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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Hastings, NE

June 6, 2015Buffalo County, Kearney County, Phelps County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2015, 4:33 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Kearney County, Phelps County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 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 6, 2015, 4:33 PM CDT (21:33 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2015, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Buffalo County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE

The radar

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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
Jun 6, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

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 6, 3:59 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:59 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 4:03 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
403 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
071200-
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-
403 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...BUT THE BEST
CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE HAIL NEAR THE SIZE OF GOLF
BALLS...WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH...AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED
FLOODING...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

IN NEBRASKA...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF THE PLATTE
RIVER...AS WELL AS IN MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS MAINLY EAST OF
HIGHWAY 281 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...BUT ESPECIALLY FAVORING COUNTIES
NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE NEBRASKA-KANSAS BORDER DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WITHIN THIS AREA...A FEW STORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE WITH A THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS...ALTHOUGH ANY SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE OVER WITH BY
MIDNIGHT.

THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEING ON
THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...FLOOD WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE PLATTE RIVER BETWEEN THE GOTHENBURG AND
CENTRAL CITY AREAS FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED INTO TONIGHT...PLEASE RELAY REPORTS
OF SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING.

&&

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 6, 1:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
136 PM CDT SAT JUN 06 2015

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

1245 PM     FLOOD            MCCOOL JUNCTION         40.74N 97.60W
06/06/2015                   YORK               NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER IS UP TO 1ST STREET ON THE EAST IN MCCOOL JUNCTION

&&

SALTZMAN
Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 6, 1:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
158 PM CDT SAT JUN 06 2015

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

1230 PM     FLOOD            1 S MCCOOL JUNCTION     40.73N 97.60W
06/06/2015                   YORK               NE   PUBLIC

            FLOOD WATER HAS ENTERED CAMP KATERI AND THE AREA IS BEING
            EVACUATED. ACCESS TO THE CAMP VIA THE BRIDGE OVER THE
            WEST FORK OF THE BIG BLUE RIVER HAS BEEN CUT OFF BY THE
            FLOOD.

&&

WESELY
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 3:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
329 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

KSZ005-NEZ082-083-062100-
PHILLIPS KS-HARLAN NE-FURNAS NE-
329 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS...
SOUTHEASTERN FURNAS AND HARLAN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 328 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HOLLINGER...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALMA...OXFORD...ORLEANS...STAMFORD...REPUBLICAN CITY...LONG ISLAND...
HOLLINGER AND WOODRUFF.

LAT...LON 4035 9957 4035 9955 4010 9920 3983 9963
      4000 9963 4000 9978 4008 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 230DEG 35KT 4008 9970

SALTZMAN
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 4:03 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 6, 4:31 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 10:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin47 min
Jun 6, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas, Gosper36 min
Jun 6, 12:55 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDWebster6 hr
Jun 6, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps31 min
Jun 6, 1:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls35 min
Jun 6, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPhelps32 min
Jun 6, 2:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer28 min
Jun 6, 2:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer29 min
Jun 6, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHarlan31 min
Jun 6, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHarlan, Phelps42 min
Jun 6, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps26 min
Jun 6, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDValley8 min
Jun 5, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell34 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.