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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Hastings, NE

August 10, 20214 counties in Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 2:16 AM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 10, 2021, 2:16 AM CDT (07:16 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS, Smith County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 225 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 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2462 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2462 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2392 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.5

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The text

As transmitted.

569 
WUUS53 KGID 100716
SVRGID
KSC089-123-141-183-100745-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0152.210810T0716Z-210810T0745Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
216 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Mitchell County in north central Kansas...
  Southwestern Jewell County in north central Kansas...
  Southeastern Smith County in north central Kansas...
  Northeastern Osborne County in north central Kansas...

* Until 245 AM CDT.

* At 216 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Harlan to near Osborne, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Tipton around 230 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Downs, Cawker City and Glen Elder.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3958 9888 3971 9851 3941 9814 3931 9861
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 264DEG 30KT 3955 9880 3941 9863 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
183 
WWUS53 KGID 100734
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
234 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC089-123-141-183-100745-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-210810T0745Z/
Mitchell KS-Jewell KS-Smith KS-Osborne KS-
234 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...SOUTHWESTERN JEWELL...SOUTHEASTERN SMITH
AND NORTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES...

At 233 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Portis to near Cawker City, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

These severe storms will be near...
  Cawker City and Glen Elder around 250 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Hastings.

&&

LAT...LON 3971 9851 3941 9814 3931 9861 3964 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 0733Z 264DEG 30KT 3957 9861 3942 9844 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

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295 
WWUS53 KGID 100745
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
245 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC089-123-141-183-100755-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-210810T0745Z/
Mitchell KS-Jewell KS-Smith KS-Osborne KS-
245 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...
SOUTHWESTERN JEWELL...SOUTHEASTERN SMITH AND NORTHEASTERN OSBORNE
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However small
hail is still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3971 9851 3941 9814 3931 9861 3964 9872
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 264DEG 30KT 3958 9850 3943 9833 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 12:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPhillips25 min
Aug 10, 12:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks51 min
Aug 10, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGIDOsborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith39 min
Aug 10, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith47 min
Aug 10, 2:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell46 min
Aug 10, 3:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Mitchell42 min
Aug 10, 3:55 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryGIDJewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks29 hr

Nearby

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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.