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Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE

August 10, 2021Phillips County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2021, 12:20 AM CDT for Phillips County, Kansas. It was in force for 25 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: Aug 10, 2021, 12:20 AM CDT (05:20 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2021, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 55

County Phillips County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:21 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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 197 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: 529 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -167 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3343 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

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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 Aug 9, 6:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 6:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 9:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
925 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
101200-
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-
925 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms remain possible across the area through
tonight. An isolated strong to marginally severe storm is possible
with up to quarter size hail and wind gusts up to 60 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The Heat Advisory remains in effect through Tuesday evening for
areas along and southeast of a line from Smith Center, KS to
Hebron, NE. Heat index values of 105 to 109 degrees are possible.
Heat index values may top out near 100 degrees in north central
Kansas and along the Highway 81 corridor in Nebraska again on
Wednesday.

Chances for thunderstorms return Tuesday afternoon and evening,
primarily to areas east and southeast of the Tri Cities. Again,
some of these storms may be strong to marginally severe.

Occasional low-end chances for thunderstorms are in the forecast
Thursday night through the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 8:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
845 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

NEZ060-072-100215-
Dawson NE-Gosper NE-
845 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Gosper
and Dawson Counties through 915 PM CDT...

At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a showers and
thunderstorms across Dawson county producing strong downdraft winds.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of Dawson and
northeastern Gosper Counties, including the following locations...
Farnam.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 209 and 254.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4104 10022 4105 9943 4070 9943 4070 9942
      4067 9942 4069 9963 4068 9964 4057 9965
      4057 9998 4070 9998 4070 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 213DEG 14KT 4088 10000

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Mangels

Local storm report, Aug 9, 9:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
901 PM CDT MON AUG 9 2021

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

0833 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NNE COZAD             40.87N 99.98W
08/09/2021  M58 MPH          DAWSON             NE   MESONET

            DAVIS WEATHERLINK STATION.

&&

MANGELS

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 11:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1106 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

NEZ046-060-061-100445-
Buffalo NE-Dawson NE-Sherman NE-
1106 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...Strong wind gusts from weakening showers will impact portions of
northwestern Buffalo, southwestern Sherman and northeastern Dawson
Counties through 1145 PM CDT...

At 1104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking this shower 9 miles north
of Miller, or 27 miles southeast of Broken Bow, moving east at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Litchfield and Hazard.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4088 9905 4087 9958 4105 9958 4105 9921
      4126 9920 4127 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 253DEG 14KT 4107 9936

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Thies

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 12:20 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1220 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

KSZ005-017-100545-
Rooks KS-Phillips KS-
1220 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Rooks
and western Phillips Counties through 1245 AM CDT...

At 1220 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Edmond, or 14 miles south of Norton, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Logan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3930 9960 3957 9960 3957 9963 3991 9963
      3995 9938 3924 9936
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 268DEG 25KT 3964 9982

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Thies

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 8:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	30 min
Aug 9, 11:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Buffalo	39 min
Aug 10, 2:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Webster	31 min
Aug 10, 3:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Clay	36 min
Aug 10, 4:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Clay, Fillmore	36 min
Aug 10, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Rooks	51 min
Aug 10, 1:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith	39 min
Aug 10, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Smith	47 min
Aug 10, 2:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Smith	29 min
Aug 10, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell	46 min
Aug 10, 3:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Mitchell	42 min
Aug 10, 3:55 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks	29 hr

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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.