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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Hastings, NE

May 8, 2021Franklin County, Webster County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT for Franklin County, Webster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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
May 8, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, NE, Webster County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 8, 8:50 PM CDTHAIL 15 Nw Inavale, NE

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 8, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-09Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 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
594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

389 
WUUS53 KGID 090139
SVRGID
NEC061-181-090230-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0049.210509T0139Z-210509T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
839 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Franklin County in south central Nebraska...
  Central Webster County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 839 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Riverton, or
  36 miles southwest of Hastings, moving east at 25 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...
  Red Cloud, Blue Hill, Riverton, Cowles and Inavale. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4008 9885 4023 9885 4035 9848 4035 9841
      4008 9833
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 259DEG 23KT 4015 9877 

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

Mangels
2 follow-up statements
340 
WWUS53 KGID 090154
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
854 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

NEC061-090203-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210509T0230Z/
Franklin NE-
854 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

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

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

LAT...LON 4009 9846 4008 9873 4027 9873 4034 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 268DEG 15KT 4015 9869 

$$

NEC181-090230-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210509T0230Z/
Webster NE-
854 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY...

At 853 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Inavale, or 34
miles southwest of Hastings, 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.

Locations impacted include...
Red Cloud and Inavale. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4009 9846 4008 9873 4027 9873 4034 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 268DEG 15KT 4015 9869 

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

Shawkey
948 
WWUS53 KGID 090226
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
926 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

NEC181-090234-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-210509T0230Z/
Webster NE-
926 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.


LAT...LON 4009 9846 4008 9873 4027 9873 4034 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 259DEG 23KT 4019 9844 

$$

Shawkey

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 7:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDClay, Nuckolls, Webster5 hr
May 8, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDNuckolls, Thayer40 min
May 8, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDThayer46 min
May 8, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDThayer34 min
May 8, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer29 min
May 8, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster30 min
May 8, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls49 min
May 8, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster52 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.