Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Hastings, NE

July 9, 20218 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 9:46 PM CDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 44 min. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2021, 9:46 PM CDT (02:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Buffalo County, NE, Greeley County, NE, Hall County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Howard County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Sherman County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 9, 10:12 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 648 Nw Wood River, NE
Jul 9, 10:12 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 648 Sw Cairo, NE
Jul 9, 10:14 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 661 N Riverdale, NE
Jul 9, 10:21 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Kearney, NEDELAYED SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF MAJOR ROOF DAMAGE TO MOVIE THEATER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND OTHER NEARBY REPORTS.
Jul 9, 10:22 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 651 N Kearney, NEEST 60MPH PLUS FROM EM.
Jul 9, 10:23 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Alda, NEDELAYED REPORT OF EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE BETWEEN WOOD RIVER AND ALDA, INCLUDING A LARGE HEALTHY TREE AND POWER POLES SNAPPED. PHOTOS VIA TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jul 9, 10:24 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 662 Nne Kearney, NE
Jul 9, 10:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGKearney, NEDOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES IN KEARNEY, SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED OFF AT BASE. A TREE FELL ONTO A HOME AND VEHICLE, AND SOME DAMAGE TO SIDING AND FENCES WAS REPORTED.
Jul 9, 10:26 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 63Kearney Airport, NE
Jul 9, 10:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Kearney, NEPART OF TREE BLOCKING ROAD ON 18TH AND C ST.
Jul 9, 10:30 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 84Grand Island Airport, NE
Jul 9, 10:34 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 661 Nw Wood River, NEKNEWOODR14.
Jul 9, 10:35 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 61Doniphan, NE
Jul 9, 10:38 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 683 Ese Kearney, NE
Jul 9, 10:40 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 662 Sw Chapman, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 9, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 171 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2603 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2021-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
2603 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-130 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
8.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

902 
WUUS53 KGID 100246
SVRGID
NEC019-077-079-081-093-121-125-163-100330-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0112.210710T0246Z-210710T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
946 PM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Greeley County in central Nebraska...
  Nance County in central Nebraska...
  Northwestern Hamilton County in south central Nebraska...
  Buffalo County in south central Nebraska...
  Merrick County in central Nebraska...
  Southeastern Sherman County in central Nebraska...
  Howard County in central Nebraska...
  Hall County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 945 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Cedar Rapids to near Farwell to near Poole,
  moving southeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  St. Paul, Dannebrog and Belgrade around 950 PM CDT.
  Gibbon and Fullerton around 1000 PM CDT.
  Shelton and St. Libory around 1005 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Wood River, Clarks, Chapman, Silver Creek and Doniphan.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 273 and 317.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4148 9829 4153 9771 4140 9770 4139 9761
      4132 9760 4125 9775 4112 9788 4107 9802
      4087 9828 4070 9829 4070 9872 4065 9890
      4066 9909 4102 9927 4105 9921 4107 9921
      4129 9893 4139 9875 4143 9873 4160 9829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 301DEG 45KT 4150 9817 4123 9859 4095 9900 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Heinlein

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson51 min
Jul 9, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Sherman, Valley47 min
Jul 9, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin38 min
Jul 9, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps51 min
Jul 9, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Franklin, Kearney, Webster26 min
Jul 9, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan and 3 more43 min
Jul 9, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick and 3 more49 min
Jul 9, 10:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Hall, Hamilton and 5 more39 min
Jul 9, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHamilton, Merrick, Polk, York45 min
Jul 9, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNance49 min
Jul 9, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDClay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster and 1 more45 min
Jul 10, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps48 min
Jul 10, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFurnas, Harlan42 min
Jul 10, 2:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson24 min
Jul 10, 2:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Harlan50 min
Jul 10, 3:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDAdams, Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Greeley, Hall and 5 more57 min
Jul 10, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHoward23 min
Jul 10, 2:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHamilton28 min
Jul 10, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDAdams36 min
Jul 10, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDYork32 min
Jul 10, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Hamilton, Merrick and 1 more29 min
Jul 10, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps27 min
Jul 10, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDClay, Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster28 min
Jul 10, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin, Harlan42 min
Jul 10, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls, Thayer, Webster46 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.