Although severe weather reports were limited on this Saturday, a number of strong storms along with a few severe multicell storms roamed various parts of this six-county area through the daytime and evening hours. The greatest storm coverage occurred during the evening mainly between 630-1130 PM CDT, during which 60 MPH winds were measured at Natoma and hail up to golf ball size fell at Lovewell…
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The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.
Although severe weather reports were limited on this Saturday, a number of strong storms along with a few severe multicell storms roamed various parts of this six-county area through the daytime and evening hours. The greatest storm coverage occurred during the evening mainly between 630-1130 PM CDT, during which 60 MPH winds were measured at Natoma and hail up to golf ball size fell at Lovewell State Park. Although rainfall in excess of 1-inch was very spotty, a few of the top storm total measurements included 2.49 inches in far northeast Jewell County near Webber and 1.88 inches at Natoma. Prior to the evening activity, the mid morning to late afternoon hours featured a few strong to potentially severe storms that tracked east along the Nebraska border through far northern Phillips, Smith and Mitchell Counties, but these storms yielded no severe-criteria reports. Around the time this initial round started exiting stage-right into northeast Kansas, the second and more significant batch of evening storms flared up. By midnight CDT, all thunderstorm activity had either faded away or slipped out of the local area for the night.
On the synoptic scale aloft, these storms occurred within a typical early-summer pattern with North Central Kansas positioned in the path of weak disturbances embedded in quasi-zonal flow along the northern periphery of a ridge over the southern United States, but well south of the stronger flow over the Northern Plains. At the surface, the primary focus was a nearby quasi-stationary front stretched east-west near the Interstate 70 corridor. Although 0-6 kilometer wind shear was only around 30 knots, steep lapse rates helped promote considerable instability with mixed-layer CAPE averaging at least 2000-3000 J/kg.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 30, 5:50 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 650 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 .AVIATION...00Z KGRI TAF...PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS TO PERSIST AT KGRI FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IN THE MEANTIME...DO NOT EXPECT MID LEVEL CLOUD DECK TO CLEAR OUT VERY SOON...AND BKN CIGS NEAR OR JUST BELOW 15KFT EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION...A MEANDERING BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTH OF THE TERMINAL MAY HELP SPARK A FEW TSRAS DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS NEAR KGRI...AND INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP FROM 01/03Z-01/07Z TO COVER THIS POSSIBILITY. THEREAFTER...EXPECT CLOUDS TO BEGIN TO THIN BY MORNING...WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AS PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ACROSS THE REGION. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 257 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. ONGOING WEATHER AT PRESENT TIME. MAIN CONCERNS FOR THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL FOCUS ON CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES. WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO FLATTEN...A FEW UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO TOMORROW. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE AND A MEANDERING BOUNDARY WILL ALSO HELP SUPPORT THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WHILE WEAK SHEAR PERSISTS...AND A CAP WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE REGION...SHOULD STORMS DEVELOP AS ARE CONTINUING...DECENT INSTABILITY ACROSS THE REGION SUGGESTS STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE SHOULD THEY BREAK THE CAP. MAIN CONCERN WILL LIKELY BE LARGE HAIL...ALTHOUGH DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. BY TOMORROW...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION AND WARMER 850 TEMPERATURES SLIDING BACK INTO THE AREA. DECIDED TO INCREASE HIGH TEMPERATURES A TAD TOMORROW ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH...AS MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS POSSIBLE 100S NEAR ODX. LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE FORECAST CAN BE SUMMED UP AS HOT AND DRY. STAGNANT AIR MASS IS FORECAST TO KEEP GRIP ON THE AREA AS STRONG UPPER RIDGE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AT THIS POINT RIDGE RIDERS WILL STAY WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA. TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD...NEXT WEEKEND...WHEN THE RIDGE MAY BREAK DOWN ENOUGH TO ALLOW A FEW WAVES TO ROTATE OVER THE AREA. MAX TEMPS AROUND THE CENTURY MARK AND MINS 70 TO 75 WILL BE THE MONOTONOUS RULE THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. KS...NONE. && AVIATION...ROSSI SHORT TERM...SALTZMAN LONG TERM...EDDY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 315 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 012015- 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- 315 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE PRIMARY HAZARDS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM HEBRON...TO HASTINGS...TO NORTH LOUP. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL AGAIN APPROACH 105 DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THEY WILL ALSO BE NEAR 105 DEGREES IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS EVERY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LOCALIZED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HASTINGS (ALL LOWERCASE)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
453 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
KSZ007-NEZ085>087-302230-
JEWELL KS-NUCKOLLS NE-THAYER NE-WEBSTER NE-
453 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WEBSTER...
SOUTHWESTERN THAYER...SOUTHERN NUCKOLLS AND NORTHERN JEWELL COUNTIES
UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 450 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BOSTWICK...OR 39 MILES NORTH OF BELOIT...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
BURR OAK...
NORA...
SUPERIOR...
RUSKIN...
WEBBER...
HARDY...
LOVEWELL STATE PARK...
BYRON...
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.
LAT...LON 4000 9777 4000 9793 3981 9793 3981 9845
4006 9846 4016 9832 4017 9780
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 307DEG 20KT 4001 9820
ROSSISPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
526 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
KSZ007-302300-
JEWELL KS-
526 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JEWELL COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARDY TO BURR OAK...
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
LOVEWELL STATE PARK...
IONIA...
MANKATO...
MONTROSE...
FORMOSO...
JEWELL...
RANDALL...
LAT...LON 3958 9824 3976 9851 3997 9850 4000 9845
4000 9793 3957 9792 3957 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 304DEG 22KT 3997 9791 3982 9829
ROSSIPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
543 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0427 PM HAIL 14 NNW GREELEY 41.74N 98.63W
04/20/2012 E0.50 INCH GREELEY NE PUBLIC
DIME SIZED HAIL WITH RAIN.
&&
PBEDASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
610 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
KSZ007-019-302345-
JEWELL KS-MITCHELL KS-
610 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN JEWELL AND
MITCHELL COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 607 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SCOTTSVILLE TO GLEN
ELDER...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
BELOIT...
SCOTTSVILLE...
ASHERVILLE...
SIMPSON...
LAT...LON 3957 9840 3958 9792 3923 9792 3922 9793
3922 9825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 288DEG 10KT 3956 9797 3948 9824SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 644 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 KSZ007-010000- JEWELL KS- 644 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JEWELL COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SUPERIOR...OR 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... LOVEWELL STATE PARK... LAT...LON 3977 9794 4000 9827 4000 9793 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 299DEG 27KT 3997 9800 ROSSI
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
706 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
KSZ017-010030-
ROOKS KS-
706 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN ROOKS COUNTY UNTIL 730
PM CDT...
AT 702 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PALCO TO PLAINVILLE
TO NATOMA...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN ROOKS COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3933 9961 3936 9961 3933 9905 3913 9904
3913 9960
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 344DEG 11KT 3923 9952 3917 9929
3917 9908
ROSSIThe Grand Island radar (KUEX), 136 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:11 UTC.
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
KSN-TV WeatherBug equipment at Natoma Elementary measured a 60 mph wind gust at 710 pm CDT.
Pea to quarter size hail fell. Wind was only about 10 to 15 mph at the time.
Dime to golf ball size hail fell over Lovewell Park.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2012
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 387206, 387204, 387205.