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Special Weather Statement, NWS Hastings, NE

August 23, 2021Webster County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2021, 10:42 AM CDT for Webster County, Nebraska. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 23, 2021, 10:42 AM CDT (15:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2021, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

County Webster County, NE

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Hastings, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 23, 6:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 6:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 5:06 AM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 23, 6:24 AM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 9:54 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 10:42 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
1042 AM CDT Mon Aug 23 2021

NEZ075-085-231615-
Adams NE-Webster NE-
1042 AM CDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Webster and
south central Adams Counties through 1115 AM CDT...

At 1042 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bladen, or 26 miles southwest of Hastings, moving northeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Bladen around 1050 AM CDT.
  Cowles around 1100 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Blue Hill.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4012 9864 4028 9873 4029 9872 4042 9850
      4017 9832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 244DEG 16KT 4023 9860

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSherman42 min
Aug 22, 7:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDFranklin, Furnas, Harlan9 hr
Aug 22, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Dawson, Sherman26 min
Aug 22, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Harlan31 min
Aug 22, 8:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFurnas, Harlan49 min
Aug 22, 8:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin47 min
Aug 22, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHoward, Merrick, Sherman42 min
Aug 22, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Greeley, Hall, Howard, Merrick, Nance and 1 more39 min
Aug 22, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Nuckolls, Webster44 min
Aug 22, 8:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFurnas, Harlan53 min
Aug 22, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps48 min
Aug 22, 9:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDFurnas, Harlan7 hr
Aug 22, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls, Webster45 min
Aug 22, 9:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGIDFurnas, Harlan7 hr
Aug 22, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin42 min
Aug 22, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGIDFranklin, Webster43 min
Aug 22, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDWebster49 min
Aug 22, 11:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDFranklin, Harlan, Webster8 hr
Aug 22, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDKearney48 min
Aug 22, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDThayer50 min
Aug 23, 12:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster46 min
Aug 23, 12:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDGosper, Phelps52 min
Aug 23, 1:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDKearney23 min
Aug 23, 2:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDWebster31 min
Aug 23, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls30 min
Aug 23, 4:19 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningGIDFurnas, Harlan6 hr
Aug 23, 5:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls39 min
Aug 23, 5:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDNuckolls47 min
Aug 23, 6:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDNuckolls, Webster5 hr
Aug 23, 9:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin36 min
Aug 23, 3:59 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryGIDAdams, Buffalo, Clay, Fillmore, Franklin, Hall and 12 more28 hr
Aug 22, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell50 min
Aug 23, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell42 min
Aug 23, 1:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell23 min
Aug 23, 3:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDJewell, Smith3 hr

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