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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Hastings, NE

August 12, 2021Mitchell County, Osborne County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 5:28 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Osborne County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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 12, 2021, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 200 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1295 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
1295 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-253 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2035 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

116 
WUUS53 KGID 122228
SVRGID
KSC123-141-122300-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0159.210812T2228Z-210812T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
528 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lucas, or 19
  miles west of Lincoln, moving north at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Hunter.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3925 9867 3929 9836 3922 9837 3922 9849
      3913 9849 3913 9867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 178DEG 5KT 3913 9850 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

ADP
2 follow-up statements
370 
WWUS53 KGID 122242
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
542 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

KSC123-141-122300-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210812T2300Z/
Mitchell KS-Osborne KS-
542 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES...

At 542 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lucas, or 20
miles west of Lincoln, moving north at 5 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hunter.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3925 9867 3929 9836 3922 9837 3922 9849
      3913 9849 3913 9867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 178DEG 5KT 3915 9850 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

ADP
336 
WWUS53 KGID 122255
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
555 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

KSC123-141-122305-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210812T2300Z/
Mitchell KS-Osborne KS-
555 PM CDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MITCHELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN OSBORNE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 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, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Hastings.

LAT...LON 3925 9867 3929 9836 3922 9837 3922 9849
      3913 9849 3913 9867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 178DEG 5KT 3916 9850 

$$

ADP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne23 min
Aug 12, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne24 min
Aug 12, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne30 min
Aug 12, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDRooks23 min
Aug 12, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne33 min
Aug 12, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne31 min
Aug 12, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne33 min
Aug 12, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell31 min
Aug 12, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell29 min
Aug 12, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne, Rooks27 min
Aug 12, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDOsborne33 min
Aug 12, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDRooks33 min

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.