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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Hastings, NE

April 7, 2019Franklin County, Nebraska; Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2019, 1:13 AM CDT for Franklin County, Nebraska; Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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
Apr 7, 2019, 1:13 AM CDT (06:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2019, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Smith County, KS, Franklin County, NE

The radar

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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 Apr 7, 12:45 AM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 12:45 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 8:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
830 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2019

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
080130-
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-
830 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A chance of non severe thunderstorms is possible across the entire
outlook area this evening and into the overnight hours.

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

A strong storm system will move across the area Wednesday and
Thursday. Accumulating snow...high winds...a few thunderstorms...
and increased danger of wildfires could occur with this system.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters...while activation will not occur through this evening...
please relay any reports of hail or strong thunderstorm wind
gusts to the National Weather Service.

&&

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

Rossi

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 7, 12:24 AM CDT, 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1224 AM CDT SUN APR 7 2019

NEZ084-070600-
Franklin NE-
1224 AM CDT SUN APR 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

At 1224 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Naponee, or 26 miles northeast of Phillipsburg, moving southeast at
20 mph.

Penny size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Franklin, Naponee and Bloomington.

LAT...LON 4015 9898 4000 9888 4000 9890 4001 9917
      4008 9918 4019 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 327DEG 17KT 4010 9911

Fay
Local storm report, Apr 7, 12:27 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 12:33 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 12:36 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 7, 1:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPhelps26 min
Apr 6, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHarlan32 min
Apr 6, 11:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPhelps36 min
Apr 6, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin38 min
Apr 6, 11:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin24 min
Apr 7, 12:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHarlan24 min
Apr 7, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin36 min
Apr 7, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Harlan49 min
Apr 7, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDKearney27 min
Apr 7, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin27 min
Apr 7, 1:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHall26 min
Apr 7, 1:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin48 min
Apr 7, 2:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHall29 min
Apr 7, 2:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHall24 min
Apr 7, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHall30 min
Apr 7, 2:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHall49 min
Apr 7, 12:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSmith24 min
Apr 7, 1:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell, Smith52 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.