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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2018, 11:00 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 45 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 1, 2018, 11:00 PM CDT (04:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2018, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Buffalo County, NE, Hall County, NE, Howard County, NE, Sherman County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 3:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1982 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
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 1, 6:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 6:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hastings NE 623 PM CDT Fri Jun 1 2018 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 301 PM CDT Fri Jun 1 2018 Ahead of an approaching cold front, an axis of instability is quite evident just west of the tri-cities where dew points in the lower 70s have pooled and cumulus have already formed. MLCAPES of at least 4000 J/kg in a narrow corridor will encourage rapid growth of convection once the cap erodes. Thunderstorms are already forming in the Sandhills and will eventually zip south and edge into our CWA by 23Z to 01Z time range. This will be a critical time to watch any discrete convection that forms as hodographs indicate potential for tornadoes with lowered LCL and backed winds at the surface. Very large hail with strong downdrafts is anticipated. Storms will congeal into a line by about 03Z to 04Z and will form an organized line of storms which may exhibit derecho-like qualities. Looking for potential of 70-80 mph wind gusts with this line. Also, storms may lay out an outflow boundary that may stall for several hours this evening and early overnight and with a developing solid low-level jet, this may sustain training cells which could give us flash flooding issues. Subsidence behind the cold front will dry things out quickly for Saturday, but wind will be noticeably strong for especially Saturday morning, and dewpoints much drier. I have increased wind speeds significantly. I lowered highs a tad into the mid 70s to around 80 for most locations Saturday with the cooler air mass. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 301 PM CDT Fri Jun 1 2018 The relatively cooler air near season norms will be around for Monday, but the upper ridge will heat things up for later in the week. However, the ridge may erode enough to allow perturbations to round the ridge and give us chances of precip/thunderstorms during the week. Still too early to tell how much of any severe chances we will have. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 00Z Saturday) Issued at 616 PM CDT Fri Jun 1 2018 Main concern for this TAF period lies with thunderstorm chances later this evening. Not much going on at this point near the terminal areas, but activity currently to the NNW is expected to expand in coverage and slide SSE later this evening. Have activity ending at the terminals at 10Z, confidence in the exact timing isn't the highest. The current gusty SSE winds will become more variable in direction as the convection moves in, eventually turning NWrly as the cold front pushes through. Gusty winds winds are expected once again tomorrow. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. KS...None. && SHORT TERM...Heinlein LONG TERM...Heinlein AVIATION...ADP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 2:53 PM CDT, 8 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 253 PM CDT Fri Jun 1 2018 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 021200- 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- 253 PM CDT Fri Jun 1 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Severe thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon through tonight across the outlook area. The main time frame for possible severe weather will be between 7 pm and 1 am. The primary threats will be wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph, hail up to 2 inches or more in diameter, along with a possible tornado or two. Locally heavy rain is also possible, with flash flooding possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Off and on chances of thunderstorms are expected between Sunday night and Thursday. It is still too early to determine if there is a threat for severe weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is expected mainly between 7pm and 1 am. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings Heinlein
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 9:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
943 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 PM TORNADO 1 E ORD 41.60N 98.91W
06/01/2018 VALLEY NE EMERGENCY MNGR
HAD A NUMBER OF REPORTS OF POSSIBLE BRIEF
TOUCHDOWNS IN THE ORD & ELYIRA AREAS.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 1, 10:02 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1002 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2018
NEZ040-041-046>048-020345-
Merrick NE-Nance NE-Howard NE-Greeley NE-Sherman NE-
1002 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN GREELEY...NANCE...
MERRICK...EASTERN SHERMAN AND HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...
At 1000 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow along and
ahead of a line of thunderstorms. This outflow extended from 7 miles
southwest of Cedar Rapids to near St. Paul to Rockville. Movement
was east at 50 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with the outflow.
Locations impacted include...
Central City, St. Paul, Fullerton, Genoa, and Palmer.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central,
south central and east central Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4148 9829 4148 9810 4150 9804 4151 9804
4153 9771 4140 9770 4139 9760 4132 9760
4131 9765 4125 9775 4112 9788 4109 9798
4102 9808 4105 9828 4105 9889 4139 9883
4143 9845 4173 9829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 276DEG 45KT 4149 9825 4127 9848 4111 9883
HeinleinLocal storm report, Jun 1, 10:22 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1022 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1013 PM HAIL 1 NW HAZARD 41.10N 99.09W
06/01/2018 E1.00 INCH SHERMAN NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KSLocal storm report, Jun 1, 10:35 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 1, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Valley | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Valley | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Sherman, Valley | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Sherman | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Valley | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 10:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard, Merrick, Nance | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Sherman | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Howard, Nance, Sherman | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Dawson, Gosper, Phelps | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | GID | Buffalo, Sherman | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Gosper, Phelps | 10 min |
| Jun 1, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Polk, York | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 11:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Hall, Kearney, Phelps | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Hall, Hamilton, Kearney, Phelps, Polk, York | 48 min |
| Jun 2, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Kearney | 22 min |
| Jun 2, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Adams, Clay, Franklin, Hamilton, Harlan, Kearney and 1 more | 44 min |
| Jun 2, 1:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Nuckolls, Thayer | 60 min |
| Jun 2, 1:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phillips | 27 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.