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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2015, 2:29 AM CDT for Greeley County, Howard County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 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 4, 2015, 2:29 AM CDT (07:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2015, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Greeley County, NE, Howard County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 274 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
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 4, 1:57 AM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 1:57 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 402 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2015 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 042115- 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- 402 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92 IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND EXTEND INTO NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE MAIN HAZARDS SHOULD BE LARGE HAIL UP TO AROUND GOLF BALL SIZE...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH. ALTHOUGH NOT EXPECTED TO BE A WIDESPREAD RISK...A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT EITHER...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. FLOOD WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN GOTHENBURG AND THE CENTRAL CITY AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME BEING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAIL NEAR THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. IN ADDITION...FLOOD WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN GOTHENBURG AND THE CENTRAL CITY AREA FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...AND ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WOULD BE APPRECIATED. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE) WESELY/JCB
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Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Nuckolls | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, Webster | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls, Thayer | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Harlan | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Harlan | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 12:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore, York | 24 min |
| Jun 4, 12:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | York | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Kearney | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo | 18 min |
| Jun 4, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Sherman | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 1:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Hall | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 3:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 5:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Furnas | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 5:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Thayer | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Fillmore | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore, Thayer | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 6:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Thayer | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 6:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Hamilton, Thayer | 9 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Clay, Fillmore, York | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Sherman | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Howard | 19 min |
| Jun 4, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Valley | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Hamilton | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 3:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Thayer, York | 24 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Hamilton | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Rooks | 20 min |
| Jun 3, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Rooks | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Osborne, Rooks | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Rooks | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Rooks | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 9:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 10:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Mitchell | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 10:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Rooks | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 10:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Mitchell | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Rooks | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Mitchell | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 11:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 4 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phillips | 53 min |
| Jun 3, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 12:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Mitchell | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 3:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Mitchell, Osborne | 9 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 40 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.