Alert archive / Nebraska / Special Weather Statements in 2021

Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE

August 10, 2021Clay County, Fillmore County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2021, 4:24 AM CDT for Clay County, Fillmore County, Nebraska. 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: Aug 10, 2021, 4:24 AM CDT (09:24 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2021, 5:00 AM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

Counties Clay County, NE, Fillmore County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 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.

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: 2788 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 6.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</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 Aug 10, 3:53 AM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 3:53 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 9:25 PM CDT, 6 hours 59 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

Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
320 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2021

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

0257 AM     TSTM WND GST     6 WSW BELOIT            39.44N 98.21W
08/10/2021  M54 MPH          MITCHELL           KS   MESONET

            KANSAS MESONET STATION.

&&

THIES

Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:24 AM CDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
324 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2021

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

0312 AM     HAIL             BELOIT                  39.46N 98.11W
08/10/2021  M0.88 INCH       MITCHELL           KS   911 CALL CENTER

            PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN BELOIT.

&&

THIES

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 3:39 AM CDT, 45 minutes before

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

NEZ075-076-085-086-100915-
Nuckolls NE-Adams NE-Webster NE-Clay NE-
339 AM CDT Tue Aug 10 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Clay,
northwestern Nuckolls, northeastern Webster and southeastern Adams
Counties through 415 AM CDT...

At 339 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Blue Hill to near Deweese. Movement was
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Deweese around 345 AM CDT.
  Fairfield around 350 AM CDT.
  Edgar around 355 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Glenvil and Clay
Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4023 9805 4029 9853 4062 9842 4052 9783
      4045 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 229DEG 31KT 4033 9843 4032 9816

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

Thies

Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:43 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:51 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 4:24 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

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, 12:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	25 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

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Nebraska, 2021 Every special weather statement in 2021

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.