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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Hastings, NE
NWS Hastings, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2024, 3:51 PM CDT for 6 counties in Nebraska; Jewell County, Mitchell County, Smith County, Kansas. It was in force for 39 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
- Apr 6, 2024, 3:51 PM CDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2024, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Hastings, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Jewell County, KS, Mitchell County, KS, Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Clay County, NE, Franklin County, NE, Kearney County, NE, Nuckolls County, NE, Webster County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
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 Apr 6, 2:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 219 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 071200- 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- 219 PM CDT Sat Apr 6 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Strong southeast winds are expected to intensify across the local area this morning, increasing to between 35 and 45 mph, with gusts to near 60 MPH possible by afternoon. Winds of this intensity could blow around unsecured objects, lead to tree damage, as well as result in areas of blowing dust and poor visibility across the local area. Please refer to the latest High Wind Warning message for additional details. The combination of very strong winds will also lead to dangerous fire weather conditions area wide this afternoon, with the worst conditions forecast behind a dry line over portions of north central Kansas where a Red Flag Warning remains in effect. Please refer to the latest Red Flag Warning statement for additional details. Finally, a line of thunderstorms is expected to develop southwest of the Tri Cities by early afternoon, and then race northeast through the late afternoon and evening hours. Some of these storms will likely be severe, with hail to the size of quarters, damaging winds of 60 to 70 MPH, and a few tornadoes all possible. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for all counties within the outlook area with the exception of Rooks County in north central Kansas. Please refer to the watch statement for additional information. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Strong west to southwest winds with peak gusts of 40 to 60 MPH are expected across the area on Sunday, with the highest winds forecast to be southwest of the Tri-Cities where a High Wind Warning will remain in effect through 7 PM CDT Sunday evening. Please refer to the latest High Wind Warning message for additional details. In addition, the combination of very strong winds and lower relative humidity values will lead to another round of near critical to critical fire weather conditions across North Central Kansas Sunday afternoon. Please refer to the latest Fire Weather Watch message for additional information. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter reports of damaging winds, hail of any size, blowing dust or wildfires today would be appreciated. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings
In the hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Hastings, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Apr 6, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan and 2 more | 37 min |
| Apr 6, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Franklin, Nuckolls, Webster | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Dawson, Franklin, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Buffalo, Franklin, Hall, Howard, Kearney, Sherman and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Hall, Hamilton, Howard and 4 more | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Greeley, Howard, Sherman, Valley | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Polk and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GID | Fillmore, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Polk, York | 34 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.