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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Hastings, NE

May 24, 2019Osborne County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this river flood warning at May 24, 2019, 2:17 AM CDT for Osborne County, Kansas. It took effect at May 24, 2019, 2:46 AM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2019, 2:17 AM CDT (07:17 UTC)
In effect from
May 24, 2019, 2:46 AM CDT
Expired
May 25, 2019, 9:36 AM CDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Osborne County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point S F Solomon River near Osborne (OSBK1). The gauge peaked at 15.75 ft at May 24, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
14 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06874000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at May 23, 6:31 PM CDT, 7 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:31 PM CDT, 7 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 4:33 PM CDT, 9 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
433 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

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241200-
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-
433 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected through tonight. Some of
these thunderstorms could be strong to severe, especially across
north central Kansas...with hail up to the size of half dollars
and 60 MPH wind gusts.

In addition...due to the potential for widespread showers and
thunderstorms occurring on top of already saturated soils, a
Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for Mitchell, Osborne and
Jewell counties through early Friday morning. Please see the
latest Flash Flood Watch Statement for more details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

An active upper level pattern will keep periodic thunderstorm
chances in the forecast through the extended periods, some of
which could be severe. At this point, the local area is
highlighted for potentially severe thunderstorms both Friday and
Saturday, with large hail and damaging wind gusts being the
primary concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be possible across portions of the local
area mainly during the evening.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton33 min
May 23, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Hall, Kearney30 min
May 23, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDClay, Fillmore40 min
May 23, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHamilton, Polk, York34 min
May 23, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPolk33 min
May 23, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo32 min
May 23, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNance30 min
May 23, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNance20 min
May 24, 1:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne23 min
May 24, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell41 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Kansas, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.