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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Hastings, NE

May 23, 2019Webster County, Nebraska; Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2019, 6:52 PM CDT for Webster County, Nebraska; Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 38 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, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2019, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Smith County, KS, Webster County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 269 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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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 23, 6:31 PM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:31 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 4:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 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

Special weather statement, May 23, 6:00 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
600 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

KSZ006-NEZ074-075-084-085-232345-
Smith KS-Franklin NE-Adams NE-Webster NE-Kearney NE-
600 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SMITH...FRANKLIN...
NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER...SOUTHERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN KEARNEY
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

At 600 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Naponee to near Riverton. Movement was
northeast at 50 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Minden, Franklin, Blue Hill, Hildreth, Campbell, Bladen, Roseland,
Holstein, Upland, Naponee, Bloomington, Ayr, Riverton, Norman,
Rosemont and Inavale.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
north central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3997 9867 3997 9907 4000 9907 4000 9918
      4015 9918 4051 9900 4050 9828 4037 9828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 210DEG 46KT 4003 9913 4003 9872

Mangels

Special weather statement, May 23, 6:08 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
608 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

NEZ060-072-232345-
Dawson NE-Gosper NE-
608 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GOSPER AND DAWSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

At 608 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Johnson Lake, or near Lexington, moving northeast at 60 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lexington, Cozad, Elwood, Sumner, Eddyville, Smithfield and Johnson
Lake.

LAT...LON 4105 9993 4105 9943 4095 9942 4055 9975
      4062 9998 4070 9998 4070 10011
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 208DEG 52KT 4073 9984

Mangels

Local storm report, May 23, 6:16 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 6:23 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 6:36 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 6:46 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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The 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, 6:54 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, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks, Smith	29 min
May 23, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2019 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kansas, 2019 Every 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.