Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2015, 7:29 PM CDT for Valley 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
- Jul 17, 2015, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Valley County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 745 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2054 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 612 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
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 Jul 17, 3:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 3:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 7:08 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 708 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 190015- 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- 708 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING AND LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY HAZARD BEING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE GREATER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY BE NORTH OF AN ELWOOD...KEARNEY...FULLERTON LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PERIODIC THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING... MAINLY FOR AREAS NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS STATE LINE. HAIL NEAR THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WOULD BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE) WESELY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 6:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 604 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 NEZ060-172345- DAWSON NE- 604 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 603 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR VROMAN...OR 28 MILES SOUTH OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER RURAL PORTIONS OF EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTY. 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 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4105 10022 4105 9995 4090 10023 TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 247DEG 17KT 4101 10023 HALBLAUB
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 6:44 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 644 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 NEZ039-180000- VALLEY NE- 644 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREATENING VALLEY COUNTY... AT 642 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY... NEAR WESCOTT...OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF TAYLOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF VALLEY COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 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 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4174 9875 4157 9875 4146 9921 4174 9921 TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 233DEG 17KT 4154 9935 HALBLAUB
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 6:55 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 655 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 KSZ017-018-180030- OSBORNE KS-ROOKS KS- 655 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROOKS AND OSBORNE COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT... AT 654 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NATOMA...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF EMMERAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PLAINVILLE...NATOMA AND CODELL. LAT...LON 3913 9934 3942 9923 3943 9850 3913 9849 TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 205DEG 37KT 3913 9902 HALBLAUB
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 7:22 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 722 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 KSZ005-006-180045- PHILLIPS KS-SMITH KS- 722 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PHILLIPS AND SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 720 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A GUST FRONT PRODUCED BY DISSIPATING THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DOWNS TO NEAR AGRA TO LOGAN...AND MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WERE OCCURRING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS GUST FRONT. THIS GUST FRONT AND ITS ASSOCIATED WINDS WILL BE NEAR... PHILLIPSBURG AND AGRA AROUND 725 PM CDT. PRAIRIE VIEW AROUND 735 PM CD CDT. LEBANON AND BELLAIRE AROUND 740 PM CDT. LONG ISLAND AROUND 745 PM CDT. LAT...LON 3957 9963 4000 9963 4000 9851 3957 9851 TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 179DEG 40KT 3958 9855 3974 9919 3967 9957 HALBLAUB
Special weather statement, Jul 17, 7:26 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 726 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 NEZ082>085-180100- HARLAN NE-FRANKLIN NE-FURNAS NE-WEBSTER NE- 726 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN...EASTERN FURNAS... HARLAN AND WESTERN WEBSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 724 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A GUST FRONT PRODUCED BY A LINE OF DISSIPATING THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THIS GUST FRONT EXTENDED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF DOWNS TO NEAR AGRA TO NEAR LOGAN...AND MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS GUST FRONT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... NAPONEE AND HARLAN COUNTY DAM AROUND 750 PM CDT. REPUBLICAN CITY AROUND 755 PM CDT. ORLEANS...STAMFORD...HUNTLEY AND INAVALE AROUND 800 PM CDT. LAT...LON 4035 9855 4001 9854 4000 9988 4035 9990 TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 179DEG 40KT 3963 9855 3979 9919 3971 9957 HALBLAUB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin, Harlan | 34 min |
| Jul 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Valley | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Greeley | 49 min |
| Jul 17, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Sherman | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Hall, Howard, Sherman | 31 min |
| Jul 17, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Sherman | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Valley | 34 min |
| Jul 17, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phillips, Smith | 23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.