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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Hastings, NE

June 21, 2020Harlan County, Kearney County, Phelps County, Nebraska

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2020-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2020-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 kmRMLM
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
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

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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 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

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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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps13 min
Jun 21, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPhelps38 min
Jun 21, 8:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHarlan46 min
Jun 21, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson45 min
Jun 22, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMerrick32 min
Jun 22, 3:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDGreeley, Nance36 min
Jun 22, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMerrick, Nance, Polk37 min
Jun 22, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPolk27 min
Jun 22, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPolk30 min
Jun 22, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFillmore26 min
Jun 22, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo37 min
Jun 22, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFurnas36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.