Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Hastings, NE

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
649 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 152 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018

This morning's stratus has been rather slow to break up, and this
introduces some doubt to the convective evolution later this
afternoon into tonight. The approaching trough axis is still
expected to allow for scattered thunderstorm development over
western and west-central Nebraska over the next few hours. These
storms would gradually track into our forecast area...mainly
through the evening hours.

Deep-layer shear values around 50kts are more than sufficient to
maintain long-lived updrafts. That said, the strongest storms
would mostly likely track mostly southwest of the area where clear
skies allow for greater instability return. Bottom line, I still
think we will have scattered storms around through the evening and
overnight. A couple severe storms are possible, but the better
threat is definitely south and west of the area.

A few showers or storms may linger into Monday morning, and a few
lapse-rate driven showers or storm could even redevelop in the
afternoon as the upper trough slowly moves to the east. That said,
storms should be pretty spotty and non-severe as drier air
advects in from the north. For now, I will just maintain 20 to 30
PoPs through the day, ending by Monday night.

.LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday)
Issued at 152 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018

Clearing skies should allow low temperatures to reach the mid 50s
across the area Monday night.

Dry conditions are expected to prevail through Tuesday and into
Wednesday with quiet northerly flow aloft. Temperatures will begin
an upward climb...reaching the low 80s on Tuesday and the upper
80s on Wednesday.

An upper shortwave will move through the area Wednesday into
Wednesday night, this will bring a very low chance for showers or
storms to the eastern portions of the forecast area on Wednesday.
That said, this has continued to trend eastward, and is looking
quite unfavorable for precipitation in the local area.

Dry conditions are expected Thursday and Friday as we transition
to northwesterly and eventually westerly flow aloft. At the low
levels, we will winds become increasingly southerly. This will
allow high temperatures to make a run at the low to mid 90s again
by Friday and Saturday.

A shortwave moving across the northern Plains and an associated
cold front may bring a few showers and storms to the area Friday
night and again Saturday night, but details unsurprisingly,
details remain uncertain at this point.

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.AVIATION...(For the 00Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 00Z Monday)
Issued at 648 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018

Difficult aviation forecast this evening, mainly regarding timing
of any convection. High-res short term guidance continues to
indicate the possibility for thunderstorms, possibly in a couple
of rounds during the overnight hours. At this time have a tempo
group for convection during the late evening and overnight hours.
Towards the morning hours winds will be light and northerly and
expect the chances for convection to have moved to the south of
the terminals.

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.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...Mangels
LONG TERM...Mangels
AVIATION...Billings Wright

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
220 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
301200-
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-
220 PM CDT Sun Jul 29 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to move into the area from
the northwest late this afternoon into this evening. A few strong
to severe storms are possible, mainly southwest of a line from
Lexington, Nebraska to Beloit, KS. Threats include hail to the
size of quarters and wind gusts to 60 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

A few thunderstorms may linger into Monday morning, and widely
scattered thunderstorms may redevelop in the afternoon. Severe
weather is not expected.

There are low chances for thunderstorms late Wednesday night
again Friday night into Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed 6pm to midnight.

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

Mangels

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
756 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2018

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

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E ORD                 41.61N 98.81W
07/28/2018                   VALLEY             NE   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT VIA PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK.
            GRAIN BIN WAS BLOWN FROM NORTH SIDE OF THE
            ROAD TO THE SOUTH SIDE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0900 PM     HAIL             9 NE ORD                41.68N 98.80W
07/28/2018  E1.00 INCH       VALLEY             NE   PUBLIC

            DELAYED REPORT VIA PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
834 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2018

NEZ060-300200-
Dawson NE-
834 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL
900 PM CDT...

At 833 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Oconto, or 21 miles northwest of Lexington, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Cozad.

LAT...LON 4105 9984 4094 9972 4084 9998 4105 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 328DEG 22KT 4105 9996

Billings Wright

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
949 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2018

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

0925 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 ENE JOHNSON LAKE      40.69N 99.83W
07/29/2018  E65 MPH          GOSPER             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 60 AND 65
            MPH. TREE LIMBS OF 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER
            DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1008 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2018

NEZ072-073-082-083-300400-
Phelps NE-Harlan NE-Gosper NE-Furnas NE-
1008 PM CDT SUN JUL 29 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PHELPS...
SOUTHEASTERN GOSPER...EASTERN FURNAS AND WESTERN HARLAN COUNTIES
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

At 1008 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Edison, or 20 miles southwest of Holdrege, moving south at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Alma, Arapahoe, Oxford, Beaver City, Orleans, Stamford, Edison and
Hollinger.

LAT...LON 4045 9959 4006 9935 4000 9953 4000 9981
      4034 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 338DEG 27KT 4031 9973

Billings Wright