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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2019, 5:01 PM CDT for Phillips County, Rooks County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 29 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 23, 2019, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2019, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 218 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1472 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 543 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 771 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
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 23, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 3:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 4:33 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 433 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 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
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 23, 2:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 23, 3:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
349 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0347 PM HAIL LOGAN 39.66N 99.57W
05/23/2019 E1.00 INCH PHILLIPS KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
JCBSpecial weather statement, May 23, 4:09 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 409 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 KSZ005-NEZ083-084-232145- Phillips KS-Franklin NE-Harlan NE- 409 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS... SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN HARLAN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT... At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Woodruff, or 9 miles north of Phillipsburg, moving northeast at 45 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Alma, Republican City, Naponee, Bloomington, Huntley, Harlan County Dam and Woodruff. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If on or near Harlan County Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central Kansas. LAT...LON 4026 9930 4013 9895 3983 9925 3993 9947 TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 209DEG 39KT 3989 9937 Mangels
Special weather statement, May 23, 4:24 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
424 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019
KSZ017-232200-
Rooks KS-
424 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROOKS COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM CDT...
At 424 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ogallah, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Palco, Damar, Zurich and Webster State Park.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
north central Kansas.
LAT...LON 3945 9960 3947 9960 3951 9958 3935 9923
3913 9946 3913 9961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 209DEG 39KT 3908 9970
MangelsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer | 39 min |
| May 23, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | York | 36 min |
| May 23, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Harlan | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Furnas, Harlan | 34 min |
| May 23, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin, Kearney, Webster | 45 min |
| May 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 37 min |
| May 23, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Harlan, Phelps | 17 min |
| May 23, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Webster | 45 min |
| May 23, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Webster | 44 min |
| May 23, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Webster | 38 min |
| May 23, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Kearney | 36 min |
| May 23, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips, Rooks | 51 min |
| May 23, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Rooks | 36 min |
| May 23, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Rooks | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phillips | 49 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.