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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Hastings, NE

November 27, 2016Clay County, Nuckolls County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at Nov 27, 2016, 4:54 PM CST for Clay County, Nuckolls County, Nebraska. It was in force for 36 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 27, 2016, 4:54 PM CST (22:54 UTC)
Expired: Nov 27, 2016, 5:30 PM CST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Clay County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 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 27, 5:02 PM CST	TORNADO	4 S Deweese, NE	ANOTHER BRIEF TOUCHDOWN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME STORM THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCING INTERMITTENT FUNNEL CLOUDS AND TORNADOES. TORNADO HAS LIFTED FOR THE MOMENT.
Nov 27, 5:02 PM CST	TORNADO	7 E Lawrence, NE	ANOTHER BRIEF TOUCHDOWN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME STORM THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCING INTERMITTENT FUNNEL CLOUDS AND TORNADOES. TORNADO HAS LIFTED FOR THE MOMENT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1198 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

697 
WFUS53 KGID 272254
TORGID
NEC035-129-272330-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0018.161127T2254Z-161127T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
454 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 530 PM CST

* AT 454 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAWRENCE...OR
  25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DEWEESE AROUND 500 PM CST. 
  EDGAR AND FAIRFIELD AROUND 510 PM CST. 
  ONG AROUND 520 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4013 9819 4021 9827 4031 9827 4064 9783
      4063 9782 4032 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 231DEG 43KT 4025 9819 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HEINLEIN

3 follow-up statements

672 
WWUS53 KGID 272306
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
506 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

NEC035-129-272330-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161127T2330Z/
NUCKOLLS NE-CLAY NE-
506 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN NUCKOLLS AND SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTIES...
    
AT 506 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEWEESE...OR 25
MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  EDGAR AROUND 510 PM CST. 
  ONG AROUND 520 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4021 9806 4035 9820 4060 9782 4032 9782
      4030 9786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 234DEG 47KT 4033 9805 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

HEINLEIN

916 
WWUS53 KGID 272318
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
518 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

NEC129-272328-
/O.CAN.KGID.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161127T2330Z/
NUCKOLLS NE-
518 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NUCKOLLS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4039 9797 4047 9801 4060 9782 4042 9782
      4038 9789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 231DEG 43KT 4042 9790 

$$

NEC035-272330-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161127T2330Z/
CLAY NE-
518 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY...
    
AT 518 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ONG...OR 28 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HASTINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

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 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 4039 9797 4047 9801 4060 9782 4042 9782
      4038 9789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 231DEG 43KT 4042 9790 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

HEINLEIN

001 
WWUS53 KGID 272326
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
526 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

NEC035-272335-
/O.EXP.KGID.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161127T2330Z/
CLAY NE-
526 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
530 PM CST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4039 9797 4047 9801 4060 9782 4042 9782
      4038 9789
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 231DEG 43KT 4047 9781 

$$

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, 4:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard	44 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

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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.