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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2019, 5:51 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska; Phillips County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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 26, 2019, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2019, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Phillips County, KS, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Phelps County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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 26, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1334 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 26, 4:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 4:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 3:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 313 PM CDT Sun May 26 2019 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 272015- 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- 313 PM CDT Sun May 26 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. The chance for widespread thunderstorms will increase with thunderstorms expected to arrive late this afternoon into tonight, and there is a good chance that some will be severe. The entire outlook area is under at least a Slight Risk of severe weather, with much of the southwest half of the area under an Enhanced Risk. The main threats with severe storms will be hail to around 2 inches in diameter, damaging winds to around 70 MPH, and perhaps a few tornadoes, especially within the Enhanced Risk area. Locally heavy rainfall is also likely, with areas particularly near and south of the Nebraska-Kansas border most favored to receive generally 1 to 2 inches. A Flash Flood Watch continues through tonight for north central Kansas and Webster, Nuckolls, Thayer and Fillmore counties in Nebraska. Finally, a Flood Advisory remains in effect today for northeastern Greeley County, due to possible flooding along the Cedar River. River Flood warnings are also in effect for the South Fork of the Solomon at Osborne, KS and along the Solomon at Beloit, KS for expected flooding over the next 24 to 48 hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. A very active weather pattern will keep several thunderstorm chances in the forecast Monday through Tuesday night, and then again Friday through Saturday. There is a decent chance that some storms will be severe, especially Monday evening, and then again Tuesday afternoon and evening. On Monday evening, the highest chances for severe storms currently appears to favor Nebraska portions of the area. On Tuesday afternoon and evening, the most favored area for possible severe storms should focus near and especially east of the Highway 281 corridor. On both Monday and Tuesday, large hail and damaging winds will be the main severe weather threats, but especially Tuesday afternoon and evening will need monitored for the possibility of a few tornadoes as well. River Flood warnings are also in effect for the South Fork of the Solomon at Osborne, KS and along the Solomon at Beloit, KS for expected flooding into Monday and Tuesday from heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely late this afternoon into tonight in various parts of the outlook area, and any reports of severe weather and possible flooding are always appreciated. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings Billings Wright
The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Nuckolls | 41 min |
| May 25, 10:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Fillmore, York | 35 min |
| May 26, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Harlan, Phelps | 32 min |
| May 25, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Smith | 40 min |
| May 25, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 38 min |
| May 25, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 47 min |
| May 25, 9:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Jewell, Osborne, Rooks, Smith | 6 hr |
| May 26, 8:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Osborne | 5 days |
| May 26, 9:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Mitchell | 3 days |
| May 26, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phillips | 33 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.