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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Hastings, NE

May 5, 2021Jewell County, Smith County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2021, 3:53 PM CDT for Jewell County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 23 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
May 5, 2021, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2021, 4:16 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jewell County, KS, Smith County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 223 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 2021-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1080 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

315 
WUUS53 KGID 052053
SVRGID
KSC089-183-052130-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0035.210505T2053Z-210505T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
353 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Jewell County in north central Kansas...
  Northeastern Smith County in north central Kansas...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 353 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
  Lebanon, or 38 miles northwest of Beloit, moving southeast at 15
  mph.

  HAZARD...Golf 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...
  Esbon.

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 3992 9861 3998 9857 3996 9828 3979 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 302DEG 15KT 3993 9852 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ADP
2 follow-up statements
966 
WWUS53 KGID 052107
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
407 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

KSC183-052117-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210505T2130Z/
Smith KS-
407 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SMITH 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 3985 9851 3998 9850 3996 9828 3979 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 297DEG 15KT 3991 9844 

$$

KSC089-052130-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210505T2130Z/
Jewell KS-
407 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN JEWELL COUNTY...

At 407 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Esbon, or 35
miles northwest of Beloit, moving southeast at 15 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...
Esbon.

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 3985 9851 3998 9850 3996 9828 3979 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 297DEG 15KT 3991 9844 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Billings Wright
436 
WWUS53 KGID 052116
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
416 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

KSC089-052126-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210505T2130Z/
Jewell KS-
416 PM CDT Wed May 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JEWELL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
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 cancelled.  However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3985 9851 3998 9850 3996 9828 3979 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 302DEG 15KT 3989 9840 

$$

Billings Wright

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 3:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSmith26 min
May 5, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Smith37 min
May 5, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell24 min
May 5, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell24 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.