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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Hastings, NE

May 8, 2016Osborne County, Rooks County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT for Osborne County, Rooks County, Kansas. It was in force for 30 min. 3 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
May 8, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

Counties Osborne County, KS, Rooks County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 8, 7:28 PM CDTTORNADO2 S Codell, KSREPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. TORNADO BECAME RAIN WRAPPED.
May 8, 7:32 PM CDTHAIL 1.5Codell, KS
May 8, 7:50 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Natoma, KSLARGEST HAIL RANGED FROM NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 8, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2016-05-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 233 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2016-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
233 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2958 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

642 
WFUS53 KGID 090015
TORGID
KSC141-163-090045-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0008.160509T0015Z-160509T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
715 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN OSBORNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN ROOKS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
    
* AT 715 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR CODELL...OR 45 MILES SOUTH OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
  CODELL AROUND 725 PM CDT. 
  NATOMA AROUND 735 PM CDT. 

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 3913 9939 3941 9904 3935 9863 3913 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 228DEG 28KT 3910 9919 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

HEINLEIN
3 follow-up statements
195 
WWUS53 KGID 090026
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
726 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC141-163-090045-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160509T0045Z/
OSBORNE KS-ROOKS KS-
726 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OSBORNE AND SOUTHEASTERN ROOKS COUNTIES...
    
AT 725 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CODELL...OR 42
MILES SOUTH OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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...
  CODELL AROUND 730 PM CDT. 
  NATOMA AROUND 735 PM CDT. 

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 3937 9878 3928 9873 3913 9895 3913 9939
      3941 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 195DEG 22KT 3916 9916 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

HEINLEIN
212 
WWUS53 KGID 090030
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
730 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC141-163-090045-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160509T0045Z/
OSBORNE KS-ROOKS KS-
730 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OSBORNE AND SOUTHEASTERN ROOKS COUNTIES...
        
AT 730 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CODELL...OR 40
MILES SOUTH OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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...
  PLAINVILLE AROUND 735 PM CDT. 

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 3913 9939 3915 9936 3941 9904 3937 9878
      3927 9885 3913 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 187DEG 26KT 3918 9917 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

HEINLEIN
390 
WWUS53 KGID 090033
SVSGID

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
733 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

KSC141-163-090045-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160509T0045Z/
OSBORNE KS-ROOKS KS-
733 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN OSBORNE AND SOUTHEASTERN ROOKS COUNTIES...
        
AT 731 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CODELL...OR 39
MILES SOUTH OF PHILLIPSBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR AND SPOTTER 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...
  CODELL AROUND 733 PM CDT. 

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 3913 9939 3915 9936 3941 9904 3937 9878
      3927 9885 3913 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 187DEG 26KT 3919 9917 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

HEINLEIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks43 min
May 8, 7:06 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDPhillips24 min
May 8, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith47 min
May 8, 7:45 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDOsborne, Rooks30 min
May 8, 8:08 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDOsborne37 min
May 8, 8:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDOsborne, Rooks5 hr
May 8, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Smith47 min
May 8, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne47 min
May 8, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell47 min
May 8, 9:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell23 min
May 8, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell48 min
May 8, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell48 min
May 8, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell41 min
May 8, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Rooks43 min
May 8, 10:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell50 min
May 8, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne42 min
May 8, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDRooks39 min
May 8, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne52 min
May 9, 12:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell41 min
May 9, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Rooks35 min
May 9, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne48 min
May 9, 12:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell14 min
May 9, 1:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell44 min
May 9, 1:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne, Rooks9 hr
May 9, 1:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell48 min
May 9, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell32 min
May 9, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDRooks27 min
May 9, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSmith29 min
May 9, 3:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks, Smith23 min
May 9, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSmith31 min
May 9, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell42 min
May 9, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell43 min
May 9, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell48 min
May 9, 6:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDJewell3 hr
May 9, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.