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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Hastings, NE

May 26, 20214 counties in Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 45 min. 2 reports 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 26, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 26, 8:56 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 54	2 Nne Norman, NE	DAVIS WEATHERLINK STATION.
May 26, 8:57 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 65	3 Ene Axtell, NE	NEDOR RWIS STATION.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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: 124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 363 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 9.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

066 
WUUS53 KGID 270130
SVRGID
NEC061-083-099-137-270215-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0057.210527T0130Z-210527T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
830 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Franklin County in south central Nebraska...
  Southeastern Phelps County in south central Nebraska...
  Kearney County in south central Nebraska...
  Northeastern Harlan County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 830 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Axtell, or 12
  miles east of Holdrege, moving east at 35 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Hildreth around 840 PM CDT.
  Minden around 845 PM CDT.
  Upland around 850 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Norman and Campbell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4055 9934 4054 9872 4028 9873 4031 9934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 270DEG 33KT 4042 9913 

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

Heinlein

2 follow-up statements

476 
WWUS53 KGID 270146
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
846 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC061-083-099-137-270215-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210527T0215Z/
Franklin NE-Phelps NE-Kearney NE-Harlan NE-
846 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN PHELPS...KEARNEY AND
NORTHEASTERN HARLAN COUNTIES...

At 846 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Minden, or 20
miles south of Kearney, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Norman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4054 9872 4028 9873 4031 9930 4043 9927
      4055 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 270DEG 33KT 4042 9894 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Heinlein

083 
WWUS53 KGID 270208
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
908 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC061-083-099-137-270218-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210527T0215Z/
Franklin NE-Phelps NE-Kearney NE-Harlan NE-
908 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN FRANKLIN...
SOUTHEASTERN PHELPS...KEARNEY AND NORTHEASTERN HARLAN COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 915 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.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
south central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4054 9872 4028 9873 4031 9930 4043 9927
      4055 9913
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 270DEG 33KT 4042 9868 

$$

Rossi

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Gosper, Phelps	45 min
May 26, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas	31 min
May 26, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Gosper, Kearney, Phelps	37 min
May 26, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Kearney	46 min
May 26, 8:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Buffalo, Gosper, Phelps	6 hr
May 26, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Furnas	37 min
May 26, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Adams	44 min
May 26, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper	44 min
May 26, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Harlan	30 min
May 26, 10:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Furnas	6 hr
May 26, 11:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Buffalo, Phelps	52 min
May 26, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Harlan	44 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.