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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Hastings, NE

July 4, 2023Clay County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2023, 8:47 PM CDT for Clay County, Nebraska. It was in force for 28 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: Jul 4, 2023, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2023, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Clay County, NE

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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
Jul 4, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 Jul 4, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 3:38 PM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
338 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023

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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-
338 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

A cold front is expected to impact the local area today. Ahead of
this front, heat index values will climb to near 100 degrees in
spots this afternoon.

Of overall-greater concern will be the chance for thunderstorms
and severe weather, which could impact a large portion of the
local area from the mid afternoon through the overnight hours.
The main threats with these storms will be hail up to 2.5 inches,
wind gusts up to 80 mph, and brief heavy rain leading to possible
localized flash flooding. Those with outdoor plans for this
afternoon and evening need to be prepared for the possibility of
thunderstorm related disruptions.

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

Periodic chances for thunderstorms are expected to impact parts
of the local area from Wednesday through Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Please relay reports of damaging wind gusts as well as hail of
any size to the National Weather Service in Hastings.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 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
Jul 4, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Clay, Franklin, Kearney, Nuckolls, Webster	48 min
Jul 4, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Nuckolls, Thayer, York	47 min
Jul 4, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Furnas, Harlan	41 min
Jul 4, 7:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Fillmore, Polk, York	3 hr
Jul 4, 7:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Clay, Fillmore	3 hr
Jul 4, 7:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer	28 min
Jul 4, 8:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls, Thayer, York	45 min
Jul 4, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Adams, Clay, Franklin, Nuckolls, Webster	29 min
Jul 4, 8:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Harlan	27 min
Jul 4, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Franklin, Webster	31 min
Jul 4, 8:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Clay	23 min
Jul 4, 9:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	GID	Fillmore	6 hr
Jul 4, 9:15 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GID	Franklin, Webster	6 hr
Jul 4, 7:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.