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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Hastings, NE

April 1, 2015Hamilton County, Polk County, York County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 1, 2015, 8:59 PM CDT for Hamilton County, Polk County, York County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 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 1, 2015, 8:59 PM CDT (01:59 UTC)
Expired: Apr 1, 2015, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, NE, Polk County, NE, York 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 1, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 Apr 1, 5:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 5:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 6:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 6:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
603 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015

NEZ040-012330-
GREELEY NE-
603 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM CDT...

AT 603 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GREELEY...OR 27 MILES EAST OF ORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREELEY...GREELEY CENTER AND WOLBACH.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4144 9829 4139 9840 4139 9844 4153 9857
      4170 9829
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 236DEG 36KT 4150 9842

FAY

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 6:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 1, 6:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
630 PM CDT WED APR 01 2015

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

0622 PM     HAIL             1 NW BOELUS             41.09N 98.73W
04/01/2015  E1.00 INCH       HOWARD             NE   PUBLIC

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SALTZMAN

Local storm report, Apr 1, 6:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
650 PM CDT WED APR 01 2015

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

0645 PM     HAIL             7 E RAVENNA             41.03N 98.78W
04/01/2015  E1.00 INCH       BUFFALO            NE   PUBLIC

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 1, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Nance	40 min
Apr 1, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Harlan, Kearney	35 min
Apr 1, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Merrick	51 min
Apr 1, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Franklin, Kearney, Phelps, Webster	29 min
Apr 1, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hamilton, Merrick, Nance	36 min
Apr 1, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Franklin, Hall, Kearney, Webster	33 min
Apr 1, 8:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hall, Hamilton	36 min
Apr 1, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton, Polk	29 min
Apr 1, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, Webster	22 min
Apr 1, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer	34 min
Apr 1, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Nuckolls, Webster	36 min
Apr 1, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Fillmore, Thayer	21 min
Apr 1, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Nuckolls, Thayer	34 min
Apr 1, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hamilton, Polk, York	62 min
Apr 1, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	York	13 min
Apr 1, 10:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Webster	23 min
Apr 1, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Thayer	45 min
Apr 1, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer	25 min
Apr 1, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Nuckolls	29 min
Apr 1, 11:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Thayer	48 min
Apr 1, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell, Smith	47 min
Apr 1, 10:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	33 min
Apr 1, 11:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	39 min
Apr 2, 12:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	36 min
Apr 2, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell	33 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.