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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Hastings, NE

August 10, 2021Mitchell County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Kansas. It was in force for 45 min. 5 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: Aug 10, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT (01:15 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Mitchell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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
Aug 10, 8:44 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	3 S Beloit, KS
Aug 10, 8:47 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	1 S Beloit, KS
Aug 10, 8:50 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 N Asherville, KS	DELAYED REPORT FROM TUESDAY EVENING...FACEBOOK PHOTO.
Aug 10, 8:50 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	4 N Asherville, KS	ESTIMATES LARGEST HAILSTONES ARE UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.
Aug 10, 8:51 PM CDT	HAIL 1	4 Ese Beloit, KS

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

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 228 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 879 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -191 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

389 
WUUS53 KGID 110115
SVRGID
KSC123-110200-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0155.210811T0115Z-210811T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Mitchell County in north central Kansas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 815 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Victor, or 17
  miles southwest of Beloit, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Beloit, Asherville and Scottsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3928 9849 3957 9813 3957 9793 3922 9793
      3922 9849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 229DEG 29KT 3929 9833 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Heinlein

2 follow-up statements

671 
WWUS53 KGID 110143
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
843 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC123-110200-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210811T0200Z/
Mitchell KS-
843 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY...

At 843 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beloit, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Beloit, Asherville, Simpson and Scottsville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3957 9813 3957 9793 3922 9793 3922 9828
      3946 9827
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 232DEG 31KT 3944 9806 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Heinlein

168 
WWUS53 KGID 110159
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
859 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSC123-110209-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210811T0200Z/
Mitchell KS-
859 PM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 900 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3957 9813 3957 9793 3922 9793 3922 9828
      3946 9827
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 240DEG 28KT 3947 9790 

$$

Heinlein

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 10, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Mitchell, Osborne	47 min
Aug 10, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell	29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.