Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2021, 3:21 AM CDT for Greeley County, Valley County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 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
- Jun 18, 2021, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2021, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Greeley County, NE, Valley County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1503 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -325 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted.
574
WUUS53 KGID 180821
SVRGID
NEC077-175-180900-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0068.210618T0821Z-210618T0900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
321 AM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Greeley County in central Nebraska...
Valley County in central Nebraska...
* Until 400 AM CDT.
* At 320 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ord, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Ord, Scotia, North Loup and Elyria.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring
with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 4144 9915 4165 9917 4174 9879 4174 9855
4145 9853
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 260DEG 38KT 4157 9903
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NOAA/NWS/Moritz3 follow-up statements
140
WWUS53 KGID 180836
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
336 AM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021
NEC077-175-180900-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210618T0900Z/
Greeley NE-Valley NE-
336 AM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR WESTERN GREELEY AND NORTHEASTERN VALLEY COUNTIES...
At 335 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just east of Ord,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter to half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Ord, Scotia, North Loup and rural western Greeley county.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 4148 9894 4162 9901 4174 9879 4174 9855
4145 9853
TIME...MOT...LOC 0835Z 260DEG 38KT 4160 9882
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NOAA/NWS/Moritz755
WWUS53 KGID 180850
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
350 AM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021
NEC175-180859-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210618T0900Z/
Valley NE-
350 AM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN VALLEY 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 4149 9871 4159 9875 4167 9873 4174 9855
4145 9853
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 260DEG 38KT 4163 9862
$$
NEC077-180900-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210618T0900Z/
Greeley NE-
350 AM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR WESTERN GREELEY COUNTY...
At 349 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of
Greeley, or 15 miles east of Ord, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail. Wind gusts near 50 mph are possible.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
western Greeley County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 9871 4159 9875 4167 9873 4174 9855
4145 9853
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 260DEG 38KT 4163 9862
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
NOAA/NWS/Moritz998
WWUS53 KGID 180857
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
357 AM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021
NEC077-180907-
/O.EXP.KGID.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210618T0900Z/
Greeley NE-
357 AM CDT Fri Jun 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN GREELEY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 400 AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Hastings.
LAT...LON 4149 9871 4159 9875 4167 9873 4174 9855
4145 9853
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 260DEG 38KT 4164 9853
$$
NOAA/NWS/MoritzThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Valley | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 3:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Greeley | 37 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.