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Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE

August 3, 20174 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2017, 1:26 AM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2017, 1:26 AM CDT (06:26 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2017, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE

Counties Clay County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Thayer County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 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-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: 1511 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1282 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 1:01 AM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 1:01 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 11:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1150 PM CDT Wed Aug 2 2017

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
031200-
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-
1150 PM CDT Wed Aug 2 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

There is a good chance for thunderstorms tonight, especially
before 3 am. Severe thunderstorms are possible, with hail up to
the size of golf balls and wind up to 60 mph possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

There will be a slight chance of a few departing thunderstorms
Thursday morning primarily south of Highway 30. Severe weather is
not expected.

The next chance for thunderstorms will return again late Friday
night and last through Saturday night. Severe weather is not
expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed, mainly before 3 am.

&&

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

Heinlein

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 10:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1059 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017

NEZ060-072-073-030445-
Phelps NE-Dawson NE-Gosper NE-
1059 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PHELPS...GOSPER AND SOUTHERN
DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

At 1058 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Eustis to 7 miles north of Smithfield to 6
miles southwest of Miller. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Holdrege, Bertrand, Elwood, Overton, Loomis, Smithfield and Johnson
Lake.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 219 and 254.

LAT...LON 4084 10019 4090 9991 4091 9943 4067 9942
      4067 9933 4066 9932 4044 9925 4041 9951
      4044 9998 4070 9998 4070 10020 4073 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 306DEG 30KT 4074 10009 4067 9971 4085 9946

Wesely

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 11:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1103 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017

NEZ046-047-030445-
Howard NE-Sherman NE-
1103 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SHERMAN AND WESTERN
HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

At 1103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Ashton, or 24 miles south of Ord, moving southeast at 25 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Dannebrog, Ashton, Farwell, Rockville, and Boelus.

LAT...LON 4139 9871 4105 9848 4105 9881 4130 9891
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 330DEG 24KT 4128 9876

Wesely

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 11:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1129 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017

NEZ061-062-030515-
Buffalo NE-Hall NE-
1129 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BUFFALO AND HALL
COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...

At 1129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Boelus, or 20 miles northwest of Grand Island, moving south at 30
mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Wood River, Shelton, Doniphan, Cairo and Alda.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 293 and 311.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4073 9834 4070 9847 4070 9872 4105 9883
      4105 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 339DEG 24KT 4106 9871

Wesely

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 11:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1143 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017

NEZ072-073-082-083-030530-
Phelps NE-Harlan NE-Gosper NE-Furnas NE-
1143 PM CDT WED AUG 2 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PHELPS...SOUTHEASTERN GOSPER...
EASTERN FURNAS AND NORTHERN HARLAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...

At 1142 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Elm Creek to near Loomis to 9 miles south
of Elwood. Movement was southeast at 20 mph.

dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Holdrege, Arapahoe, Oxford, Bertrand, Beaver City, Loomis, Funk,
Stamford, Edison, Atlanta, Huntley, Ragan and Hollinger.

LAT...LON 4058 9956 4067 9942 4066 9938 4067 9933
      4066 9929 4066 9926 4057 9918 4028 9918
      4018 9933 4008 9983 4050 9997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 336DEG 19KT 4063 9936 4052 9953 4046 9985

Wesely

Local storm report, Aug 3, 12:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1205 AM CDT THU AUG 3 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1202 AM     HAIL             5 S CAIRO               40.93N 98.60W
08/03/2017  E1.00 INCH       HALL               NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS HEAVY RAIN,
            ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT 60 MPH, AND HAIL TO
            THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

&&

REED

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 1:26 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Valley	15 min
Aug 2, 9:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Valley	20 min
Aug 2, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Valley	31 min
Aug 2, 10:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	19 min
Aug 2, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Dawson	39 min
Aug 2, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Sherman, Valley	35 min
Aug 2, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson, Gosper, Phelps	46 min
Aug 2, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard	42 min
Aug 2, 11:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hall	46 min
Aug 2, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hall	51 min
Aug 2, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Gosper, Harlan, Phelps	47 min
Aug 3, 12:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Hall, Kearney	44 min
Aug 3, 12:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York	54 min
Aug 3, 1:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Webster	22 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.