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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Hastings, NE

April 27, 20145 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2014, 4:26 PM CDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2014, 4:26 PM CDT (21:26 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2014, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Polk County, NE, York County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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 27, 12:16 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 126 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 406 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 368 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
406 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-259 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
368 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
415 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 27, 3:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:27 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
327 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
282030-
PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE-
SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK-
GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN-
WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER-
327 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
THROUGH 7 PM...

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MONDAY ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE TRI-CITIES...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL
BE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...AND ISOLATED WIND
DAMAGE AND TORNADOES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS WILL END BY 7
PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR MOST OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 6...FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RED FLAG WARNING
MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...
ESPECIALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM KEARNEY NEBRASKA TO BELOIT KANSAS.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY MESSAGE FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION.

A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL OVERTAKE THE OUTLOOK AREA ON
TUESDAY. A SUSTAINED WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AS WELL AS GUSTS OF
40 TO AROUND 50 MPH...ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS...PLEASE RELAY ALL REPORTS OF HAIL...WIND
DAMAGE...AND TORNADOES VIA PHONE...SOCIAL MEDIA...OR THE NEW
SUBMIT A REPORT LINK ON OUR WEBPAGE.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
   HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS  (ALL LOWERCASE)

HALBLAUB/BRYANT

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 4:02 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:23 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
423 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0419 PM     HAIL             BRADSHAW                40.88N 97.75W
04/27/2014  E1.00 INCH       YORK               NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

GUERRERO
Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:26 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
426 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0423 PM     TSTM WND GST     CAIRO                   41.00N 98.61W
04/27/2014  E60 MPH          HALL               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

GUERRERO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 3:45 AM CDTRed Flag WarningGIDAdams, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney and 3 more15 hr
Apr 27, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson23 min
Apr 27, 12:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson22 min
Apr 27, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin33 min
Apr 27, 1:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Kearney44 min
Apr 27, 2:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster20 min
Apr 27, 2:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Webster47 min
Apr 27, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson26 min
Apr 27, 2:23 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDFranklin, Kearney22 min
Apr 27, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls34 min
Apr 27, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer41 min
Apr 27, 2:42 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDKearney48 min
Apr 27, 2:55 PM CDTWind AdvisoryGIDAdams, Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper and 9 more52 hr
Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Fillmore45 min
Apr 27, 3:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDKearney37 min
Apr 27, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDAdams19 min
Apr 27, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Hall42 min
Apr 27, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo11 min
Apr 27, 3:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York40 min
Apr 27, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSherman43 min
Apr 27, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Hall, Howard, Sherman40 min
Apr 27, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFillmore21 min
Apr 27, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDHamilton, Merrick, Polk, York36 min
Apr 27, 5:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDGreeley19 min
Apr 27, 3:51 AM CDTWind AdvisoryGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne11 hr

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.