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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Hastings, NE

June 19, 2021Phillips County, Rooks County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2021, 9:33 PM CDT for Phillips County, Rooks County, Kansas. It was in force for 42 min. 12 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: Jun 19, 2021, 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2021, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 80.0 mph

Counties Phillips County, KS, Rooks County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 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
Jun 19, 9:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	1 W Logan, KS
Jun 19, 9:49 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 55	Phillipsburg, KS
Jun 19, 9:57 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 58	Stockton, KS	ROOKS CO. SHERIFFS OFFICE.
Jun 19, 10:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	Phillipsburg, KS	K-STATE MESONET.
Jun 19, 10:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	Phillipsburg, KS	K-STATE MESONET 1 SW OF TOWN.
Jun 19, 10:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 63	Plainville, KS
Jun 19, 10:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 E Prairie View, KS	POWER POLE DOWN.
Jun 19, 10:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Prairie View, KS	POWER LINE DOWN.
Jun 19, 10:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 62	4 W Kirwin, KS	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 19, 10:10 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 Ese Prairie View, KS	8X12 SHED DESTROYED. GRAIN ELEVATOR LEG BLOWN DOWN.
Jun 19, 10:12 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 65	9 Ese Woodruff, KS
Jun 19, 10:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ese Prairie View, KS	POWER LINES DOWN.

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
Jun 19, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 195 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: 125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3329 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

323 
WUUS53 KGID 200233
SVRGID
KSC147-163-200315-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0071.210620T0233Z-210620T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
933 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Rooks County in north central Kansas...
  Phillips County in north central Kansas...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 932 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles south of Hollinger to near Edmond to 10
  miles southwest of Palco, moving east at 65 mph.

  These are very dangerous storms.

  HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 9:28pm a wind gust of 79 MPH was 
           reported at the Hill City Airport in Kansas.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
           considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
           Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Logan and Long Island around 940 PM CDT.
  Zurich and Woodruff around 945 PM CDT.
  Plainville and Speed around 950 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Phillipsburg, Glade, Kirwin, Codell and Agra.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9960 4000 9963 4000 9907 3913 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 257DEG 57KT 4003 9974 3963 9973 3914 9968 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

Billings Wright

1 follow-up statement

142 
WWUS53 KGID 200248
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
948 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

KSC147-163-200315-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210620T0315Z/
Rooks KS-Phillips KS-
948 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR ROOKS AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...

At 948 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Stamford to near Speed to near Webster State
Park, moving east at 65 mph.

These are very dangerous storms.

HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
         considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
         Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

Locations impacted include...
  Phillipsburg, Glade, Woodruff, Stockton, Agra and Woodston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9960 4000 9963 4000 9907 3913 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 252DEG 57KT 4005 9963 3972 9945 3935 9948 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

Shawkey

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips, Rooks	47 min
Jun 19, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Phillips, Smith	42 min
Jun 19, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks	51 min
Jun 19, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	30 min
Jun 19, 10:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Smith	45 min
Jun 19, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell, Osborne	46 min
Jun 19, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	45 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.