS53 KGID 200306 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1006 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 NEC065-200330- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110620T0330Z/ FURNAS NE- 1006 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN FURNAS COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 1002 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARAPAHOE...OR 27 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLDREGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... EDISON AND OXFORD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4035 9991 4035 9963 4020 9964 4023 9992 TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 272DEG 22KT 4029 9981 HAIL 2.50IN $$
325 WWUS53 KGID 200319 SVSGID SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 1019 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 NEC065-200330- /O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110620T0330Z/ FURNAS NE- 1019 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN FURNAS COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 1016 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EDISON...OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLDREGE... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OXFORD. LAT...LON 4022 9981 4035 9978 4035 9963 4020 9964 TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 272DEG 22KT 4029 9971 HAIL 2.50IN $$ CHESTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Furnas, Gosper | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Furnas | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Furnas, Gosper | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps | 58 min |
| Jun 19, 10:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Furnas, Gosper | 12 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Furnas, Harlan | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps | 67 min |
| Jun 19, 11:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard | 52 min |
| Jun 19, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Kearney | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 12:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Dawson | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Polk | 9 min |
| Jun 20, 12:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Gosper | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Buffalo, Hall, Kearney | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Furnas, Gosper | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 12:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Merrick, Nance | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 12:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Dawson | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 12:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Furnas, Gosper | 23 min |
| Jun 20, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 1:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Merrick, Nance | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 1:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Valley | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Dawson, Gosper, Phelps | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 1:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Polk | 39 min |
| Jun 20, 2:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Merrick, Polk | 28 min |
| Jun 20, 2:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Buffalo, Hall, Kearney | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Nance | 14 min |
| Jun 20, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Merrick | 23 min |
| Jun 20, 3:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton, Merrick, Polk, York | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Merrick, Polk, York | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 4:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Buffalo, Kearney | 8 days |
| Jun 20, 2:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Furnas, Harlan | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 2:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Furnas, Harlan | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 3:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phelps | 26 min |
| Jun 20, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Dawson, Gosper, Phelps | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Furnas, Harlan, Phelps | 19 min |
| Jun 20, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo | 26 min |
| Jun 20, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Sherman | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Buffalo, Sherman | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick and 1 more | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Buffalo, Sherman | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Howard and 4 more | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Sherman, Valley | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton, York | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Thayer | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton, Merrick, Polk, York | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Polk, York | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Polk and 3 more | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 6:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Hamilton, Merrick, Polk, York | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Furnas | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Furnas | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Merrick, Nance, Polk | 17 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.