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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Hastings, NE

June 23, 201211 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this high wind warning at Jun 23, 2012, 1:33 AM CDT for 11 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 2 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2012, 1:33 AM CDT (06:33 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE

Counties Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Howard County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:35 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 23, 2:51 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 66Grand Island Airport, NE
Jun 23, 3:35 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Holdrege, NE
Jun 23, 3:44 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGHoldrege, NEFIREWORK TENT AND A TRAILER BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WINDS. ONE MINOR INJURY.
Jun 23, 3:45 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGElwood, NEMULTIPLE TRAMPOLINES AND BRANCHES BLOWN ABOUT.
Jun 23, 3:55 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Holdrege, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 382 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
382 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-383 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2384 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

094 
WWUS73 KGID 230633
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
133 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>074-082-230900-
/O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.120623T0633Z-120623T0900Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-FURNAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY
133 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 


* TIMING...EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE BEHIND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 4 AM.

* WINDS...WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT
  BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WIND. IN ADDITION...DRIVING MAY BE
  DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
264 
WWUS73 KGID 230846
NPWGID

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
346 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

NEZ039-040-046-047-060>062-072>074-082-231500-
/O.EXP.KGID.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120623T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0027.120623T0900Z-120623T1500Z/
VALLEY-GREELEY-SHERMAN-HOWARD-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-GOSPER-PHELPS-
KEARNEY-FURNAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORD...LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...
LEXINGTON...KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE...MINDEN...
BEAVER CITY
346 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT
  BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WIND. IN ADDITION...DRIVING MAY BE
  DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ041-048-049-063-064-075>077-083>087-231500-
/O.NEW.KGID.WI.Y.0027.120623T0900Z-120623T1500Z/
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-NANCE-MERRICK-POLK-
HAMILTON-YORK-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-WEBSTER-
NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO...
PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...FULLERTON...
CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...AURORA...YORK...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...
GENEVA...ALMA...FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON
346 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED SO THEY ARE NOT
  BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WIND. IN ADDITION...DRIVING MAY BE
  DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 10:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson34 min
Jun 22, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson30 min
Jun 22, 11:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson29 min
Jun 22, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson28 min
Jun 23, 12:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Buffalo, Clay, Hall, Hamilton, Kearney37 min
Jun 23, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Hall, Kearney, Phelps24 min
Jun 23, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDClay, Nuckolls, Webster48 min
Jun 23, 3:46 AM CDTWind AdvisoryGIDAdams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin and 18 more4 hr
Jun 23, 3:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDGosper, Phelps26 min
Jun 23, 5:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDKearney, Phelps48 min
Jun 23, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDAdams51 min
Jun 23, 6:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay31 min
Jun 23, 7:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDClay34 min
Jun 23, 7:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer49 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.