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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Hastings, NE

May 6, 2019Nuckolls County, Webster County, Nebraska; Jewell County, Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2019, 12:16 PM CDT for Nuckolls County, Webster County, Nebraska; Jewell County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 44 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
May 6, 2019, 12:16 PM CDT (17:16 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jewell County, KS, Smith County, KS, Nuckolls County, NE, Webster County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Topeka, KS (KFOE), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 260 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2019-05-06Temperature 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, Topeka, KS at 12:00Z on 2019-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 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
1527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 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 May 6, 12:15 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 12:15 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 8:06 AM CDT, 4 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
806 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
071200-
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-
806 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible off and on
throughout the day. A few strong to severe storms are possible
across north central Kansas and portions of south central
Nebraska. Hail the size of golf balls is possible with 60 mph
winds. Thunderstorm chances will diminish overnight, but an
isolated threat remains throughout the overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Off and on showers and thunderstorms are possible across the area
Tuesday and Wednesday. At this time strong to severe storms are
not expected.

Multiple rounds of rain is expected across the area through
Wednesday, this could cause localized flooding, especially for
areas along and east of Highway 281 in Kansas and Nebraska.

Finally, patchy frost is possible late Thursday night into Friday
morning, especially north and west of the Nebraska Tri-Cities.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed for portions of north central
Kansas today.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 7:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
748 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

NEZ060-061-061330-
Buffalo NE-Dawson NE-
748 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BUFFALO AND NORTHEASTERN
DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 AM CDT...

At 747 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sumner, or 20 miles northeast of Lexington, moving southeast at 50
mph.

Up to half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible
with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kearney, Pleasanton, Amherst, Sumner, Riverdale, Miller and Poole.

LAT...LON 4105 9958 4105 9920 4096 9882 4068 9896
      4096 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1247Z 293DEG 41KT 4102 9949

JCB
Local storm report, May 6, 10:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1049 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2019

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

1034 AM     HAIL             ELM CREEK               40.72N 99.38W
05/06/2019  M1.00 INCH       BUFFALO            NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            GROUND COVERED IN 1 INCH HAIL.

&&
Special weather statement, May 6, 10:49 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1049 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

NEZ061-061630-
Buffalo NE-
1049 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BUFFALO COUNTY UNTIL 1130 AM
CDT...

At 1047 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Odessa, or 11 miles west of Kearney, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Penny size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kearney, Elm Creek, Odessa, and Riverdale.

LAT...LON 4080 9942 4101 9888 4069 9873 4068 9880
      4066 9923 4067 9936 4077 9943
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 243DEG 26KT 4075 9930

Wesely
Special weather statement, May 6, 10:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1059 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

KSZ005-006-NEZ084-061645-
Phillips KS-Smith KS-Franklin NE-
1059 AM CDT Mon May 6 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SMITH...NORTHEASTERN
PHILLIPS AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT...

At 1057 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northwest of Agra, or 10 miles northeast of Phillipsburg,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Franklin and rural portions of Phillips, Franklin, and Smith
counties.

LAT...LON 3990 9931 3997 9921 4000 9918 4001 9916
      4022 9891 4003 9872 4001 9873 4000 9872
      3980 9923
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 233DEG 24KT 3988 9922

Wesely
Local storm report, May 6, 11:36 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay, Fillmore26 min
May 5, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams36 min
May 5, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Nuckolls47 min
May 5, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDWebster20 min
May 5, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer46 min
May 6, 6:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson47 min
May 6, 7:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo42 min
May 6, 10:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo41 min
May 6, 10:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin46 min
May 6, 11:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin43 min
May 6, 11:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Webster38 min
May 6, 12:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Franklin, Webster40 min
May 6, 12:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHarlan22 min
May 6, 12:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDNuckolls, Webster50 min
May 6, 1:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster32 min
May 6, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer32 min
May 6, 1:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin24 min
May 6, 1:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDNuckolls, Thayer51 min
May 6, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls36 min
May 6, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster31 min
May 6, 3:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDNuckolls6 hr
May 5, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne27 min
May 5, 8:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell23 min
May 5, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell35 min
May 5, 9:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell31 min
May 5, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell39 min
May 6, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell24 min
May 6, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell14 min
May 6, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell14 min
May 6, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell20 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2019Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2019Every severe thunderstorm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.