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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Hastings, NE

March 26, 20214 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2021, 7:36 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 24 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: Mar 26, 2021, 7:36 PM CDT (00:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 26, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Buffalo County, NE, Hall County, NE, Howard County, NE, Sherman County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

533 
WUUS53 KGID 270036
SVRGID
NEC019-079-093-163-270100-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0002.210327T0036Z-210327T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
736 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Buffalo County in south central Nebraska...
  Southeastern Sherman County in central Nebraska...
  Southwestern Howard County in central Nebraska...
  Northwestern Hall County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 733 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boelus, or 21
  miles west of Grand Island, moving northeast 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Dannebrog, Farwell and Boelus. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4098 9877 4105 9884 4124 9864 4110 9845
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 231DEG 16KT 4104 9875 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Billings Wright

3 follow-up statements

710 
WWUS53 KGID 270045
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
745 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

NEC019-079-270054-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210327T0100Z/
Buffalo NE-Hall NE-
745 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BUFFALO AND
NORTHWESTERN HALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4110 9845 4105 9859 4105 9881 4124 9864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 231DEG 16KT 4107 9870 

$$

NEC093-163-270100-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210327T0100Z/
Sherman NE-Howard NE-
745 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...

At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boelus, or 20
miles northwest of Grand Island, moving northeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Dannebrog, Farwell and Boelus. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4110 9845 4105 9859 4105 9881 4124 9864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 231DEG 16KT 4107 9870 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Billings Wright

439 
WWUS53 KGID 270050
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
750 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

NEC163-270100-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210327T0100Z/
Sherman NE-
750 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4110 9845 4105 9859 4105 9875 4112 9875
      4124 9864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 231DEG 16KT 4109 9867 

$$

NEC093-270100-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210327T0100Z/
Howard NE-
750 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY...

At 750 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Boelus, or 19
miles northwest of Grand Island, moving northeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Dannebrog, Farwell and Boelus. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4110 9845 4105 9859 4105 9875 4112 9875
      4124 9864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 231DEG 16KT 4109 9867 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Billings Wright

622 
WWUS53 KGID 270104
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
804 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

NEC093-270114-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210327T0100Z/
Howard NE-
804 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However small
hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4110 9845 4105 9859 4105 9875 4112 9875
      4124 9864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 231DEG 16KT 4112 9862 

$$

Billings Wright

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 26, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard	35 min
Mar 26, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Gosper	37 min
Mar 26, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Furnas	36 min
Mar 26, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper	30 min
Mar 26, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Franklin, Kearney, Webster	28 min
Mar 26, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard	28 min
Mar 26, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Harlan	29 min
Mar 26, 8:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phelps	48 min
Mar 26, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard	31 min
Mar 26, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Howard, Merrick, Nance	24 min
Mar 26, 9:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Clay	42 min
Mar 26, 9:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Nance	48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.