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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Hastings, NE

April 28, 2022Greeley County, Howard County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2022, 7:07 PM CDT for Greeley County, Howard County, Nebraska. It was in force for 38 min. 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, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2022, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Greeley County, NE, Howard County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 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 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 28, 6:59 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 6:59 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 4:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
291215-
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-
449 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Late This Afternoon and Tonight.

Although many locations will remain thunderstorm-free, isolated to
scattered storm development is likely at various times through
tonight and in various parts of the coverage area. A few storms
could become strong to severe, with the main threat being hail up
to perhaps as big as golf balls, and wind gusts up to around 60
MPH.

.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 or strong thunderstorm winds that might occur through
tonight.

&&

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

Pfannkuch

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
537 PM CDT THU APR 28 2022

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

0535 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N OXFORD              40.27N 99.63W
04/28/2022  M1.46 INCH       FURNAS             NE   MESONET

            MESONET RAIN TOTAL...MOST OF WHICH FELL
            BETWEEN 345-5PM.

&&

PFANNKUCH

Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
553 PM CDT THU APR 28 2022

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

0530 PM     HAIL             3 N ALMA                40.15N 99.37W
04/28/2022  E1.50 INCH       HARLAN             NE   PUBLIC

            REPORT RELAYED FROM ONE SPOTTER TO ANOTHER.
            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

PFANNKUCH

Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
558 PM CDT THU APR 28 2022

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

0555 PM     HAIL             2 NW ORLEANS            40.15N 99.48W
04/28/2022  E0.70 INCH       HARLAN             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

PFANNKUCH

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 5:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
559 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022

NEZ039-040-282330-
Valley NE-Greeley NE-
559 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Greeley
and northeastern Valley Counties through 630 PM CDT...

At 558 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ord, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern
Greeley and northeastern Valley Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4154 9892 4174 9888 4174 9832 4150 9856
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 291DEG 13KT 4163 9884

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Wesely

Local storm report, Apr 28, 6:09 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
609 PM CDT THU APR 28 2022

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

0607 PM     HAIL             2 NW ORLEANS            40.15N 99.48W
04/28/2022  E1.00 INCH       HARLAN             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ONGOING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

&&

PFANNKUCH

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 6:50 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
650 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022

NEZ047-290015-
Howard NE-
650 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Howard
County through 715 PM CDT...

At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cotesfield, or 18 miles southeast of Ord, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
  Elba and Cotesfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4127 9843 4125 9875 4139 9874 4139 9839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 317DEG 7KT 4139 9870

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Wesely

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
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, 9:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Phillips	6 hr
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.