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River Flood Warning 55, NWS Hastings, NE

August 24, 2019Franklin County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this river flood warning at Aug 24, 2019, 6:19 PM CDT for Franklin County, Nebraska. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 24, 2019, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 25, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Franklin County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 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 Republican River at Riverton (RVRN1).

Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
9 ft
Moderate stage
10.5 ft
Major stage
13.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06851090, 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 Aug 24, 3:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 3:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 24, 3:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Hastings NE
329 PM CDT Sat Aug 24 2019

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252030-
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-
329 PM CDT Sat Aug 24 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible mainly before 1 AM...
primarily west of a line from Elwood Nebraska...to Alma...to
Beloit Kansas. Some storms could be severe with hail as large as
2 inches in diameter and wind gusts near 65 mph.

Given the recent heavy rain...any additional rain could exacerbate
on-going flooding. Therefore a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect
until 4 AM from Grand Island west and south...including north
central Kansas. Numerous Flood Warnings and Advisories remain in
effect for parts of south central Nebraska. Please refer to the
flood watch...warnings and advisory messages for additional
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible Sunday night into Monday.
A few thunderstorms could also occur Tuesday and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed through this evening...from near
Cambridge Nebraska down into parts of north central Kansas.
Spotters...emergency managers...and county dispatchers...please
relay reports of hail...wind damage..and flash flooding to the
National Weather Service in Hastings.

&&

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

Kelley

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 24, 2:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
225 PM CDT SAT AUG 24 2019

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

0212 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ENE PROSSER           40.71N 98.48W
08/23/2019                   HALL               NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

            DELAYED REPORT. LARGE HARDWOOD TREE SNAPPED
            OFF ABOUT 4 FT ABV GROUND. SVR DMG TO
            SOYBEANS AND CORN IN ADJACENT FIELDS TO THE
            E DUE TO HAIL. ALL FOLIAGE GONE. ALL THAT IS
            LEFT OF THE CORN IS SHREDDED STALKS AND THE
            EARS WHICH ARE STILL VERTICAL.

&&

KELLEY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 7:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDDawson3 days
Aug 24, 8:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDAdams, Hall24 hr
Aug 24, 9:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDFranklin, Harlan12 hr
Aug 24, 11:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDWebster12 hr
Aug 24, 2:18 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDClay12 hr
Aug 24, 2:44 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDFranklin, Webster24 hr
Aug 24, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSmith32 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Nebraska, 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.