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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Hastings, NE

July 25, 2018Adams County, Hall County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2018, 3:22 PM CDT for Adams County, Hall County, Nebraska. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 25, 2018, 3:22 PM CDT (20:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Adams County, NE, Hall 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 25, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 12:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 3:19 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Hastings NE
319 PM CDT Wed Jul 25 2018

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
261200-
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-
319 PM CDT Wed Jul 25 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible during the evening,
primarily for areas south of Interstate 80. The storms will be
capable of producing large hail up to golf ball size and damaging
winds to 70 mph.

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

There will be periodic chances for thunderstorms across portions
of the outlook area Thursday into Monday, with best chances for
more widespread thunderstorms being Friday afternoon into Saturday
morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening for locations south
of Interstate 80.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service HASTINGS NEBRASKA
Issued by National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
205 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2018

NEZ082-251930-
Furnas NE-
205 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN FURNAS COUNTY UNTIL
230 PM CDT...

At 205 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm west
of Cambridge, or 21 miles east of McCook, moving southeast at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cambridge and Wilsonville.

LAT...LON 4035 10012 4024 9995 4007 10014 4014 10020
      4035 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 315DEG 28KT 4026 10021

DEWALD

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:59 PM CDT, 23 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
Jul 25, 2:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Furnas	25 min
Jul 25, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hall	31 min
Jul 25, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas	39 min
Jul 25, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Nuckolls	50 min
Jul 25, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell	32 min
Jul 25, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Rooks	46 min
Jul 25, 6:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Rooks	52 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.