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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Hastings, NE

April 14, 2012Osborne County, Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2012, 1:04 PM CDT for Osborne County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2012, 1:04 PM CDT (18:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2012, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Osborne County, KS, Smith County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 14, 10:43 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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 12:00Z on 2012-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2012-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1610 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 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.

493 
WFUS53 KGID 141804
TORGID
KSC141-183-141830-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0007.120414T1804Z-120414T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
104 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN OSBORNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 101 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALTON...OR 21 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF PHILLIPSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CEDAR...GAYLORD...HARLAN AND ATHOL.

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 3955 9904 3957 9904 3957 9907 3962 9907
      3972 9900 3979 9894 3968 9863 3957 9884
      3951 9900
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 221DEG 23KT 3956 9900
HAIL 1.50IN

$$

WESELY
2 follow-up statements
239 
WWUS53 KGID 141817
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
117 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC141-141827-
/O.CAN.KGID.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120414T1830Z/
OSBORNE KS-
117 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OSBORNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3958 9890 3959 9897 3962 9907 3972 9900
      3979 9894 3971 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 221DEG 23KT 3962 9893

$$

KSC183-141830-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120414T1830Z/
SMITH KS-
117 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY
UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

AT 115 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CEDAR...GAYLORD AND ATHOL.

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 3958 9890 3959 9897 3962 9907 3972 9900
      3979 9894 3971 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 221DEG 23KT 3962 9893
HAIL 1.00IN

$$

WESELY
421 
WWUS53 KGID 141827
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
127 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

KSC183-141838-
/O.EXP.KGID.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120414T1830Z/
SMITH KS-
127 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 130
PM CDT...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3958 9890 3959 9897 3962 9907 3972 9900
      3979 9894 3971 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 221DEG 23KT 3967 9887

$$

WESELY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 4:07 AM CDTWind AdvisoryGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith13 hr
Apr 14, 11:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith44 min
Apr 14, 11:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks41 min
Apr 14, 11:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Osborne, Smith50 min
Apr 14, 12:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDRooks41 min
Apr 14, 12:09 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith36 min
Apr 14, 12:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips27 min
Apr 14, 12:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith49 min
Apr 14, 12:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Smith48 min
Apr 14, 12:52 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDJewell38 min
Apr 14, 1:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Smith23 min
Apr 14, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks17 min
Apr 14, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell49 min
Apr 14, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell, Osborne48 min
Apr 14, 1:31 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne29 min
Apr 14, 1:57 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne33 min
Apr 14, 2:28 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell23 min
Apr 14, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell29 min
Apr 14, 3:01 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDJewell12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.