Alert archive / Nebraska / High Wind Warnings in 2021
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this high wind warning at Mar 29, 2021, 2:39 PM CDT for 14 counties in Nebraska; 6 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 29, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. 36 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2021, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2021, 1:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
Counties Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Furnas County, NE, Gosper County, NE, Hall County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Phelps County, NE, Sherman County, NE, Valley County, NE, Webster County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 7:56 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 7 Nne Willow Island, NE | |
| Mar 29, 8:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Nw Gothenburg, NE | |
| Mar 29, 8:13 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 Nne Cozad, NE | |
| Mar 29, 8:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 Sse Johnson Lake, NE | |
| Mar 29, 8:50 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 Nnw Riverdale, NE | |
| Mar 29, 8:54 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Holbrook, NE | |
| Mar 29, 8:56 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 Ssw Bertrand, NE | && |
| Mar 29, 8:56 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 Ssw Bertrand, NE | |
| Mar 29, 8:56 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Kearney Airport, NE | |
| Mar 29, 8:59 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 W Cambridge, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:01 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Grand Island Airport, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:03 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 5 Nnw Oxford, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 S Cambridge, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 Ese Kearney, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:12 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 4 Nnw Pleasanton, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:12 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 E Odessa, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:12 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 2 N Arapahoe, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Holdrege Airport, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:21 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 5 Nnw Oxford, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:23 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 4 Ese Oxford, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:27 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 4 Ese Ragan, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 Ssw Stockton, KS | |
| Mar 29, 9:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Hastings Airport, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:32 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 W Macon, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:41 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 4 S Riverdale, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:47 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Bladen, NE | |
| Mar 29, 9:57 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Hastings Airport, NE | THIS WAS THE SECOND SEVERE GUST OF THE EVENT, BUT NOT AS STRONG AS 61 MPH AT 930 PM. |
| Mar 29, 10:03 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wsw Inavale, NE | |
| Mar 29, 10:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Kearney Airport, NE | |
| Mar 29, 10:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Wsw Phillipsburg, KS | CORRECTS SOURCE OF PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 2 WSW PHILLIPSBURG. KSU KANSAS MESONET. |
| Mar 29, 10:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Wsw Phillipsburg, KS | KSU KANSAS MESONET. |
| Mar 29, 10:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Phillipsburg Airport, KS | |
| Mar 29, 10:34 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 8 N Bellaire, KS | |
| Mar 29, 10:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Smith Center Airport, KS | |
| Mar 29, 10:56 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 4 W Kirwin, KS | MESONET STATION KRNK1 KIRWIN 4 WSW. |
| Mar 29, 11:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Nnw Osborne, KS | KSU KANSAS MESONET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 3368 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
989 WWUS73 KGID 291939 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 239 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ060-072-073-082>085-300300- /O.UPG.KGID.HW.A.0002.210330T0100Z-210330T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.210330T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Dawson-Gosper-Phelps- Furnas-Harlan-Franklin-Webster- Including the cities of Phillipsburg, Bellaire, Smith Center, Kensington, Mankato, Jewell, Ionia, Burr Oak, Codell, Plainville, Stockton, Osborne, Downs, Beloit, Lexington, Cozad, Willow Island, Gothenburg, Elwood, Johnson Lake, Holdrege, Cambridge, Arapahoe, Oxford, Beaver City, Hollinger, Alma, Orleans, Franklin, Campbell, Hildreth, Inavale, Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Rosemont, and Bladen 239 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...North winds gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Tree and minor structural damage is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... The strongest winds will occur for a 1 to 2 hour window immediately following the cold frontal passage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NEZ039-046-061-062-074-075-086-300300- /O.NEW.KGID.HW.W.0002.210330T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ Valley-Sherman-Buffalo-Hall-Kearney-Adams-Nuckolls- Including the cities of Ord, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, Kearney, Grand Island, Minden, Hastings, Bostwick, Superior, and Nelson 239 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...North winds gusts of 50 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and south central Nebraska. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Tree and minor structural damage is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... The strongest winds will occur for a 1 to 2 hour window immediately following the cold frontal passage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
2 follow-up statements
291 WWUS73 KGID 300213 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE 913 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-046-060>062-072>075-082>086-300900- /O.CON.KGID.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Sherman- Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Furnas-Harlan- Franklin-Webster-Nuckolls- Including the cities of Phillipsburg, Bellaire, Smith Center, Kensington, Mankato, Jewell, Ionia, Burr Oak, Codell, Plainville, Stockton, Osborne, Downs, Beloit, Ord, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, Lexington, Cozad, Willow Island, Gothenburg, Kearney, Grand Island, Elwood, Johnson Lake, Holdrege, Minden, Hastings, Cambridge, Arapahoe, Oxford, Beaver City, Hollinger, Alma, Orleans, Franklin, Campbell, Hildreth, Inavale, Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Rosemont, Bladen, Bostwick, Superior, and Nelson 913 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central and south central Nebraska and all of north central Kansas. * WHEN...Until 4 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur for a 1 to 2 hour window immediately following the cold frontal passage.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ Billings Wright
300 WWUS73 KGID 300643 NPWGID URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Hastings NE Issued by National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE 143 AM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039-046-060>062-072>075-082>086-300745- /O.CAN.KGID.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210330T0900Z/ Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Sherman- Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Furnas-Harlan- Franklin-Webster-Nuckolls- Including the cities of Phillipsburg, Bellaire, Smith Center, Kensington, Mankato, Jewell, Ionia, Burr Oak, Codell, Plainville, Stockton, Osborne, Downs, Beloit, Ord, Loup City, Sherman Reservoir, Litchfield, Lexington, Cozad, Willow Island, Gothenburg, Kearney, Grand Island, Elwood, Johnson Lake, Holdrege, Minden, Hastings, Cambridge, Arapahoe, Oxford, Beaver City, Hollinger, Alma, Orleans, Franklin, Campbell, Hildreth, Inavale, Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Rosemont, Bladen, Bostwick, Superior, and Nelson 143 AM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Gusty northwest winds will linger through tonight, however the thread for damaging winds has ended. Therefore the High Wind Warning has been cancelled. $$ Albright
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.