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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2014, 3:58 PM CDT for Clay County, Fillmore County, Nebraska. It was in force for 32 min. 4 reports 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 11, 2014, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2014, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Clay County, NE, Fillmore County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 3:58 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Clay Center, NE | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN. |
| May 11, 4:07 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Se Saronville, NE | WIDESPREAD DAMAGE BETWEEN JUST SOUTHEAST OF SARONVILLE TO 2 MILES WEST OF SUTTON. NUMEROUS OUTBUILDINGS WERE STREWN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. A GRAIN BIN WAS BLOWN DOWN. A FEED MILL WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. POWER POLES ARE DOWN FROM 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF SARONVILLE TO 2 |
| May 11, 4:11 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Sutton, NE | IRRIGATION PIPES STREWN ABOUT...ONE WRAPPED AROUND A FENCE POST. SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND BACK HALF OF A NEARBY POLE BARN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 11, 4:21 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sutton, NE | EM REPORTS MANY PIVOTS AND POWER POLLS DOWN BETWEEN CLAY CENTER AND SUTTON. SUTTON HAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN AND DOWNTOWN AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 11, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 525 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1041 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
291
WFUS53 KGID 112058
TORGID
NEC035-059-112130-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0009.140511T2058Z-140511T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
358 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FILLMORE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
CENTRAL CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 357 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CLAY CENTER...OR 20 MILES EAST OF
HASTINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SARONVILLE AROUND 410 PM CDT.
SUTTON AROUND 415 PM CDT.
GRAFTON AROUND 430 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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 4038 9803 4052 9822 4070 9798 4070 9784
4058 9761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 235DEG 27KT 4053 9801
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
SALTZMAN2 follow-up statements
759
WWUS53 KGID 112108
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
408 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
NEC035-059-112130-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140511T2130Z/
FILLMORE NE-CLAY NE-
408 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FILLMORE AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 407 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SARONVILLE...OR 24 MILES EAST OF HASTINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SUTTON AROUND 415 PM CDT.
GRAFTON AROUND 430 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4045 9787 4064 9805 4070 9798 4070 9784
4058 9761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 235DEG 27KT 4057 9793
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
SALTZMAN845
WWUS53 KGID 112111
SVSGID
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
411 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
NEC035-059-112130-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140511T2130Z/
FILLMORE NE-CLAY NE-
411 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FILLMORE AND NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 409 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER SARONVILLE...OR 25 MILES EAST OF HASTINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SUTTON AROUND 415 PM CDT.
GRAFTON AROUND 430 PM CDT.
PEOPLE IN SUTTON NEED TO BE IN THEIR STORM SHELTERS NOW!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR 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 4045 9787 4064 9805 4070 9798 4070 9784
4058 9761
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 235DEG 27KT 4058 9790
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
SALTZMANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Furnas, Harlan | 32 min |
| May 11, 3:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Furnas, Harlan, Nuckolls, Webster | 26 min |
| May 11, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Fillmore | 29 min |
| May 11, 3:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Furnas, Harlan, Nuckolls, Webster | 34 min |
| May 11, 3:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Furnas, Harlan, Nuckolls, Webster | 48 min |
| May 11, 4:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams, Kearney | 21 min |
| May 11, 4:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Clay | 34 min |
| May 11, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps | 28 min |
| May 11, 4:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Hall | 26 min |
| May 11, 4:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Hamilton | 25 min |
| May 11, 4:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Hamilton and 2 more | 34 min |
| May 11, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Kearney | 30 min |
| May 11, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams | 29 min |
| May 11, 5:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Webster | 34 min |
| May 11, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams, Hall, Hamilton, Kearney, York | 33 min |
| May 11, 6:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Hamilton, York | 29 min |
| May 11, 6:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Hamilton, York | 45 min |
| May 11, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams, Webster | 26 min |
| May 11, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Webster | 32 min |
| May 11, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, Webster | 23 min |
| May 11, 3:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Webster | 32 min |
| May 11, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Webster | 26 min |
| May 11, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, Webster | 47 min |
| May 11, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York | 39 min |
| May 11, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Webster | 41 min |
| May 11, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York | 25 min |
| May 11, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, Webster | 51 min |
| May 11, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Fillmore, York | 36 min |
| May 11, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Hamilton, York | 47 min |
| May 11, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls, Webster | 49 min |
| May 11, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, York | 30 min |
| May 11, 5:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | York | 43 min |
| May 11, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster | 45 min |
| May 11, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Nuckolls | 30 min |
| May 11, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore, Thayer | 15 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.