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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Hastings, NE

April 28, 2022Phillips County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this flash flood warning at Apr 28, 2022, 9:41 PM CDT for Phillips County, Kansas. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2022, 9:41 PM CDT (02:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 29, 2022, 3:45 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Phillips County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:44 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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 183 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: 663 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2380 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Apr 28, 6:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 6:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 9:25 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Hastings NE
925 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
291200-
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 Thu Apr 28 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Although many places will remain dry tonight, isolated to
scattered thunderstorm activity remains possible almost anywhere
in the outlook area through sunrise Friday. Most storms will be
on the weaker side, but a few strong to severe storms remain
possible, especially through around midnight. The main threat with
any severe storms will be large hail of quarter up to perhaps
golf ball size, along with wind gusts to around 60 MPH. In
addition, localized pockets of heavy rain will occur, with the
very few places that receive at least 2 to 3 inches possibly
having short-term flooding issues.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Friday into Friday night brings an overall-better chance for more
widespread thunderstorm activity, including a greater chance for
severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. The
majority of the outlook area is under a Slight Risk for severe
storms, with the most favored time frame being 3 to 11 PM. The
main hazards with the most intense storms will be large hail to
at least golf ball size, damaging wind gusts up to around 70 MPH,
and the possibility for a few tornadoes, especially with any
storms that develop near and especially south and east of the
Nebraska Tri Cities.

In addition on Friday afternoon, the combination of gusty winds
and low relative humidity may lead to near-critical to briefly
critical fire danger in portions of north central Kansas,
particularly within Rooks, Osborne and Mitchell counties

Finally, as thunderstorms exit the picture, strong northwest
winds will overtake the entire outlook area late Friday night
into especially Saturday daytime. Sustained speeds of 30 to 40
MPH appear likely Saturday, accompanied by gusts of 50 to 60 MPH.
A High Wind Watch is in effect during the daytime and evening
hours Saturday for counties along and west of Highway 281, which
stand the best chance of seeing gusts around 60 MPH.

Additional chances for thunderstorms enter the picture Sunday
night into Monday, and again Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report any possible instances of large
hail, strong thunderstorm winds or localized flooding that might
occur overnight. .

&&

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

Pfannkuch

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:01 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 9:16 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Greeley, Howard	38 min
Apr 28, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Harlan	47 min
Apr 28, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Sherman	26 min
Apr 28, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Greeley, Hall, Howard, Merrick, Nance and 1 more	40 min
Apr 28, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Merrick, Nance	35 min
Apr 28, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard, Merrick, Nance	46 min
Apr 28, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Howard, Sherman	36 min
Apr 28, 8:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Furnas	23 min
Apr 28, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard, Merrick, Polk	29 min
Apr 28, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Furnas	29 min
Apr 28, 9:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Merrick, Polk	33 min
Apr 28, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Furnas	31 min
Apr 28, 9:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Harlan	6 hr
Apr 28, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hamilton, York	30 min
Apr 28, 10:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Furnas	45 min
Apr 28, 10:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	York	43 min
Apr 28, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Harlan	38 min
Apr 28, 10:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	York	38 min
Apr 28, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps	48 min
Apr 28, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper	49 min
Apr 29, 12:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Furnas	8 hr
Apr 29, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper	33 min
Apr 29, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Gosper	30 min
Apr 29, 2:46 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin and 18 more	42 hr
Apr 29, 3:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Harlan	29 min
Apr 29, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Harlan	50 min
Apr 29, 3:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Nuckolls, Webster	47 min
Apr 29, 9:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Valley	43 min
Apr 29, 9:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Valley	42 min
Apr 29, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper	48 min
Apr 29, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Furnas	52 min
Apr 29, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Furnas, Gosper	51 min
Apr 29, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Dawson, Gosper, Phelps	42 min
Apr 29, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Furnas, Harlan	49 min
Apr 29, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Sherman, Valley	14 min
Apr 29, 4:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	GID	Harlan	22 min
Apr 29, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Dawson, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps	30 min
Apr 29, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Sherman, Valley	42 min
Apr 29, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps	52 min
Apr 29, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Kearney	50 min
Apr 29, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Franklin, Harlan	43 min
Apr 29, 5:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Franklin, Kearney	34 min
Apr 29, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Hall, Howard, Sherman	28 min
Apr 29, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps	38 min
Apr 29, 5:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Buffalo	112 min
Apr 29, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley, Howard, Nance	44 min
Apr 29, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Hall, Howard, Kearney, Sherman	42 min
Apr 29, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Franklin, Harlan, Kearney, Phelps, Webster	51 min
Apr 29, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls	39 min
Apr 29, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer	39 min
Apr 29, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Hamilton, Merrick and 3 more	54 min
Apr 29, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Polk	33 min
Apr 29, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster	32 min
Apr 29, 6:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Hamilton, Merrick, Polk, York	31 min
Apr 29, 6:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Merrick, Nance, Polk	35 min
Apr 28, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Phillips, Smith	46 min
Apr 28, 8:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Phillips	4 hr
Apr 28, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Smith	46 min
Apr 28, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Phillips	45 min
Apr 28, 10:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips	40 min
Apr 29, 12:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	GID	Phillips	12 hr
Apr 29, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	29 min
Apr 29, 2:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips	34 min
Apr 29, 2:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell, Osborne	33 min
Apr 29, 3:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Jewell, Mitchell, Osborne	31 min
Apr 29, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Osborne, Rooks	33 min
Apr 29, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Rooks	14 min
Apr 29, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	47 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.