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Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE

May 26, 2021Furnas County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2021, 8:53 PM CDT for Furnas County, Nebraska. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 26, 2021, 8:53 PM CDT (01:53 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE

County Furnas County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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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: 124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 363 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 9.7

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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 26, 6:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 4:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
422 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
271200-
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-
422 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and
portions of north central Kansas.

.DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms will remain a concern across the
outlook area through tonight. With the strongest storms, damaging
wind gusts up to 75 MPH, large hail up to the size of baseballs,
and a few tornadoes will be possible. Widespread rainfall totals
of 1 to 3 inches are also possible, which could result in
localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A few lingering non-severe thunderstorms remain possible Thursday
morning, mainly for areas east of Highway 281.

Saturday through Tuesday, periodic thunderstorm chances remain
in the forecast across the outlook area. While the overall threat
for thunderstorms and severe weather is on the low side, there
will be the potential for multiple chances of heavy rain, and
flooding could become more of a concern late in the weekend into
early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is expected through tonight. Reports of
rainfall amounts, damaging wind gusts, hail of any size, as well
as funnel clouds or tornadoes would all be appreciated.

&&

More information may be obtained at the following web page:
   https://www.weather.gov/hastings

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 7:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 7:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 8:14 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 8:36 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 26, 8:41 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
841 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0826 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 E AXTELL              40.48N 99.08W
05/26/2021  M54 MPH          KEARNEY            NE   MESONET

            PWS STATION KNEAXTEL2.

&&

MANGELS

Special weather statement, May 26, 8:53 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
853 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NEZ082-270230-
Furnas NE-
853 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FURNAS COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bartley to 7 miles north of Norcatur.
Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Cambridge, Arapahoe, Beaver City, Holbrook, Wilsonville and Hendley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
south central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4035 10020 4035 10008 4034 9993 4006 9971
      4000 9984 4000 10019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 235DEG 32KT 4017 10032 3995 10016

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Gosper, Phelps	45 min
May 26, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas	31 min
May 26, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Gosper, Kearney, Phelps	37 min
May 26, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Kearney	46 min
May 26, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps	45 min
May 26, 8:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Buffalo, Gosper, Phelps	6 hr
May 26, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Adams	44 min
May 26, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper	44 min
May 26, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Harlan	30 min
May 26, 10:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Furnas	6 hr
May 26, 11:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Buffalo, Phelps	52 min
May 26, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Harlan	44 min
May 26, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Rooks	39 min
May 26, 9:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips, Rooks	42 min
May 26, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Rooks	47 min
May 26, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Rooks	29 min
May 26, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Rooks	37 min
May 26, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Rooks	30 min
May 26, 10:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	51 min
May 26, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith	35 min
May 26, 10:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Rooks	5 hr
May 26, 11:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks, Smith	26 min
May 26, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	45 min
May 26, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Mitchell	52 min
May 27, 12:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	37 min
May 27, 12:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Phillips, Smith	6 hr
May 27, 1:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith	6 hr
May 27, 1:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell, Osborne	48 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.