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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Hastings, NE

July 16, 2023Valley County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2023, 6:08 AM CDT for Valley County, Nebraska. It was in force for 19 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 16, 2023, 6:08 AM CDT (11:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2023, 6:27 AM CDT
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Hastings, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Valley County, NE

The radar

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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 Jul 16, 3:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:40 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 4:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:29 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:11 AM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:54 AM CDT, 14 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 16, 2:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Dawson	25 min
Jul 16, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Sherman	31 min
Jul 16, 3:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Merrick, Nance	36 min
Jul 16, 4:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Polk	26 min
Jul 16, 4:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hamilton, York	31 min
Jul 16, 4:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Fillmore, Hamilton, York	46 min
Jul 16, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Hamilton, Merrick	49 min
Jul 16, 5:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Valley	36 min
Jul 16, 8:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Buffalo, Hall, Kearney	39 min
Jul 16, 8:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Adams, Kearney, Phelps	36 min
Jul 16, 10:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Franklin	33 min
Jul 16, 12:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Franklin	36 min
Jul 16, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Franklin, Webster	35 min
Jul 16, 1:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Smith	24 min
Jul 16, 1:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell	30 min
Jul 16, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell	24 min
Jul 16, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	28 min
Jul 16, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Smith	23 min
Jul 16, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Smith	32 min
Jul 16, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Phillips	30 min
Jul 16, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Phillips, Smith	12 min
Jul 16, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Osborne, Smith	52 min
Jul 16, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Jewell	32 min
Jul 16, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Smith	36 min
Jul 16, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	GID	Osborne	35 min
Jul 16, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Osborne	24 min
Jul 16, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne	20 min
Jul 16, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	GID	Osborne	23 min
Jul 16, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	GID	Mitchell	35 min
Jul 16, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GID	Osborne	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.