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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2011, 2:20 PM CDT for Furnas County, Harlan County, Nebraska; Phillips County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 min. 4 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 20, 2011, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Phillips County, KS, Furnas County, NE, Harlan County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Long Island, KS | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS TORNADO 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF LONG ISLAND MOVING NORTHEAST. |
| Jun 20, 2:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Long Island, KS | DELAYED REPORT OF LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGE TO FARM BUILDINGS. |
| Jun 20, 3:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 6 S Stamford, NE | |
| Jun 20, 3:05 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 S Stamford, NE | 3 TORNADOES SPOTTED 6 MILES SOUTH OF STAMFORD. |
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 20, 8:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
949
WFUS53 KGID 201920
TORGID
KSC147-NEC065-083-202000-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0057.110620T1920Z-110620T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
220 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
SOUTHERN FURNAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 216 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
DENSMORE...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTON. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL TO BASEBALL SIZE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOGAN...PRAIRIE VIEW...HENDLEY...LONG ISLAND...BEAVER CITY...
WOODRUFF...HOLLINGER...STAMFORD AND ALMA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4019 10005 4011 9930 3956 9961 3957 9963
4000 9963 4000 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 211DEG 38KT 3970 9974
HAIL 2.75IN
$$
PFANNKUCH3 follow-up statements
113
WWUS53 KGID 201932
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
232 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
KSC147-NEC065-083-202000-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-110620T2000Z/
PHILLIPS KS-FURNAS NE-HARLAN NE-
232 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN...
SOUTHEASTERN FURNAS AND NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
CDT...
AT 225 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CALVERT...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRAIRIE VIEW...HENDLEY...LONG ISLAND...BEAVER CITY...STAMFORD...
WOODRUFF AND ALMA.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE...AND STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH.
THE COMMUNITY OF LOGAN IS NO LONGER UNDER A THREAT FROM THIS STORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 10004 4018 10001 4011 9930 3976 9950
3966 9963 4000 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 210DEG 33KT 3980 9973
HAIL 2.50IN
$$
PFANNKUCH423
WWUS53 KGID 201943
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
243 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
KSC147-NEC065-083-202000-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-110620T2000Z/
PHILLIPS KS-FURNAS NE-HARLAN NE-
243 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN...
SOUTHEASTERN FURNAS AND NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
CDT...
AT 239 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALMENA...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDLEY...LONG ISLAND...BEAVER CITY...WOODRUFF...STAMFORD AND ALMA.
IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL TO AT LEAST GOLF BALL SIZE...AND STRONG WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 10004 4018 10001 4011 9930 3976 9950
3976 9963 4000 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 210DEG 33KT 3994 9963
HAIL 1.75IN
$$
PFANNKUCH666
WWUS53 KGID 201950
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
250 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
KSC147-NEC065-083-202000-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-110620T2000Z/
PHILLIPS KS-FURNAS NE-HARLAN NE-
250 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN...
SOUTHEASTERN FURNAS AND NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
CDT...
AT 248 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALMENA...OR 14 MILES EAST OF NORTON...MOVING
NORTH AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LONG ISLAND...WOODRUFF...STAMFORD...ALMA AND BEAVER CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4001 9997 4017 9996 4011 9930 3984 9956
3982 9963 4000 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 202DEG 33KT 3991 9964
HAIL 1.75IN
$$
PFANNKUCHThe 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, 9:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Furnas | 34 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, 2:57 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 |
| Jun 20, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phillips | 55 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.