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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Hastings, NE

May 6, 2023Kearney County, Phelps County, Nebraska

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2023, 6:39 PM CDT for Kearney County, Phelps County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 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
May 6, 2023, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2023, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kearney County, NE, Phelps County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2023-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2023-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1216 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-27 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 May 6, 6:22 PM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 6:22 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 3:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
356 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
072100-
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-
356 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

This evening and overnight, although the majority of the outlook
area should remain thunderstorm-free, there is a chance that a few
storms could develop mainly within Nebraska counties north of
Interstate 80. Most activity should not be severe, but there is a
slight chance of isolated severe storms along and north of
Highway 92. If a severe storm manages to develop in that area,
hail to near the size of quarters and wind gusts to around 60 mph
will be the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Between Sunday and Friday, there are several, on-and-off chances
for thunderstorms within the area, as we remain in an active
weather pattern. That being said, it will be difficult to predict
specific day-to-day thunderstorm chances with much confidence,
especially more than a day or two in advance, so please note that
many of these chances could fluctuate upward or downward
noticeably as they get closer in time.

It will also be difficult to confidently assess the potential for
severe thunderstorms more than a day or two in advance. However,
the next chance for severe storms will be late Sunday afternoon
and evening, and some of this activity may last into the overnight
hours. Although details will still be fine-tuned through tomorrow,
areas of central and eastern Nebraska will see isolated to
scattered thunderstorms, some of which will probably be severe.
These will have the potential to produce hail to near the size of
golf balls and/or damaging winds. The most likely timeframe for
storms Sunday will be from approximately 5 PM to 1 AM. As a
result, the entire outlook area is currently under at least a
Marginal Risk of severe storms, and eastern portions of the
outlook area are under a Slight Risk for severe storms, for this
time frame.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation should not be needed through tonight, but any
reports of severe weather or storm damage from previous activity
over the last 24 hours would be greatly appreciated.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 6, 6:32 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGosper40 min
May 5, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Harlan49 min
May 5, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGIDWebster26 min
May 5, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGIDGosper47 min
May 5, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson38 min
May 5, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGIDFurnas, Gosper, Harlan, Phelps44 min
May 5, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGIDFranklin, Harlan52 min
May 5, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson45 min
May 5, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGIDGosper, Phelps44 min
May 5, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson30 min
May 5, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson24 min
May 5, 9:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPhelps34 min
May 5, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson14 min
May 5, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDKearney28 min
May 5, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Kearney, Phelps50 min
May 5, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson38 min
May 5, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo38 min
May 5, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo27 min
May 5, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson, Gosper39 min
May 5, 10:46 PM CDTTornado WarningGIDDawson, Gosper14 min
May 5, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson, Gosper38 min
May 5, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps50 min
May 5, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Hall, Howard, Kearney, Phelps, Sherman48 min
May 6, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick and 3 more46 min
May 6, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDDawson23 min
May 6, 12:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGreeley, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nance and 2 more38 min
May 6, 12:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSherman35 min
May 6, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDPolk45 min
May 6, 2:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson45 min
May 6, 3:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDDawson29 min
May 6, 4:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSherman29 min
May 6, 5:43 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGIDGosper32 min
May 6, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDGosper, Phelps52 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.