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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2017, 9:35 PM CDT for Jewell County, Mitchell County, Kansas. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 28, 2017, 9:35 PM CDT (02:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2017, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 22.7
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 Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hastings NE 630 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday) Issued at 252 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017 An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm is possible today between 5 pm and 8 pm along and southeast of a line from Osborne, KS to Geneva, NE. The main threats are quarter size hail and isolated 60 mph wind gusts. After 8 pm, scattered thunderstorms are expected to redevelop. The highest coverage of storms is expected to be south of I-80. Some of these storms could be severe with up to golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Localized heavy rainfall and flooding are also possible. The MCS could disrupt things for Thursday, but we could have yet another shot at severe weather with the boundary(ies) around. .LONG TERM...(Thursday night through Wednesday) Issued at 252 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017 Cool down finally for Friday/Saturday, but yet more moisture return for Sunday/Monday with more storms possible, with best chance of severe looking like Sunday evening. Still looks like it should dry out by July 4th. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 00Z Thursday) Issued at 630 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017 A warm front will move into southern Nebraska tonight which will be the focus for tonights convection. The warm front is currently forecast south of the terminals overnight and because of this will only mention VCTS in the TAFs as we expected the activity to remain south of the terminals. VFR conditions are forecast through the TAF period outside of convection which could lower vis down to a mile for short periods of time. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. KS...None. && SHORT TERM...Heinlein LONG TERM...Heinlein AVIATION...Beda
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 2:51 PM CDT, 6 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 251 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 291200- 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- 251 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm is possible today between 5 pm and 8 pm along and southeast of a line from Osborne, KS to Geneva, NE. The main threats are quarter size hail and isolated 60 mph wind gusts. After 8 pm, scattered thunderstorms are expected to redevelop. The highest coverage of storms is expected to be south of I-80. Some of these storms could be severe with up to golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Localized heavy rainfall and flooding are also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms will again be possible across portions of the outlook area mainly Thursday afternoon into Thursday night with the greatest potential for severe thunderstorms from 5 pm to midnight. The primary severe weather threats will be large hail to the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts to 70 mph. Saturday night through Monday evening, there will be periodic chances for thunderstorms across portions of the outlook area. The best chance for more widespread stronger storms will be Sunday evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon through the night. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings Heinlein
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 9:20 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 10:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Thayer | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Webster | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 12:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 12:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 1:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps | 24 min |
| Jun 29, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Nuckolls, Webster | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Webster | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Nuckolls, Webster | 37 min |
| Jun 28, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Mitchell | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 10:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 41 min |
| Jun 28, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 5:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 5:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Jewell | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.