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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Hastings, NE

May 28, 2023Phillips County, Kansas

NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2023, 8:58 PM CDT for Phillips County, Kansas. It was in force for 32 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 28, 2023, 8:58 PM CDT (01:58 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2023, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Hastings, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Phillips County, KS

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 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 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 00:00Z on 2023-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 990 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 00:00Z on 2023-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 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
990 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1159 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 28, 6:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 6:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 3:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
337 PM CDT Sun May 28 2023

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
291200-
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-
337 PM CDT Sun May 28 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across south
central Nebraska and north central Kansas. A few strong to
marginally strong severe thunderstorms will be possible through
this evening, mainly for areas near and west of the Highway 281
corridor. Hail up to the size of quarters and winds gusts near 60
MPH are the primary concerns. Additionally, pockets of heavy
rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms will also be possible,
which could result in localized flash flooding.

Minor flooding remains possible along the Republican River in
Furnas County and possibly into western Harlan County. Please
refer to the Flood Warning for additional information.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Minor flooding remains possible along the Republican River
upstream of Harlan County Lake in Furnas and western Harlan
counties into early Monday, but in the absence of additional heavy
rainfall tonight, impacts should remain very limited.

Off and on chances for thunderstorms remain in the forecast
through most of next week, including Memorial Day. However, no
one day appears to be complete washout, at this time, or present
a significant risk for severe weather. There is currently a
Marginal Risk for severe weather on Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and tonight.
Rainfall reports are appreciated.

&&

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 5:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 7:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDFurnas6 hr
May 28, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDBuffalo31 min
May 28, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDBuffalo27 min
May 28, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDSherman33 min
May 28, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHarlan27 min
May 28, 8:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDHoward37 min
May 28, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHarlan33 min
May 28, 8:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningGIDSherman6 hr
May 28, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDHarlan36 min
May 28, 8:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGIDHarlan6 hr
May 28, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin33 min
May 28, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGIDFranklin, Harlan43 min
May 28, 9:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDFranklin25 min
May 29, 9:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningGIDHarlan11 hr
May 28, 7:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDRooks46 min
May 28, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDOsborne22 min
May 28, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementGIDJewell44 min

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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.