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Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at Jun 25, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT for Greeley County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
County Greeley County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 381 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 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 Jun 25, 6:11 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 6:11 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Hastings NE 611 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 .DISCUSSION...(This evening through Friday) Issued at 227 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 As of 2PM, convection is beginning to intensify in and just west of the forecast area. This is on the south side of remnant MCV, with enhancement from the upper trough. Although individual solutions vary, CAMs have had a decent handle on this potential, and as such, these storms are expected to persist as they move across the forecast area later this afternoon and early this evening. Although the highest instability axis has shifted south of the area with the front, decent low level moisture persists and latest SPC mesoanalysis shows 1500-2000 J/kg of MLCAPE. Along with 40kts of deep layer shear, this will support at least a few severe updrafts as these storms move through. After these storms weaken and/or move out of the area (by roughly 9pm), attention shifts to convection moving northeastward out of southwestern KS. This convection will likely be weakening with time as it moves away from the stronger instability and 850mb convergence. Even still, this may impact portions of our Kansas counties with marginally severe hail/wind. A few showers may persist into Saturday morning, with additional diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and early evening. Fortunately, the cooler and increasingly dry airmass will reduce the risk for severe weather across the local area. Temperatures will be roughly 10 degrees below normal with highs only in the mid 70s to near 80 degrees. Saturday night into Sunday morning should be mostly dry, but we cannot totally rule out a few more showers or afternoon thunderstorms as the upper trough remains overhead. Daily slight chances for rain/thunder will continue through much of next week as the upper trough makes very little eastward progress. But despite all the PoPs, I expect that precipitation will be pretty hit and miss and will not provide significant relief from the increasingly dry conditions across parts of the area. The good news is that the threat for severe weather should be fairly low through next week. The stagnant trough has also caused our temperature forecast to trend a bit cooler as well. Temperatures may bounce back closer to normal by the middle of the week, but we probably won't be seeing any 90 degree days until at least the following week. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 00Z Sunday) Issued at 605 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 Scattered thunderstorms moving through central Nebraska currently should exit the area by 03-04Z. Skies will remain broken to overcast through the night, with some low stratus still expected to develop in the early morning of Saturday. A few showers may also develop around dawn on Saturday. Isolated, diurnally-driven thunderstorms are expected to redevelop Saturday afternoon. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. KS...NONE. && DISCUSSION...Mangels AVIATION...Mangels
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 2:24 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 224 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 261200- 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- 224 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to move across the area through 9PM. Some of these storms could be severe with hail to the size of golf balls and wind gusts near 60 MPH. Additional thunderstorms may arrive from the southwest after 9PM, mainly impacting portions of northern Kansas. Again, some of these storms may be strong to severe with hail to the size of quarters and 60 MPH gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There are at least slight chances for thunderstorms each day through Thursday. We cannot rule out a few strong or severe storms, but the overall severe threat appears fairly low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed for portions of the outlook area this afternoon and this evening. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 444 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 NEZ060-252230- Dawson NE- 444 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... At 443 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Eddyville, or 17 miles north of Lexington, moving east at 25 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Eddyville around 500 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this storm include Sumner. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central Nebraska. LAT...LON 4105 9943 4090 9943 4094 9985 4105 9985 TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 270DEG 21KT 4104 9976 Billings Wright
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
521 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
NEZ046-047-060-061-252300-
Buffalo NE-Howard NE-Dawson NE-Sherman NE-
521 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BUFFALO...SHERMAN...
NORTHEASTERN DAWSON AND WESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Mason City to 8 miles north of Miller. Movement
was east at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Litchfield around 530 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Pleasanton, Loup
City, Hazard, Ravenna, Ashton, Sherman Reservoir Dam and Poole.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
south central and central Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4139 9873 4085 9875 4089 9963 4105 9952
4105 9921 4139 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 266DEG 25KT 4123 9926 4105 9937
Billings WrightSpecial weather statement, Jun 25, 5:56 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
556 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
NEZ039-040-252345-
Valley NE-Greeley NE-
556 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN GREELEY AND EASTERN
VALLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
At 555 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Ericson to near North
Loup. Movement was east at 20 mph.
Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
North Loup around 610 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these storms include Scotia and
Greeley.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
central Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4174 9843 4139 9858 4139 9868 4140 9899
4174 9888
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 273DEG 17KT 4170 9878 4146 9887
Billings WrightSpecial weather statement, Jun 25, 6:30 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
630 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
NEZ073-074-260015-
Phelps NE-Kearney NE-
630 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PHELPS AND KEARNEY
COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
At 629 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Funk, or 10 miles northeast of Holdrege, moving east
at 20 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Axtell and Minden.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
south central Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4066 9935 4067 9930 4066 9926 4066 9924
4065 9890 4069 9874 4069 9872 4043 9872
4047 9935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 267DEG 19KT 4057 9926
Billings WrightSpecial weather statement, Jun 25, 6:34 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 634 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 NEZ040-047-260000- Howard NE-Greeley NE- 634 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREELEY AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... At 634 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Greeley to near Cotesfield. Movement was east at 15 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Wolbach. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central Nebraska. LAT...LON 4133 9829 4131 9863 4156 9859 4156 9829 TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 272DEG 15KT 4152 9851 4137 9854 Billings Wright
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 6:40 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Hastings NE 640 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 NEZ040-260030- Greeley NE- 640 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GREELEY COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... At 640 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Spalding, or 25 miles east of Ord, moving east at 25 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Spalding around 650 PM CDT. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central Nebraska. LAT...LON 4152 9829 4155 9859 4174 9854 4174 9829 TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 271DEG 22KT 4166 9843 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, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson | 45 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, 6:42 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.