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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 179, NWS Hastings, NE

May 29, 2016Jewell County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2016, 8:27 PM CDT for Jewell County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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
May 29, 2016, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2016, 8:52 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Jewell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 231 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2016-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 878 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2016-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
878 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2175 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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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 May 29, 8:23 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 8:23 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 5:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
538 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
301200-
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-
538 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE WITHIN
THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE OVERALL-BEST CHANCES
LIKELY OCCURRING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL
OCCUR...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO AROUND GOLF BALL
SIZE...WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 60 MPH...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

ON MONDAY...MEMORIAL DAY...SMALL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXIST
DURING THE DAY...BUT WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR MORE WIDESPREAD
COVERAGE ARRIVING DURING THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. THERE IS A MARGINAL TO SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME STORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE STARTING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE MAIN
THREATS BEING HAIL UP TO NEAR THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS AND WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. IF AN ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF STORMS HAPPENS
TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST...THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS COULD
INCREASE. IN ADDITION..HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH IS
POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ALMA TO
FULLERTON NEBRASKA...BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE STORMS CURRENTLY APPEARS FAIRLY LOW FOR TUESDAY...BUT A
FEW STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED ON AN ISOLATED BASIS...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH NIGHTFALL.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS

PFANNKUCH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 7:39 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
739 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

NEZ060-300100-
DAWSON NE-
739 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL
800 PM CDT...

AT 739 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF GOTHENBURG...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOTHENBURG.

LAT...LON 4105 10022 4105 9981 4087 9997 4094 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0039Z 216DEG 17KT 4103 10006

WESELY
Local storm report, May 29, 7:40 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
740 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0706 PM     HAIL             3 E INLAND              40.59N 98.17W
05/29/2016  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               NE   PUBLIC

            ALONG HIGHWAY 6. TIME APPROXIMATED

&&

PFANNKUC
Special weather statement, May 29, 7:42 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
742 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

KSZ018-019-300130-
OSBORNE KS-MITCHELL KS-
742 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MITCHELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT...

AT 741 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF TIPTON...OR 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELOIT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TIPTON AND HUNTER.

LAT...LON 3941 9875 3941 9820 3922 9832 3922 9849
      3913 9849 3913 9890
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 214DEG 18KT 3923 9858

WESELY
Local storm report, May 29, 7:44 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
744 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0732 PM     HAIL             SUTTON                  40.61N 97.86W
05/29/2016  M0.50 INCH       CLAY               NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

DOXEY
Local storm report, May 29, 7:49 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
749 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0748 PM     HAIL             EDGAR                   40.37N 97.97W
05/29/2016  M1.00 INCH       CLAY               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DOXEY
Local storm report, May 29, 7:58 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
758 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

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

0756 PM     HAIL             1 SE GLENVIL            40.49N 98.24W
05/29/2016  M1.25 INCH       CLAY               NE   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL

&&

DOXEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson27 min
May 29, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Nuckolls47 min
May 29, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Fillmore, York44 min
May 29, 7:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson21 min
May 29, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay31 min
May 29, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Fillmore41 min
May 29, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPolk24 min
May 29, 9:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDClay, Fillmore, Hamilton48 hr
May 29, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDClay43 min
May 29, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDValley49 min
May 29, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay44 min
May 29, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls32 min
May 29, 10:02 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDNuckolls12 hr
May 29, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer40 min
May 29, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDValley52 min
May 29, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne34 min
May 29, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne48 min
May 29, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne41 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.