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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Hastings, NE

November 16, 2015Furnas County, Harlan County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Nov 16, 2015, 7:21 PM CST for Furnas County, Harlan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 min. 2 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: Nov 16, 2015, 7:21 PM CST (01:21 UTC)
Expired: Nov 16, 2015, 8:00 PM CST
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Furnas County, NE, Harlan County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Nov 16, 7:31 PM CST	TORNADO	11 Se Beaver City, NE	NWS SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO TRACKED 12.75 MILES ACROSS EASTERN FURNAS COUNTY...CROSSING OVER FROM NORTON COUNTY AT 731 PM AND DISSIPATING 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEAVER CITY AROUND 757 PM. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 400 YARDS. DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY TO TREES...POWER
Nov 16, 7:51 PM CST	TORNADO	5 Sw Stamford, NE	TORNADO REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STAMFORD.

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
Nov 16, 3:34 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 206 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1374 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 237 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

008 
WFUS53 KGID 170121
TORGID
NEC065-083-170200-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0039.151117T0121Z-151117T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
721 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN FURNAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CST
    
* AT 720 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRAIRIE VIEW...OR 27
  MILES NORTHWEST OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  STAMFORD AND HOLLINGER AROUND 750 PM CST.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
HASTINGS.

&&

LAT...LON 4021 9988 4021 9953 4000 9956 4000 9990
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 210DEG 31KT 3991 9979 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

ADP

2 follow-up statements

184 
WWUS53 KGID 170135
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
735 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

NEC065-083-170200-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-151117T0200Z/
FURNAS NE-HARLAN NE-
735 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FURNAS AND SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 734 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEAVER CITY...OR 29 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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...
  BEAVER CITY AROUND 750 PM CST.
  STAMFORD AND HOLLINGER AROUND 755 PM CST.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4021 9988 4021 9953 4000 9956 4000 9990
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 195DEG 26KT 4002 9974 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

ADP

549 
WWUS53 KGID 170145
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
745 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

NEC065-083-170200-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-151117T0200Z/
FURNAS NE-HARLAN NE-
745 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FURNAS AND SOUTHWESTERN HARLAN COUNTIES...
    
AT 745 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLINGER...OR 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLDREGE...
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF 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...
  STAMFORD AROUND 755 PM CST.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4021 9988 4021 9953 4000 9956 4000 9990
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 201DEG 29KT 4011 9973 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

ADP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 6:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Dawson, Gosper	43 min
Nov 16, 6:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Furnas	27 min
Nov 16, 6:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas	40 min
Nov 16, 7:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	30 min
Nov 16, 7:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps	31 min
Nov 16, 8:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phelps	33 min
Nov 16, 9:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Buffalo	36 min
Nov 16, 9:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Harlan	35 min
Nov 16, 10:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, Webster	53 min
Nov 16, 11:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nance	28 min
Nov 17, 4:07 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	GID	Buffalo, Dawson, Furnas, Gosper, Phelps, Sherman and 1 more	26 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.