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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Hastings, NE

May 26, 2021Jewell County, Mitchell County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 11:53 PM CDT for Jewell County, Mitchell County, Kansas. It was in force for 52 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, 11:53 PM CDT (04:53 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2021, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:57 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 27, 12:14 AM CDT	HAIL 1	4 Ene Glen Elder, KS	GROUND IS WHITE WITH HAIL AND MANY LEAVES STRIPPED.
May 27, 12:54 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Jewell, KS	DELAYED REPORT VIA TWITTER WITH PHOTOS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. AT LEAST 8 POWER POLES SNAPPED. TREE WITH 18 TO 24 INCH DIAMETER SNAPPED AT BASE.

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

Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 233 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: 328 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2025 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

908 
WUUS53 KGID 270453
SVRGID
KSC089-123-270545-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0064.210527T0453Z-210527T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1153 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Mitchell County in north central Kansas...
  Southern Jewell County in north central Kansas...

* Until 1245 AM CDT.

* At 1153 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Ionia to near Cawker City, moving east at 45
  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...
  Glen Elder around 1200 AM CDT.
  Mankato and Jewell around 1210 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Beloit, Randall, Montrose, Formoso and Scottsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3937 9847 3972 9848 3985 9793 3943 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 258DEG 40KT 3966 9841 3948 9842 

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

Pfannkuch

4 follow-up statements

817 
WWUS53 KGID 270508
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1208 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC089-123-270545-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210527T0545Z/
Mitchell KS-Jewell KS-
1208 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN JEWELL COUNTIES...

At 1208 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Jewell to near Glen Elder, moving east at 45 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...
  Beloit, Randall, Montrose, Formoso and Scottsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3941 9836 3973 9834 3985 9793 3943 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0508Z 262DEG 38KT 3971 9820 3946 9824 

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

Pfannkuch

971 
WWUS53 KGID 270525
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1225 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC089-123-270545-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210527T0545Z/
Mitchell KS-Jewell KS-
1225 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN JEWELL COUNTIES...

At 1222 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Formoso to near Randall to near Beloit, moving east at
50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. In addition, at 1214 AM CDT a trained 
         spotter reported quarter size hail 4 miles east-northeast 
         of Glen Elder. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Beloit, Jewell, Formoso, Randall, Scottsville and Montrose. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3943 9821 3977 9818 3985 9793 3943 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0522Z 255DEG 44KT 3975 9800 3959 9802 3950 9809 

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

Pfannkuch

190 
WWUS53 KGID 270535
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1235 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC089-123-270545-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210527T0545Z/
Mitchell KS-Jewell KS-
1235 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN JEWELL COUNTIES...

At 1234 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Courtland to Jamestown to Scottsville, moving
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Scottsville.

This Warning no longer includes the cities of Beloit and Jewell. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3949 9808 3961 9812 3964 9793 3943 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0534Z 258DEG 40KT 3978 9784 3962 9786 3953 9793 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Pfannkuch

310 
WWUS53 KGID 270545
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1245 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

KSC089-123-270554-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-210527T0545Z/
Mitchell KS-Jewell KS-
1245 AM CDT Thu May 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL AND
SOUTHEASTERN JEWELL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 AM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty 
winds are still possible early this morning from additional 
thunderstorms moving into the area from the west-northwest.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
north central Kansas.

LAT...LON 3949 9808 3961 9812 3964 9793 3943 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 258DEG 40KT 3980 9771 3964 9773 3955 9780 

$$

Pfannkuch

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Rooks	39 min
May 26, 9:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips, Rooks	42 min
May 26, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Rooks	47 min
May 26, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Rooks	29 min
May 26, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Rooks	37 min
May 26, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Rooks	30 min
May 26, 10:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	51 min
May 26, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith	35 min
May 26, 10:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Rooks	5 hr
May 26, 11:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks, Smith	26 min
May 26, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	45 min
May 26, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	44 min
May 27, 12:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	37 min
May 27, 12:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Phillips, Smith	6 hr
May 27, 1:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith	6 hr
May 27, 1:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell, Osborne	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.