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Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at Apr 28, 2021, 12:31 AM CDT for Buffalo County, Nebraska. It was in force for 44 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
- Apr 28, 2021, 12:31 AM CDT (05:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
County Buffalo County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1209 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 27, 9:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 9:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Hastings NE 906 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021 .UPDATE... Issued at 852 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021 Updated the forecast to account for the MCS that seems to finally be pushing northeast/east toward the CWA and have updated POPs to account for this into the overnight. Looks like there still will be a shot at some at least marginally severe wind and marginally severe hail in our west, and diminish in severity probs as the MCS continues to move east. && .DISCUSSION...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 342 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021 Clouds continue to move across the area. The lower clouds are breaking up a bit as some mid or high clouds move into the area. There are a few breaks in the clouds, but the larger breaks are to the south and west of the forecast area. A surface low and cold front have mainly cleared the forecast area already this afternoon. They are just to the south/southeast of the forecast area at this time. An upper level trough is poised to move through the forecast area tonight. As the trough moves through, there will be an increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms. The CAMs are fairly consistent with initiating the activity on the high Plains and moving it into the area. The main difference from this morning is that it is a little slower. Have slowed the onset of PoPs for this, but have some concern that it could even be later yet. The CAPE is not especially strong, but there is strong shear. Once into the evening time frame, the CAPE drops off, especially in the area of the best chance for thunderstorms. Still expect there to be a few strong to severe thunderstorms this evening and tonight, but there are a few things going against the strength. There has not been as much heating today with the cloud cover and therefore the instability is a little less. Going into the night time with the storms will also be against them. They are coming into a strongly sheared atmosphere and if they are going well, are likely capable of continuing for a few hours before they shut down. Overnight, as the upper level trough moves into the area, there will be some showers and thunderstorms across the area. These will continue into Wednesday, but during the afternoon should diminish as the trough moves further to the east. The showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm could continue in the southeast Wednesday evening. Thursday through Saturday night is expected to be dry with a warming trend. A surface high moves through Thursday and Thursday night. This will keep temperatures a little cooler, but warm advection on Friday will start temperatures warming up, from around 70 on Thursday to the upper 80s for Saturday. A cold front and upper wave moves through Saturday night. This is the start of an unsettled weather pattern that will bring a return of showers and some on and off chances for thunderstorms. Temperatures will also cool back down through next Tuesday. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 00Z Thursday) Issued at 708 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021 Ceiling should ultimately keep lowering into the overnight as a cluster of storms from the west approaches. Visibility may take a dip into the MVFR range late in the overnight into Wednesday morning as stratus continues to lower. Could get close to or achieve for a short while an LIFR ceiling, especially to the west near KEAR with lowering stratus Wednesday morning. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. KS...NONE. && UPDATE...Heinlein DISCUSSION...JCB AVIATION...Heinlein
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:46 PM CDT, 8 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 346 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 281200- Phillips-Smith-Jewell-Rooks-Osborne-Mitchell-Valley-Greeley-Nance- Sherman-Howard-Merrick-Polk-Dawson-Buffalo-Hall-Hamilton-York- Gosper-Phelps-Kearney-Adams-Clay-Fillmore-Furnas-Harlan-Franklin- Webster-Nuckolls-Thayer- 346 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorm chances return to portions of the outlook area this evening and tonight. A few of the storms could be strong to severe primarily between 8 PM and 2 AM. The main hazards with any possible severe storms appears to be hail up to around ping pong ball size and wind gusts up to around 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorm chances will linger across portions of the outlook area Wednesday afternoon, primarily south of the Tri-Cities. Any thunderstorms on Wednesday are expected to remain non-severe. Then after a several day break thunderstorm chances will again return to the outlook area Sunday night into Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening after 8 PM. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 11:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1129 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021
NEZ060-072-073-082-083-280515-
Phelps NE-Harlan NE-Dawson NE-Gosper NE-Furnas NE-
1129 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PHELPS...GOSPER...DAWSON...FURNAS
AND NORTHERN HARLAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM CDT...
At 1128 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Curtis to 7 miles northwest of Holbrook to
near Cambridge to near Beaver City. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
Pea size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Lexington, Holdrege, Cozad, Gothenburg, Cambridge, Arapahoe, Oxford,
Bertrand, Elwood, Beaver City, Overton, Loomis, Holbrook, Funk,
Stamford, Edison, Atlanta, Smithfield, Huntley and Ragan.
LAT...LON 4094 10022 4105 10001 4105 9979 4079 9942
4067 9942 4067 9935 4065 9936 4047 9918
4023 9918 4000 9987 4030 10019 4035 10015
4035 10010 4044 10009 4044 9998 4070 9998
4070 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 241DEG 41KT 4070 10052 4040 10008 4033 10013
4009 9987
HeinleinLocal storm report, Apr 27, 11:37 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1137 PM CDT TUE APR 27 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1114 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNE CAMBRIDGE 40.31N 100.16W
04/27/2021 M55 MPH FURNAS NE MESONET
WEATHERLINK MESONET WL-CAMBRIDGE 1.61NNE.
&&
MERLocal storm report, Apr 28, 12:00 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 28, 12:12 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1212 AM CDT WED APR 28 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM TSTM WND GST 1 N OXFORD 40.27N 99.63W
04/28/2021 M54 MPH FURNAS NE MESONET
WEATHERLINK MESONET WL-OXFORD 1.25N.
&&
REEDLocal storm report, Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1213 AM CDT WED APR 28 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM TSTM WND GST 3 S JOHNSON LAKE 40.64N 99.84W
04/28/2021 M52 MPH GOSPER NE MESONET
WEATHERLINK MESONET WL-JOHNSON LAKE 2.88S.
&&
REEDSpecial weather statement, Apr 28, 12:31 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1231 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
NEZ060-061-073-280615-
Buffalo NE-Phelps NE-Dawson NE-
1231 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PHELPS...BUFFALO AND
EASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM CDT...
At 1231 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Sumner to 11 miles
southwest of Amherst to near Overton to near Elm Creek to 7 miles
southwest of Odessa. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Kearney, Ravenna, Elm Creek, Overton, Odessa, Pleasanton, Amherst,
Sumner, Riverdale, Miller, Eddyville and Poole.
LAT...LON 4105 9958 4105 9894 4102 9889 4093 9877
4066 9915 4066 9918 4064 9918 4054 9939
4061 9949 4069 9953 4071 9952 4088 9975
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 225DEG 28KT 4088 9963 4076 9947 4074 9947 4066
9943 4063 9937
HeinleinThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Furnas | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 11:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Dawson, Gosper, Phelps | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 11:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Kearney | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 1:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Hall | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 1:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Hall | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Hamilton | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 2:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard, Merrick, Nance | 39 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.