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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jun 21, 2024, 11:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 21, 2024, 11:32 PM CDT (04:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2024, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Howard County, NE, Merrick County, NE, Nance County, NE, Polk County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 1287 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1402 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 21, 6:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Slight risk (level 2 of 5) for severe thunderstorms for portions of central Nebraska this evening. Main timeframe is 5pm to midnight.
- Only low chances for thunderstorms (10-20%) Saturday through Tuesday. Rain/t-storm chances increase again mid to late next week.
- Heat returns early next week. High temperatures around 100 degrees are expected on Monday, and heat index values may exceed 105 degrees in some spots.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hastings NE 602 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Slight risk (level 2 of 5) for severe thunderstorms for portions of central Nebraska this evening. Main timeframe is 5pm to midnight. - Only low chances for thunderstorms (10-20%) Saturday through Tuesday. Rain/t-storm chances increase again mid to late next week. - Heat returns early next week. High temperatures around 100 degrees are expected on Monday, and heat index values may exceed 105 degrees in some spots. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 318 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 As of 3pm, radar shows a few thunderstorms already developing over SW Nebraska, moving northeast. The expectation is that this will continue to develop into a few clusters, impacting areas north of Highway 6, mainly in the 5pm to midnight timeframe. Convective parameters are not "off the charts" by any means, but are at least marginally supportive of some supercell features (1500 J/kg MLCAPE and around 35kt effective shear). Hail and wind will be the main threats, but some localized flooding is also possible. The 18Z HRRR shows some isolated maxima of 3.00" of rain along the Hwy 92 area, but that is certainly on the higher end compared to the 12Z HREF. Northwesterly winds arrive on Saturday as a cold front moves through the area. There is a low chance for a few showers or storms to redevelop in our southeastern zones along this front, but near-term models largely keep this to safely our southeast. For many areas, tomorrow is expected to be the coolest day through next week. Upper level riding moves into the area early next week, allowing temperatures to climb into the 90s on Sunday, and to near 100 degrees on Monday. There are low chances for thunderstorms each of these days, but midlevel capping will keep storms pretty isolated. A series of upper shortwaves will break down the ridge and bring us increasing thunderstorm chances from the middle to end of next week. Temperatures return closer to climatology (upper 80s and low 90s) for Wednesday/Thursday. Thursday through Friday appears to be the next best chance for rain for most of the area. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1240 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 Watching current radar trends along with HRRR output, decided to shrink the VCTS timing for GRI as HRRR doesn't bring the current convection near GRI until 03z. There are a few pop-up showers ahead of the convection that will have to be watched, otherwise 3-7z is best chance to see something. EAR I shrank the backside by an hour as convection looks to be east of the TAF site by then.21z HRRR generally keeps the convection north of I-80 this evening. Southerly winds should taper off this evening and will pickup and become NW around mid-day tomorrow as a cold front will move through the area. The models are hinting at a MVFR ceiling tomorrow morning. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. KS...None. && DISCUSSION...Mangels AVIATION...Beda
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 2:32 PM CDT, 9 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 232 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 221200- 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- 232 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon through this evening, mainly near and north of Highway 6 in central Nebraska. A few of these storms may become severe, with hail to the size of quarters and wind gusts to 60 MPH. Heavy rain could also lead to localized flooding. The main timeframe for severe weather is between 5pm and midnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There are low chances for thunderstorms Saturday through Tuesday, Thunderstorm chances then increase Wednesday and Thursday. Warmer temperatures return next week. Heat index values of 100 to 105 degrees are expected for portions of the area on Monday and Tuesday. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 48 min |
| Jun 21, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Greeley, Howard | 30 min |
| Jun 21, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Greeley, Howard | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 7:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Sherman | 22 min |
| Jun 21, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 37 min |
| Jun 21, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard, Nance | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Sherman | 25 min |
| Jun 21, 8:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Dawson | 51 min |
| Jun 21, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo, Howard, Sherman | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Merrick, Nance | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 9:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Howard, Merrick, Nance, Sherman | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard, Sherman | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Dawson | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Polk | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Dawson | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 10:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Merrick | 26 min |
| Jun 21, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Merrick, Nance, Polk | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Buffalo | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 10:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Howard, Merrick, Polk | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 10:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Howard, Merrick, Nance, Polk | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 10:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Buffalo | 13 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Polk | 24 min |
| Jun 21, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GID | Merrick, Polk | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 12:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Greeley, Howard, Nance, Sherman, Valley | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GID | Hamilton, Polk | 11 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Howard, Merrick, Nance, Sherman | 29 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:49 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Howard, Merrick, Nance, Polk | 72 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Buffalo, Sherman | 19 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | GID | Nance | 36 hr |
| Jun 22, 10:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | GID | Howard | 14 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | GID | Polk | 21 hr |
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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.