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Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE

November 27, 2016Howard County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at Nov 27, 2016, 4:01 PM CST for Howard County, Nebraska. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Nov 27, 2016, 4:01 PM CST (22:01 UTC)
Expired: Nov 27, 2016, 4:45 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE

County Howard County, NE

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Nov 27, 3:19 PM CST, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 3:19 PM CST, 42 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
319 PM CST Sun Nov 27 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 318 PM CST Sun Nov 27 2016

Current radar has showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm moving
through the central to northeast part of the forecast area.
Satellite shows clearing in or near the southwest portion of the
area this afternoon. Surface analysis still has the low pressure
system near the Nebraska/Kansas/Colorado borders.

The main question for the remainder of the afternoon and into the
evening is if there will be enough instability near the clearing
line to start a few thunderstorms. The HRRR has been consistent with
having some convection that starts in the north central Kansas
counties and moves to the northeast from there. There is also a
small area that starts up in the west before moving to the
northeast. The best timing for the thunderstorms will be from about
3pm to 6pm. There is still a question as to how much instability
there will be. The RAP brings a small area of 500 to 1000 j/kg into
the southwest and pushes it across as it weakens. Once the sun goes
down this evening, that should effectively cut off chances for
thunder.

The precipitation should move off to the northeast of the forecast
area during the evening hours and there should be some clearing
behind the precipitation. As the surface low moves to the
east/northeast into this evening. The winds should turn to the west
and bring in drier air to the area during the evening hours. The
clearing skies and drier air should allow temperatures to fall off
into the mid 30s.

A little wrap around moisture will bring some clouds back to the
area for a time on Monday, but the clouds will move out during the
afternoon. Temperatures will warm back into the lower 50s during the
afternoon.

.LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday)
Issued at 318 PM CST Sun Nov 27 2016

There will be mostly northwest flow across the area through this
period. There are a few waves that move through the area. Have kept
the forecast dry through the period, but each of the waves brings an
increase in cloud cover and a weak cold front. The first wave moves
through Monday night. Temperatures will be cooler Tuesday and there
will be a few more clouds around. Temperatures will remain cooler
than normal with in and out clouds Wednesday through Friday. A
surface high moves through the area on Friday and when it moves to
the southeast Friday night, winds will turn back to the south and
temperatures will start a slow increase back to near normal for the
weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 00Z Monday evening)
Issued at 318 PM CST Sun Nov 27 2016

Showers and maybe a few isolated thunderstorms will move through
the terminals this afternoon. Lower clouds should gradually give
way to higher clouds as the surface low moves to the northeast.

&&

.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...JCB
LONG TERM...JCB
AVIATION...JCB

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 27, 3:26 PM CST, 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
326 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
281200-
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-
326 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY
THREATS BEING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
NICKELS.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH 6 PM.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 2:55 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
255 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

NEZ060-272130-
DAWSON NE-
255 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL
330 PM CST...

AT 255 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GOTHENBURG...OR 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOTHENBURG AND WILLOW ISLAND.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 209 AND 217.

LAT...LON 4105 10022 4105 9978 4079 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 232DEG 39KT 4100 10016

BILLINGS WRIGHT

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 3:15 PM CST, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
315 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

NEZ060-072-272145-
GOSPER NE-DAWSON NE-
315 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON AND NORTH
CENTRAL GOSPER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CST...

AT 315 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
EUSTIS...OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON...COZAD AND JOHNSON LAKE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 223 AND 240.

LAT...LON 4099 9979 4077 9957 4057 9998 4070 9998
      4070 10019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 232DEG 38KT 4063 10010

BILLINGS WRIGHT

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 3:37 PM CST, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
337 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

NEZ060-272200-
DAWSON NE-
337 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL 400
PM CST...

AT 337 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
COZAD...OR 8 MILES WEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON...COZAD...SUMNER AND EDDYVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 222 AND 235.

LAT...LON 4105 9977 4105 9953 4096 9942 4094 9942
      4070 9987 4070 9990 4082 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 227DEG 33KT 4081 9990

BILLINGS WRIGHT

Local storm report, Nov 27, 3:49 PM CST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
349 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

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

0342 PM     HAIL             5 W LEXINGTON           40.78N 99.84W
11/27/2016  U0.88 INCH       DAWSON             NE   PUBLIC

            REPORTED FROM A TRUCKER DRIVING ON
            INTERSTATE 80 AT MILE MARKER 230.

&&

JMBW

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 3:59 PM CST, 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
359 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

NEZ060-061-272245-
DAWSON NE-BUFFALO NE-
359 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN DAWSON AND NORTHWESTERN
BUFFALO COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CST...

AT 358 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EDDYVILLE TO LEXINGTON. MOVEMENT WAS
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEXINGTON...SUMNER...MILLER AND EDDYVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 237 AND 240.

LAT...LON 4105 9964 4105 9916 4070 9972 4070 9978
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 227DEG 43KT 4104 9961 4076 9973

HEINLEIN

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 4:01 PM CST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
401 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

NEZ040-041-047-272245-
HOWARD NE-NANCE NE-GREELEY NE-
401 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL HOWARD...SOUTHEASTERN
GREELEY AND WESTERN NANCE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CST...

AT 401 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DANNEBROG...OR 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAND ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ST. PAUL...DANNEBROG...WOLBACH...BELGRADE...FARWELL AND CUSHING.

LAT...LON 4155 9830 4148 9829 4148 9810 4149 9810
      4150 9806 4143 9796 4126 9819 4127 9827
      4139 9827 4139 9829 4119 9829 4105 9848
      4105 9861 4112 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 220DEG 35KT 4112 9857

HEINLEIN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 27, 2:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	35 min
Nov 27, 3:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	30 min
Nov 27, 3:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	23 min
Nov 27, 3:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	46 min
Nov 27, 4:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Adams	42 min
Nov 27, 4:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Webster	52 min
Nov 27, 4:34 PM CST	Tornado Warning	GID	Nuckolls, Webster	26 min
Nov 27, 4:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GID	Clay, Nuckolls	36 min

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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.