Tornado Warning 13, NWS Hastings, NE

Issued

May 9, 2016, 5:17 PM CDT (22:17 UTC)

Expired

May 9, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Hastings, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.5 in

County Clay County, NE

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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310 
WFUS53 KGID 092217
TORGID
NEC035-092245-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0013.160509T2217Z-160509T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
517 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 517 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRFIELD...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS...
  MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION AND SPOTTERS. 

  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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4040 9805 4046 9807 4054 9785 4043 9783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 253DEG 15KT 4044 9800 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

HEINLEIN

455 
WWUS53 KGID 092243
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
543 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

NEC035-092253-
/O.EXP.KGID.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160509T2245Z/
CLAY NE-
543 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4040 9805 4046 9807 4054 9785 4043 9783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 253DEG 15KT 4044 9800 

$$

HEINLEIN

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