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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 171, NWS Hastings, NE

July 8, 2017Sherman County, Valley County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2017, 7:06 PM CDT for Sherman County, Valley County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 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
Jul 8, 2017, 7:06 PM CDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2017, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE

The radar

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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 Jul 8, 6:56 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 6:56 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 3:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
304 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2017

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
091200-
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-
304 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and
portions of north central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

There is a chance for thunderstorms late this afternoon through
the evening, mainly across Nebraska. A few of these storms could
be strong to marginally severe through 10PM along and west of a
line from Red Cloud to Central City. Hazards include hail to the
size of quarters and up to 60 mph wind gusts.

A few thunderstorms may linger east of Highway 281 through the
overnight. Severe weather is not expected with this activity.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hot weather is expected through the upcoming week. High
temperatures will range from the mid 90s to the low 100s Sunday
through Wednesday. The highest heat index values are expected to
occur Monday through Wednesday, where values will peak between 100
and 105 degrees each afternoon across most of the area.

Off and on thunderstorms are possible Monday evening through
Friday. It is still too early to accurately assess the threat for
severe weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation should not be needed through tonight.

&&

More information may be obtained at the following web page:
   https://www.weather.gov/hastings

Mangels

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
453 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

NEZ040-082245-
Greeley NE-
453 PM CDT SAT JUL 8 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL GREELEY COUNTY UNTIL 545
PM CDT...

At 453 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Spalding, or 23 miles east of Ord, moving south at 15
mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Greeley and Spalding.

LAT...LON 4161 9829 4149 9829 4143 9858 4174 9863
      4174 9837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 344DEG 12KT 4171 9850

Heinlein
Local storm report, Jul 8, 6:15 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 8, 6:30 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 6:38 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Sherman46 min
Jul 8, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.