Tornado Warning 19, NWS Hastings, NE

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Hastings NE
220 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Thunderstorms will exit the area this evening. Despite some scattered
  rain showers, severe thunderstorms are not expected for the
  remainder of the work week.

- Seasonal Temperatures to slightly below normal for the
  remainder of the work week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 218 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

Tonight:
The line of Thunderstorms will be exiting the forecast area and
moving into eastern Nebraska by around 7pm today.  Winds will be
westerly behind the line of convection. Lows tonight will be in the
40s.

Tuesday - Thursday:
The upper trough will be centered across the
north central part of the CONUS and it will have multiple lobes of
vorticity rotate around it.  Some of these disturbances could bring
some scattered showers and thunderstorms, but moisture will be
pushed out with the activity today. This will keep instability low
and remove the severe potential.  Highs will be in the 60s to low
70s.  Westerly winds on Tuesday will keep temps a bit higher due to
downslope.

The primary upper low will begin to swing southeast across the area
Wednesday which will cause winds to become northwesterly behind a
cold front.  This will drop temperatures a touch for Wednesday and
Thursday into the lower 60s which is a touch below seasonal norms
for early May.

Friday - Monday:
A piece of the upper low will get cut off over the
four corners region by Friday.  As pieces of that energy eject
eastward and another area dives southward just west of the great
lakes, Nebraska will largely sit mild conditions with small rain
shower/thunderstorm potential and near seasonal temperatures.

As we move into the next work week, guidance diverges with how the
cut-off upper low evolves, however, it does look like
Nebraska/Kansas will remain under northwesterly flow aloft which
will likely bring some rain/thunderstorm chances into next week, but
this doesn't look to be strong to severe at this time.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1235 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

MVFR ceilings will continue in the west until thunderstorms,
likely severe, move in around 19z. In the eastern half IFR
ceiling prevail until around 20z when the severe thunderstorms
move through. Winds outside of storms will gust to 30kts from
the south. Expected winds around 50kts in thunderstorms. Clouds
will breakup and move west to east this evening, clearing out by
sunset. Winds overnight will be around 10kts from the southeast
before gusting around 25kts Tuesday afternoon.

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.GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
KS...None.

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DISCUSSION...Billings Wright
AVIATION...

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
250 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087-
072000-
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-
250 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms will continue tracking northeastward across the
outlook area this afternoon into this evening. The primary severe
weather threats will be hail to around the size of golf balls,
wind gusts to 75 mph, and perhaps even a few tornadoes. A Tornado
Watch is in effect for most of the area into early this evening.

Today will be a windy day regardless of any thunderstorms. Strong
south southeasterly winds are expected ahead of the front today
with gusts as high as 40 to 45 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There will be a few off and on again chances for isolated
thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night and again
on Sunday across portions of the outlook area. However, severe
weather is currently not expected through the remainder of the
outlook period after this evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to relay reports of hail,
damaging wind, and tornadoes.

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

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Hastings NE
343 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0339 PM     Hail             Smith Center            39.78N 98.79W
05/06/2024  E1.75 Inch       Smith              KS   Law Enforcement

            Pea to Golf Ball size hail in Smith Center.

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NOAA/NWS/Moritz

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
345 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

NEZ047-048-062-062130-
Merrick NE-Howard NE-Hall NE-
345 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MERRICK...
SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD AND NORTHERN HALL COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT...

At 345 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wood River, or 11 miles west of Grand Island, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Grand Island around 400 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include St. Libory.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.

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LAT...LON 4100 9811 4100 9812 4096 9817 4079 9857
      4092 9872 4094 9872 4122 9834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 228DEG 25KT 4091 9858

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Hastings NE
347 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0340 PM     Hail             Riverton                40.09N 98.76W
05/06/2024  E1.00 Inch       Franklin           NE   Trained Spotter

            Hail up to the size of quarters in Riverton.

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REED

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Hastings NE
358 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 WNW Riverton          40.10N 98.80W
05/06/2024  M64 MPH          Franklin           NE   Mesonet

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NOAA/NWS/Moritz

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Hastings NE
401 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0351 PM     Hail             5 NW Natoma             39.25N 99.08W
05/06/2024  E1.00 Inch       Rooks              KS   Trained Spotter

            Hail up to the size of quarters was reported
            between 351 and 356 PM.

&&

ADP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Hastings NE
401 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

NEZ062-075-062145-
Adams NE-Hall NE-
401 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN HALL
COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT...

At 401 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Kenesaw to Bladen. Movement was northeast
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Juniata, Roseland, and Prosser around 405 PM CDT.
  Hastings and Ayr around 415 PM CDT.
  Doniphan around 420 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Hansen.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 309 and 317.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for south central
and central Nebraska.

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LAT...LON 4035 9869 4068 9868 4090 9828 4035 9828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 216DEG 33KT 4061 9861 4032 9863

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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