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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Hastings, NE

August 22, 2021Franklin County, Harlan County, Nebraska; Phillips County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2021, 6:58 PM CDT for Franklin County, Harlan County, Nebraska; Phillips County, Kansas. It was in force for 47 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 22, 2021, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Phillips County, KS, Franklin County, NE, Harlan County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 22, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 151 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 26 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 537 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
26 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-584 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1143 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
537 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
608 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

139 
WUUS53 KGID 222358
SVRGID
KSC147-NEC061-083-230045-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0178.210822T2358Z-210823T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
658 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Phillips County in north central Kansas...
  Western Franklin County in south central Nebraska...
  Harlan County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 658 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles west of Huntley to Orleans to 6 miles south
  of Stamford, moving east at 20 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Alma around 710 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Huntley, Woodruff, Republican City, Harlan County Dam and Naponee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4011 9957 4017 9952 4029 9952 4030 9905
      4005 9905 3989 9932 3995 9963 3996 9962
      4007 9963
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 270DEG 19KT 4022 9945 4011 9944 4003 9961 

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

$$

Rossi
2 follow-up statements
704 
WWUS53 KGID 230018
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
718 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

KSC147-NEC061-083-230045-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-210823T0045Z/
Phillips KS-Franklin NE-Harlan NE-
718 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS...WESTERN FRANKLIN AND HARLAN COUNTIES...

At 718 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Huntley to near Alma to 6 miles south of
Stamford, moving east at 15 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.

These severe storms will be near...
  Alma and Huntley around 725 PM CDT.
  Republican City around 730 PM CDT.
  Orleans around 735 PM CDT.
  Naponee and Harlan County Dam around 750 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4013 9955 4016 9945 4029 9941 4030 9905
      4005 9905 3989 9932 3995 9962 3996 9962
      4007 9963 4011 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 284DEG 14KT 4016 9927 4006 9937 4004 9957 

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

$$

Shawkey
860 
WWUS53 KGID 230046
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
746 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

KSC147-NEC061-083-230054-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-210823T0045Z/
Phillips KS-Franklin NE-Harlan NE-
746 PM CDT Sun Aug 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS...
WESTERN FRANKLIN AND HARLAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...
            
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 will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
north central Kansas...and south central Nebraska.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Harlan, Franklin, and Phillips counties until 830 PM.

LAT...LON 4013 9955 4016 9945 4029 9941 4030 9905
      4005 9905 3989 9932 3995 9962 3996 9962
      4007 9963 4011 9957
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 270DEG 19KT 4016 9910 4006 9920 4004 9940 

$$

Shawkey

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFurnas48 min
Aug 22, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHarlan27 min
Aug 22, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas47 min
Aug 22, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas, Harlan29 min
Aug 22, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas26 min
Aug 22, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHarlan36 min
Aug 22, 6:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHarlan41 min
Aug 22, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas, Harlan34 min
Aug 22, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPhelps44 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.