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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Hastings, NE

June 3, 2014Polk County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2014, 6:28 PM CDT for Polk County, Nebraska. It was in force for 17 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
Jun 3, 2014, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2014, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County Polk County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 3, 1:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 3, 5:59 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 2014-06-03Temperature 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 172 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 3, 5:47 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 5:47 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
547 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 133 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

ALOFT: THE SHORTWAVE TROF RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SEVERE TSTM THREAT
WILL DEPART FOR THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A SHORTWAVE
RIDGE TOMORROW. MEANWHILE...THE NEXT TROF IS ALREADY MOVING ONTO
THE W COAST AND WILL CROSS THE NRN ROCKIES BY TOMORROW EVENING.

SURFACE: LEE CYCLOGENESIS WAS IN PROGRESS. THIS LOW WILL HEAD E
ALONG THE KS-NEB BORDER TONIGHT AND HEAD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
TOMORROW. IN ITS TAKE...THE FRONT THAT CURRENTLY BISECTS NEB WILL
SAG S INTO THE SRN PLAINS AND BECOME STATIONARY. WEAK HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN TOMORROW.

REST OF THIS AFTERNOON: WE EXPECT SEVERAL CLASSIC SUPERCELLS TO
FORM OVER S-CNTRL NEB. GIVEN THE MODERATE-HIGH INSTABILITY...
MLCAPE UP TO 3500 J/KG AND 0-1 KM SHEAR...AND SUFFICIENT TO
SIGNIFICANT 0-1 KM AND 0-3 KM SRH...HIGH-END SEVERE WX IS
EXPECTED WITH THESE SUPERCELLS.

REMEMBER...THESE STORMS WILL NOT FORM EVERYWHERE. JUST BE AWARE
THAT IF A THUNDERSTORM FORMS IN YOUR VICINITY...HAVE A PLAN FOR
WHERE YOU WILL TAKE SHELTER AND BE READY FOR THREATENING WX.

CONT TO FOLLOW ALL WATCHES/WARNINGS FROM THIS OFFICE REGARDING
SEVERE WX.

TONIGHT: WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR N-CNTRL KS FOR SUPERCELL
DEVELOPMENT ALONG OR AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE. OTHERWISE...TSTMS WILL
EXIT THE FCST AREA BY 10 PM.

WED: QUIET AND DRY. TEMPS BACK TO NEAR NORMAL. WE MAY NOT BE HIGH
ENOUGH WITH THE WINDS DURING THE MORNING. INITIAL MIXING MAY BRING
DOWN HIGHER WINDS FORENOON.

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 133 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

DUE TO THE MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WX THIS AFTERNOON...WE WILL
FOREGO THE EXTENDED DISC.

OVERALL TREND WILL BE FOR COOLER TEMPS...POSSIBLY WITH ONE DAY OF
MUCH BELOW NORMAL HIGHS /10F OR MORE/. SUNDAY HIGHS COULD STRUGGLE
TO REACH 70F.

MULTIPLE LOW CHANCES FOR SHWRS/TSTMS BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE "BEST"
CHANCE WILL BE FRI NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT WE HAVE
SEEN SINCE MID MAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 543 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

WHETHER OR NOT TSTMS WILL REACH KGRI IS THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE
TAF PERIOD THIS EVENING. CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED NORTH OF THE
TERMINAL WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS INITIATING WELL TO THE
WEST. THERE REMAINS AN OUTSIDE CHC THAT STORMS MAY REACH
KGRI...BUT HAVE JUST CARRIED VCTS ATTM. IF STORMS DO REACH THE
TERMINAL...SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE SFC COLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL CROSS KGRI AFTER 06Z WITH WINDS SHIFTING NORTHERLY.
CONDITIONS ALSO DRY OUT TONIGHT BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CIGS TOWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
KS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.

&&

SHORT TERM...HALBLAUB
LONG TERM...HALBLAUB
AVIATION...FAY
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 4:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
418 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
041200-
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-
418 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LONG TRACK
TORNADOES...HAIL OF BASEBALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 70 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL 9 PM MAINLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES COULD ACCOMPANY THE
STORMS WHICH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWLAND FLOODING...ESPECIALLY FOR
LOCATIONS WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND.

ALSO...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS UNTIL
9 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

INTERMITTENT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXIST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ON
FRIDAY...AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
504 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0459 PM     TORNADO          5 W GREELEY             41.55N 98.63W
06/03/2014                   GREELEY            NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN GREELEY AND
            SCOTIA. EST LOCATION 5W OF GREELEY

&&

PBEDA
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
505 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N ELYRIA              41.71N 99.01W
06/03/2014                   VALLEY             NE   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            PIVOTS OVERTURNED N OF ELYRIA

&&

PBEDA
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
508 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0505 PM     TORNADO          8 W SPALDING            41.69N 98.52W
06/03/2014                   GREELEY            NE   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            BRIEF TORNADO REPORTED 8W OF SPALDING BY TRAINED SPOTTER.

&&

PBEDA
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
509 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

NEZ040-041-046>048-032230-
GREELEY NE-NANCE NE-MERRICK NE-SHERMAN NE-HOWARD NE-
509 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HOWARD...SOUTHERN
GREELEY...WESTERN NANCE...NORTHWESTERN MERRICK AND NORTHEASTERN
SHERMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

AT 508 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A GUST FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN GREELEY COUNTY. THIS GUST
FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WHILE THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA...WIND GUSTS
OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THIS GUST FRONT PASSES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FULLERTON...SCOTIA...WOLBACH...ELBA...BELGRADE...COTESFIELD AND
CUSHING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4146 9833 4148 9819 4148 9810 4150 9809
      4150 9805 4151 9800 4129 9791 4126 9875
      4153 9875
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 310DEG 38KT 4152 9850 4146 9866

HALBLAUB
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
527 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014

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

0516 PM     HAIL             SPALDING                41.69N 98.36W
06/03/2014  M1.75 INCH       GREELEY            NE   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL FALLING IN
            TOWN.

0516 PM     TORNADO          WOLBACH                 41.40N 98.39W
06/03/2014                   GREELEY            NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED CROSSING HWY 281 BETWEEN MILE MARKER 102
            AND 103

&&

PBEDA
Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:10 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDGreeley, Valley51 min
Jun 3, 7:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHoward, Sherman31 min
Jun 3, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDGreeley22 min
Jun 3, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDGreeley, Valley35 min
Jun 3, 4:43 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGIDGreeley, Valley47 min
Jun 3, 4:52 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDGreeley, Valley38 min
Jun 3, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNance21 min
Jun 3, 5:15 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGIDNance30 min
Jun 3, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDMerrick, Nance, Polk46 min
Jun 3, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGreeley, Sherman, Valley43 min
Jun 3, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGreeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley67 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.