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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2012, 9:53 PM CDT for Thayer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 29 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
- May 2, 2012, 9:53 PM CDT (02:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2012, 10:22 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Thayer County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 2, 10:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Davenport, NE | REPORT FROM SURVEY TEAM INDICATES A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF DAVENPORT AND LIFTED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF DAVENPORT. THE PRELIMINARY RATING OF THE TORNADO IS AN EF-1 WITH AN ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 105 MPH. THE PATH LENGTH I |
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 2, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 2533 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KGID 030253
TORGID
NEC169-030345-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0020.120503T0253Z-120503T0345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
953 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN THAYER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 951 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DAVENPORT...OR 36 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HASTINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN THAYER COUNTY.
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 4027 9775 4026 9782 4030 9782 4035 9782
4035 9770 4035 9769 4035 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 217DEG 11KT 4031 9781
HAIL 1.75IN
$$
WESELY2 follow-up statements
223
WWUS53 KGID 030305
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1005 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
NEC169-030345-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120503T0345Z/
THAYER NE-
1005 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN THAYER COUNTY
UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...
AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DAVENPORT...OR 36 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HASTINGS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN THAYER COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4027 9775 4026 9782 4030 9782 4035 9782
4035 9770 4035 9769 4035 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 265DEG 11KT 4034 9776
HAIL 1.75IN
$$
WESELY936
WWUS53 KGID 030322
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1022 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
NEC169-030332-
/O.CAN.KGID.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120503T0345Z/
THAYER NE-
1022 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN THAYER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4027 9775 4026 9782 4030 9782 4035 9782
4035 9770 4035 9769 4035 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 265DEG 11KT 4034 9769
$$
WESELYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Nance | 30 min |
| May 2, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard | 24 min |
| May 2, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hall, Howard, Merrick | 36 min |
| May 2, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Merrick, Nance | 38 min |
| May 2, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Nuckolls, Webster | 42 min |
| May 2, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo | 40 min |
| May 2, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nance | 46 min |
| May 2, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Howard | 41 min |
| May 2, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Nuckolls, Thayer, York | 48 min |
| May 2, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo | 44 min |
| May 2, 8:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Clay, Nuckolls, Thayer | 26 min |
| May 2, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Merrick, Nance | 36 min |
| May 2, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | York | 36 min |
| May 2, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer | 50 min |
| May 2, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo | 31 min |
| May 2, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls | 41 min |
| May 2, 10:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer | 3 hr |
| May 2, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Hamilton | 23 min |
| May 2, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Hamilton | 50 min |
| May 2, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay | 47 min |
| May 2, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore | 43 min |
| May 2, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Kearney | 29 min |
| May 2, 10:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Fillmore | 35 min |
| May 2, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Hamilton, Kearney | 48 min |
| May 2, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore | 43 min |
| May 2, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, York | 23 min |
| May 2, 11:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Clay | 6 hr |
| May 2, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore | 33 min |
| May 2, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Hamilton | 48 min |
| May 2, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Hall, Hamilton | 26 min |
| May 3, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay | 50 min |
| May 3, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore | 45 min |
| May 3, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Nuckolls | 47 min |
| May 3, 12:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay | 39 min |
| May 3, 1:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Fillmore | 6 hr |
| May 3, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Webster | 49 min |
| May 3, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay | 28 min |
| May 3, 3:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams | 46 min |
| May 3, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Franklin, Kearney, Webster | 46 min |
| May 3, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Kearney, Webster | 46 min |
| May 3, 5:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Nuckolls | 47 min |
| May 3, 5:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore | 34 min |
| May 3, 7:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore | 5 hr |
| May 3, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phelps | 34 min |
| May 3, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Harlan, Kearney, Phelps | 28 min |
| May 3, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan | 47 min |
| May 3, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Harlan | 33 min |
| May 3, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan | 43 min |
| May 3, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin | 27 min |
| May 3, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Harlan | 28 min |
| May 3, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard | 27 min |
| May 3, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Nance | 49 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.