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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Hastings, NE

June 23, 2022Mitchell County, Osborne County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2022, 6:32 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Osborne County, Kansas. It was in force for 43 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 23, 2022, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2022, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mitchell County, KS, Osborne County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 23, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 216 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 153 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2022-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
153 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-252 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1572 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 23, 2:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 2:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 2:06 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
206 PM CDT Thu Jun 23 2022

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
241200-
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-
206 PM CDT Thu Jun 23 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop between 4pm and
7pm, gradually moving east southeastward across portions of the
area through the evening and into the overnight. Some of these
storms may be severe with hail to the size of golf balls, 70 MPH
winds, and possibly a tornado or two. This will mainly impact
areas south of Interstate 80, and the main timeframe for severe
weather is 4pm to 11pm.

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

Heat index values of 100 to 105 degrees are expected over
northern Kansas and south of Highway 6 in Nebraska.

Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected late
Friday afternoon through the evening.

Low chances for thunderstorms linger over southeast portions of
the outlook area through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and evening.
Please report any severe weather to the National Weather Service.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 4:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 23, 5:50 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
550 PM CDT THU JUN 23 2022

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

0534 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N TIPTON              39.38N 98.46W
06/23/2022  M51 MPH          MITCHELL           KS   MESONET

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDMitchell, Osborne38 min
Jun 23, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne51 min
Jun 23, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDMitchell34 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.