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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2021, 6:59 PM CDT for Merrick County, Nance County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 22, 2021, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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 22, 7:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Genoa, NE | REPORTS OF TREE BRANCHES DOWNED IN GENOA. WIND GUST REPORTS RECEIVED WERE AROUND 75 MPH. REPORT OF A SHED DAMAGED EAST OF GENOA, EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED IN GENOA. |
| Jun 22, 7:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 N Genoa, NE | QUARTER SIZE HAIL FALLING AT THIS TIME. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED TO BE 50-60 MPH AT TIMES. |
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 22, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1910 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
037
WUUS53 KGID 222359
SVRGID
NEC121-125-230030-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0078.210622T2359Z-210623T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
659 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Nance County in central Nebraska...
Northeastern Merrick County in central Nebraska...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 659 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Genoa, or 19
miles west of Columbus, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Nance and northeastern Merrick Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4132 9761 4151 9787 4153 9785 4153 9771
4140 9770 4139 9760 4133 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 304DEG 32KT 4153 9771
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JCB2 follow-up statements
500
WWUS53 KGID 230013
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
713 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021
NEC121-125-230030-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210623T0030Z/
Nance NE-Merrick NE-
713 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NANCE AND NORTHEASTERN MERRICK COUNTIES...
At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Edward, or
21 miles west of Columbus, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Genoa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4132 9761 4151 9787 4153 9785 4153 9771
4140 9770 4139 9760 4133 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 293DEG 22KT 4154 9774
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JCB332
WWUS53 KGID 230022
SVSGID
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
722 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021
NEC121-125-230030-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210623T0030Z/
Nance NE-Merrick NE-
722 PM CDT Tue Jun 22 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NANCE AND NORTHEASTERN MERRICK COUNTIES...
At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Genoa, or 19
miles west of Columbus, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Genoa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4132 9761 4146 9778 4153 9781 4153 9771
4140 9770 4139 9760 4133 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 335DEG 18KT 4149 9772
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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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.