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Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2021, 7:24 PM CDT for Phillips County, Kansas. It was in force for 36 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
- May 24, 2021, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
County Phillips County, KS
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 925 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 863 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
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 May 24, 5:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 5:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 7:01 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Hastings NE 701 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 251200- 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- 701 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Overnight. Thunderstorms remain possible anywhere in the outlook area at some point this evening and overnight. The entire area is under either a Marginal or Slight Risk for a few severe storms, with the main threats being hail up to around ping pong ball size, wind gusts to around 60 MPH and perhaps a brief tornado. It currently appears that the area of most concern for possible severe storms involves counties south of Interstate 80, including north central Kansas, and especially those counties also west of the Highway 281 corridor. The primary time frame of concern runs through around midnight, although a few stronger storms remain possible even late into the night, especially near and south of the Nebraska-Kansas border, where a secondary round of storms could flare up well after midnight. In addition, limited parts of the outlook area could receive heavy rainfall of at least 1 to 2 inches in a short time tonight, which could promote mainly minor, short-term flooding. Should this occur, it would be most favored near and especially south of the Nebraska-Kansas border. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Off and on thunderstorm chances remain in the forecast Tuesday morning through Thursday, and again this weekend, with some of the overall-highest storm chances currently focused Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning. As for severe storm chances, areas mainly southeast of a line from York to Red Cloud Nebraska, to Stockton Kansas are currently under a Marginal Risk on Tuesday, although this currently appears most valid for the possibility of a few strong to marginally- severe storms right away Tuesday morning, as the primary afternoon and evening severe storm threat could very well focus south and east of the outlook area altogether. The entire outlook area is then in a Slight Risk for severe storms for Wednesday evening and overnight, during which time heavy rain and localized flooding could also be a concern. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any instances of possible hail, damaging wind gusts and localized flooding that might occur tonight. Although considered a lower probability, any possible tornadoes this evening should be reported immediately. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings Pfannkuch
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 24, 7:05 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
705 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
NEZ060-072-250030-
Dawson NE-Gosper NE-
705 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL GOSPER AND
SOUTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
At 703 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Eustis, or 21 miles southwest of Lexington, moving northeast at 30
mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rural areas southwest of Lexington and Cozad .
LAT...LON 4087 10001 4077 9978 4059 9998 4070 9998
4070 10018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 217DEG 28KT 4064 10010
WeselySpecial weather statement, May 24, 7:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
724 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
KSZ005-250100-
Phillips KS-
724 PM CDT Mon May 24 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY UNTIL 800
PM CDT...
At 723 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Logan, or 12 miles southeast of Norton, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Prairie View around 735 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3957 9963 3993 9963 4000 9954 4000 9941
3957 9919
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 227DEG 35KT 3974 9969
WeselyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 25 min |
| May 24, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan | 26 min |
| May 24, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 28 min |
| May 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin | 21 min |
| May 24, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 23 min |
| May 24, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 25 min |
| May 24, 10:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo | 27 min |
| May 24, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Valley | 45 min |
| May 25, 8:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Clay | 26 min |
| May 25, 8:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Fillmore | 31 min |
| May 25, 9:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | York | 33 min |
| May 24, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Phillips | 40 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.