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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Hastings, NE

June 25, 2021Buffalo County, Dawson County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 3:15 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Dawson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 45 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 25, 2021, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Buffalo County, NE, Dawson County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 25, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 108 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: 612 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

589 
WUUS53 KGID 252015
SVRGID
NEC019-047-252100-
/O.NEW.KGID.SV.W.0096.210625T2015Z-210625T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
315 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Buffalo County in south central Nebraska...
  Northeastern Dawson County in south central Nebraska...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 315 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sumner, or 21
  miles northeast of Lexington, moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northwestern Buffalo and northeastern Dawson Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4105 9916 4104 9916 4095 9951 4105 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 242DEG 11KT 4102 9947 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Billings Wright

3 follow-up statements

817 
WWUS53 KGID 252034
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
334 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

NEC047-252044-
/O.CAN.KGID.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210625T2100Z/
Dawson NE-
334 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
south central and central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4105 9916 4104 9916 4097 9942 4105 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 258DEG 23KT 4105 9928 

$$

NEC019-252100-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210625T2100Z/
Buffalo NE-
334 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUFFALO COUNTY...

At 334 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
of Litchfield, or 25 miles northwest of Kearney, moving east 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Buffalo County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4105 9916 4104 9916 4097 9942 4105 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 258DEG 23KT 4105 9928 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Billings Wright

864 
WWUS53 KGID 252044
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
344 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

NEC019-252100-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210625T2100Z/
Buffalo NE-
344 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BUFFALO COUNTY...

At 343 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of
Hazard, or 24 miles north of Kearney, moving east at 10 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Buffalo County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4105 9916 4104 9916 4099 9934 4105 9934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 250DEG 11KT 4104 9924 

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

Billings Wright

212 
WWUS53 KGID 252050
SVSGID

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
350 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

NEC019-252100-
/O.CON.KGID.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210625T2100Z/
Buffalo NE-
350 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL BUFFALO COUNTY...

At 350 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hazard, or 24
miles north of Kearney, moving east at 25 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of north
central Buffalo County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4105 9916 4104 9916 4100 9930 4105 9931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 268DEG 20KT 4104 9919 

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

Billings Wright

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 1:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Polk	46 min
Jun 25, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	34 min
Jun 25, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	45 min
Jun 25, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Sherman	14 min
Jun 25, 4:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Sherman	37 min
Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	46 min
Jun 25, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Sherman	39 min
Jun 25, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Sherman	37 min
Jun 25, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley	49 min
Jun 25, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Greeley, Valley	41 min
Jun 25, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Hall, Howard, Sherman	32 min
Jun 25, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Kearney	45 min
Jun 25, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley	26 min
Jun 25, 6:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley	50 min
Jun 25, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard, Merrick	48 min
Jun 25, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Kearney, Phelps	29 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.