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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2020, 8:19 PM CDT for Harlan County, Kearney County, Phelps County, Nebraska. It was in force for 26 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
- Jun 21, 2020, 8:19 PM CDT (01:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2020, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harlan County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 3:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 297 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
- 2401 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 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 Jun 21, 6:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Hastings NE 603 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 ...Aviation Update... .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday) Issued at 329 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 Active weather expected today with severe thunderstorms. Aloft, closed low pressure was located in southern Manitoba, with progressive west northwest flow across the plains states with embedded shortwave troughs. At the surface, low pressure was oriented in sw Neb around KMCK with a second sfc low in eastern NM, with the surface trough/dryline extending south across western Neb and the high plains. As we head into the evening, a warm front will lift northward into Neb, the western trough/dryline will migrate eastward into central Neb/western KS, with a cold front advancing south from SD/northern Neb this evening/tonight. In increasing lift with the disturbance aloft and convergence along the boundaries (and any residual boundaries from morning convection), storms are expected to rapidly develop thru the aftn/eve. These storms are expected to quickly become severe in a highly unstable environment with sfc based CAPES at or above 3000 j/kg across much of our cwa, effective shear of 30-40kts and little if any CIN. Conditions will be favorable for supercell thunderstorms capable of producing very large hail near baseball size (3" severe hail fell southwest of Plainville, KS Saturday evening), along with damaging winds as storms are expected to transition linear with time. There is also a tornado threat with increasing low level helicities, and lowering LCLS with increasing moisture/pooling along the boundaries. Timing of the severe storm threat continues to be in the 3-10 pm time frame. Storms this morning dropped a quick 1-2" of rainfall per radar estimates/precip reports and with precipitable water values in the 1- 1.5" range, the potential remains for decent rainfall rates and amounts which could cause localized flooding. While the brunt of the convection/severe weather is expected thru the evening, chances for showers/storms continue into the night and into Monday with the deepening upper trough from Canada across the upper Midwest and in lift as a 70+kt upper jet noses south across the plains, but the severe weather threat will decrease. Aside from the potential for scattered convection Monday, it's shaping up to be a decent day temperaturewise with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s (north/south). .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday) Issued at 329 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 Overall the forecast trends drier Monday night but could see this change as some models suggest the potential for some sprinkles or isolated convection. The upper trough continues to deepen to our east through the middle of the week before lifting out to the northeast...leaving the plains states in a northwest flow regime and a cooler airmass thru Tuesday. Heights rise and temps trend up behind the departing trough Wednesday with subtle ridging building onto the plains. The pattern will feature a progressive west/northwest flow heading into the weekend, with intermittent chances for thunderstorms and models suggest both Thursday night and Friday night could see decent storm chances. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 00Z Tuesday) Issued at 557 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 Thunderstorms are developing along an advancing cold frontal boundary just northwest of the terminals attm. These storms are forecast to track southeast this evening...and the storms will be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Once these storms move thru, upstream convection across western Nebraska will continue to provide some chance for showers/storms overnight and into Monday. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. KS...NONE. && SHORT TERM...Fay LONG TERM...Fay AVIATION...Fay
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 3:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 346 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 221200- 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- 346 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight. Severe thunderstorms are expected across the outlook area through 10 pm. The storms will be capable of producing large hail the size of baseballs, damaging wind gusts around 70 mph and a tornado cannot be ruled out. Heavy rainfall may accompany the storms and produce localized flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Off and on thunderstorms are in the forecast for the remainder of the outlook period. Additional strong thunderstorms are possible at times, so be sure to stay up to date on the latest forecast. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed through 10 pm. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 21, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps | 13 min |
| Jun 21, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Phelps | 38 min |
| Jun 21, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Harlan | 46 min |
| Jun 21, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Merrick | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Greeley, Nance | 36 min |
| Jun 22, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Merrick, Nance, Polk | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Polk | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Polk | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Fillmore | 26 min |
| Jun 22, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Furnas | 36 min |
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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.