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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Hastings, NE

June 19, 2021Jewell County, Phillips County, Smith County, Kansas; Franklin County, Harlan County, Webster County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2021, 10:03 PM CDT for Jewell County, Phillips County, Smith County, Kansas; Franklin County, Harlan County, Webster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 min. 10 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, 10:03 PM CDT (03:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 10:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
80.0 mph

Counties Jewell County, KS, Phillips County, KS, Smith County, KS, Franklin County, NE, Harlan County, NE, Webster County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 19, 10:05 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 624 W Kirwin, KSTIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 19, 10:12 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 659 Ese Woodruff, KS
Jun 19, 10:25 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGFranklin, NEMULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN FRANKLIN, MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY AND SEVERAL TRANSFORMERS OUT.
Jun 19, 10:31 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGPhillipsburg, KSREPORTS OF LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN.
Jun 19, 10:35 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGKensington, KSMULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN.
Jun 19, 10:35 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 831 Ssw Smith Center, KSAIRPORT AWOS.
Jun 19, 10:35 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 83Smith Center Airport, KS
Jun 19, 10:40 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG16 N Athol, KSTREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 8.
Jun 19, 10:50 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 263 S Lebanon, KS
Jun 19, 10:50 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 563 S Lebanon, KSCORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 3 S LEBANON.

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
Jun 19, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 19, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2021-06-20Temperature 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 2021-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2727 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

319 
WUUS53 KGID 200303
SVRGID
KSC089-147-183-NEC061-083-181-200345-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0073.210620T0303Z-210620T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1003 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Jewell County in north central Kansas...
  Smith County in north central Kansas...
  Northeastern Phillips County in north central Kansas...
  Franklin County in south central Nebraska...
  Webster County in south central Nebraska...
  Southern Harlan County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.

* At 1003 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Woodruff to 9 miles north of Agra to Kirwin,
  moving northeast at 65 mph.

  These are very dangerous storms.

  HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Cedar around 1010 PM CDT.
  Naponee and Athol around 1015 PM CDT.
  Smith Center and Bloomington around 1020 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Franklin, Riverton, Bellaire, Lebanon, Inavale, Red Cloud, Campbell,
Esbon, Bladen, Guide Rock, Burr Oak and Cowles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3982 9940 4000 9963 4035 9918 4035 9842
      4017 9828 3957 9827 3957 9923
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 246DEG 57KT 4003 9940 3990 9917 3968 9912 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

Billings Wright
1 follow-up statement
726 
WWUS53 KGID 200324
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1024 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

KSC089-147-183-NEC061-083-181-200345-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-210620T0345Z/
Jewell KS-Smith KS-Phillips KS-Franklin NE-Webster NE-Harlan NE-
1024 PM CDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN JEWELL...SMITH...NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS...FRANKLIN...
WEBSTER AND SOUTHERN HARLAN COUNTIES...

At 1023 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bloomington to near Franklin to 8 miles north of Smith
Center, moving northeast at 65 mph.

These are very dangerous storms.

HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts.

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...
  Riverton, Inavale, Red Cloud, Campbell, Cowles, Bladen, Guide Rock 
  and Blue Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3982 9940 4000 9963 4035 9918 4035 9842
      4017 9828 3957 9827 3957 9923
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 240DEG 56KT 4012 9904 4009 9886 3990 9879 

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

Shawkey

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPhillips, Rooks47 min
Jun 19, 9:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks42 min
Jun 19, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne, Rooks51 min
Jun 19, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDPhillips, Rooks30 min
Jun 19, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDJewell, Smith45 min
Jun 19, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell, Osborne46 min
Jun 19, 11:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell45 min
Jun 19, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFurnas, Gosper39 min
Jun 19, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps48 min
Jun 19, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFurnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps45 min
Jun 19, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDAdams, Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster47 min
Jun 19, 11:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo, Hall45 min
Jun 20, 12:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFillmore, Thayer46 min

Nearby

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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.