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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Hastings, NE
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.
- 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
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 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 Thies
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 28, 5:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Furnas | 6 hr |
| May 28, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo | 31 min |
| May 28, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo | 27 min |
| May 28, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Sherman | 33 min |
| May 28, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Harlan | 27 min |
| May 28, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard | 37 min |
| May 28, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Harlan | 33 min |
| May 28, 8:18 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Sherman | 6 hr |
| May 28, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Harlan | 36 min |
| May 28, 8:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Harlan | 6 hr |
| May 28, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin | 33 min |
| May 28, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Harlan | 43 min |
| May 28, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Franklin | 25 min |
| May 29, 9:20 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Harlan | 11 hr |
| May 28, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Rooks | 46 min |
| May 28, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Osborne | 22 min |
| May 28, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Jewell | 44 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.