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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Hastings, NE

June 11, 2019Osborne County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2019, 6:19 PM CDT for Osborne County, Kansas. It was in force for 26 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 11, 2019, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2019, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Osborne County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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 nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 201 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2019-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 201 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2141 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
308 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 11, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 3:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
121200-
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-
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected across the area through tonight. A few
of these storms could be strong to severe through around 10 pm.
The main threats will hail to the size of quarters and wind gusts
to 60 mph. The best chances will be along and south of the
Kansas...Nebraska state line.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Intermittent chances for thunderstorms are expected Thursday night
through Monday. It is too early to determine if these storms will
be strong or severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed into this evening.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 3:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
318 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

KSZ007-112045-
Jewell KS-
318 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN JEWELL COUNTY UNTIL 345
PM CDT...

At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Burr Oak to near Esbon. Movement was east
at 45 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Mankato, Jewell, Formoso, Ionia, Randall and Montrose.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3958 9794 3958 9849 3978 9850 3986 9830
      3985 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 271DEG 39KT 3983 9829 3976 9845

Fay
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
418 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

KSZ007-019-112145-
Jewell KS-Mitchell KS-
418 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN JEWELL COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

At 417 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Scottsville, or 9 miles northeast of Beloit, moving east at 30 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Scottsville.

LAT...LON 3950 9807 3967 9793 3942 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 291DEG 25KT 3953 9796

Pfannkuch
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:06 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
606 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

KSZ018-112330-
Osborne KS-
606 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL OSBORNE COUNTY UNTIL 630
PM CDT...

At 605 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Alton, or 34 miles northeast of Emmeram, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Osborne
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3940 9893 3946 9886 3935 9856 3923 9871
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 305DEG 28KT 3940 9884

Pfannkuch

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 6:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson39 min
Jun 11, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell27 min
Jun 11, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell27 min
Jun 11, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne24 min
Jun 11, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne23 min
Jun 11, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne47 min
Jun 11, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne29 min

Nearby

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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.