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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 232, NWS Hastings, NE

June 15, 2022Hamilton County, Polk County, York County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2022, 1:31 AM CDT for Hamilton County, Polk County, York County, Nebraska. It was in force for 44 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: Jun 15, 2022, 1:31 AM CDT (06:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2022, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hamilton County, NE, Polk County, NE, York County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 14, 9:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 120 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: 1265 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2112 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.7

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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 Jun 15, 12:48 AM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 12:48 AM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 1:23 PM CDT, 12 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
123 PM CDT Tue Jun 14 2022

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
151200-
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-
123 PM CDT Tue Jun 14 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected this evening across South Central
Nebraska and North Central Kansas. A few thunderstorms could be
strong to severe with large hail to the size of golf balls and
damaging wind gusts to around 60mph being the main concerns.
Additionally, heavy rain associated with thunderstorm activity may
result in some localized flooding of low lying areas. The best
chance for strong to severe storms will be between 9PM and 5AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible during the early
morning hours Wednesday. Large hail, damaging winds, and heavy
rainfall will be possible with any storms that develop.

Wednesday evening, an isolated thunderstorm cannot be entirely
ruled out for areas along and west of Highway 281.

There will also be a chance for thunderstorms Wednesday morning
and again Wednesday night across portions of the outlook area. A
few of these storms could be strong to severe across portions of
north central Kansas.

Temperatures return to the upper 90s to low 100s Friday through
Monday afternoons. Additionally, isolated chances for a few
isolated afternoon storms will be possible on Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed for this evening. Spotters are
encouraged to send in reports of hail, strong winds, and heavy
rainfall.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 1:14 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 1:15 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 1:16 AM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 1:18 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 1:18 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 15, 1:24 AM CDT, 7 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
Jun 14, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hamilton	29 min
Jun 14, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hamilton, York	51 min
Jun 14, 9:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Webster	28 min
Jun 14, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Nuckolls, Webster	49 min
Jun 14, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Fillmore, York	26 min
Jun 14, 10:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	York	33 min
Jun 14, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Kearney, Phelps	24 min
Jun 14, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Nuckolls, Thayer	40 min
Jun 14, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Gosper, Kearney, Phelps	44 min
Jun 14, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Kearney	42 min
Jun 14, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo	26 min
Jun 14, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Dawson, Gosper, Phelps	37 min
Jun 14, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Sherman	35 min
Jun 14, 11:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps	48 min
Jun 14, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton	52 min
Jun 14, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley, Valley	28 min
Jun 14, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Hall, Kearney	50 min
Jun 14, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps	48 min
Jun 14, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Dawson, Gosper, Phelps	46 min
Jun 14, 11:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Howard	38 min
Jun 14, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York	49 min
Jun 14, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper	33 min
Jun 14, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Greeley	31 min
Jun 15, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton	49 min
Jun 15, 12:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Hall, Kearney	51 min
Jun 15, 12:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Gosper, Phelps	48 min
Jun 15, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Fillmore, York	22 min
Jun 15, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, York	35 min
Jun 15, 12:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps	6 hr
Jun 15, 12:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps	50 min
Jun 15, 12:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phelps	17 min
Jun 15, 1:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Adams, Clay, Hall, Hamilton	40 min
Jun 15, 1:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Fillmore, Polk, York	22 min
Jun 15, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hall	32 min
Jun 15, 1:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phelps	27 min
Jun 15, 1:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Merrick	37 min
Jun 15, 1:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hall	34 min
Jun 15, 1:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Hamilton, York	5 hr
Jun 15, 2:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hamilton	51 min
Jun 15, 2:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hamilton, Polk, York	44 min
Jun 15, 2:57 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Watch	GID	Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Dawson, Fillmore, Franklin and 18 more	49 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.