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The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.
Between 10:30 p.m. CDT on Monday the 3rd and 3 a.m. on Tuesday the 4th, a north-south oriented line of thunderstorms traversed mainly the southern half of South Central Nebraska (primarily along/south of Interstate 80). In most places these storms were at least slightly sub-severe, featuring peak wind gusts only 40-50 MPH. However, as this convective complex first entered the local area into Furnas County it yielded a few severe wind reports, including estimated gusts of 70 MPH in Edison and a measured 67 MPH gust north of Oxford. The origins of this linear system could be traced back to northeast Colorado during the mid-late afternoon, before it grew upscale and intensified over northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska during the early evening. In the mid-upper levels this was a weakly-forced event, with only subtle disturbances passing through quasi-zonal flow over the Central Plains, downstream from a slow-moving upper low over the Desert Southwest. Given that evening surface dewpoints averaged in the mid-60s F over South Central Nebraska, mixed layer CAPE as high as 2000 J/kg was noted around the time storms entered western counties. However, deep-layer wind shear was fairly weak (no more than 30 knots), likely driving the predominantly sub-severe nature of this convection.
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 3, 5:26 PM CST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Hastings NE 626 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2019 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 339 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2019 A narrow but potent swath of shower and thunderstorms made a swing through the CWA overnight into this morning, pushing off to the east right around midday. Things have been dry through the early- mid afternoon hours, as we sit in between disturbances, with the next off to our west. At the surface, a frontal boundary extends south from low pressure located over central Canada, running through west- southwestern portions of the CWA. This front, reinforced some by a difference in cloud cover, separates the temps in the mid/upper 80s over the far southwestern CWA from the lower 70s present in the far northeast. Looking to this evening/overnight, the main change made to the forecast was adjusting the PoPs. Overall confidence is on the lower side, upper level waves are a bit more subtle, uncertainty lies with the impact of any lingering boundaries from previous convection. Dried things out the rest of this afternoon and at least a little of the start of the evening hours. Short term models are in pretty good agreement showing little ongoing across the CWA over the next several hours, with focus turned to the activity off to the west. Scattered thunderstorms have already developed across eastern portions of WY/CO...with models showing that activity pushing east this evening. Even at this point there are still differences between models...while agreement with the timing isn't too bad, how much coverage there is across the CWA is uncertain. Decided to peak PoPs at 30-40%...mainly for areas I-80 and south. Evening crew will be monitoring how things evolve and adjust the forecast as necessary. The entire CWA remains in the SPC Day 1 Marginal Risk. Can't rule out some strong/severe storms...instability is present, but deeper layer shear isn't the greatest. Think that if any storms were able to turn severe, it'd be on the lower side of the spectrum, with quarters/60 MPH winds the main hazards. For Tuesday, thinking is that it will pan out similar to today as far as precip chances go...just a little quicker. Any activity affecting the CWA tonight should push off to the east in the morning, leaving much of/if not all of the CWA during the daytime hours. The sfc pattern looks to remain on the weaker side, resulting in overall light winds. Thinking is that there will be plenty of sun...and that temps should warm up compared today, with highs forecast in the mid-upper 80s across the entire CWA. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 339 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2019 As we get into the middle/latter portions of the week, models suggest the active pattern may continue with energy associated with an upper level low pressure system currently over the southwestern CONUS. Models showing this upper low certainly not in any big hurry to push east, with it possibly being the Thur/Fri timeframe before it slides through the Plains. Model agreement isn't bad with the track at this point, taking it mainly along the KS/OK border area. Shortwaves out ahead of the low, and the passage of the system itself, will keep the periodic thunderstorm chances going in the forecast. It's not an all-day-every-day type of pattern, but confidence in pinning down a ton of details with the timing/location is definitely on the low side. Even when it finally passes, there doesn't look to be much of a break, as a trough starts digging into the Rockies as we get through the upcoming weekend. There will be chances for strong/severe thunderstorms, but again, it's hard to confidently pin down much in the way of specifics. As far as temperatures go, not seeing any big changes. Highs generally remain in the 70s/80s...Wed looking to the be the warmest of the long term, Sun potentially the coolest. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z KGRI/KEAR TAFS through 00Z Wednesday) Issued at 619 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2019 Cumulus field is diminishing over most of the local area, with only high clouds streaming in from the west associated with thunderstorms over western KS and eastern CO. These thunderstorms are the main forecast challenge for this period. It appears that the main timeframe of concern for the TAF sites will be 04-10Z. Short-term models have backed off on coverage of storms, so have just maintained VCTS in this period for now. Skies will gradually clear as we move through Tuesday morning into the afternoon. Winds will remain light, but will shift more to the southwest by Tuesday morning. && .GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...None. KS...None. && SHORT TERM...ADP LONG TERM...ADP AVIATION...Mangels
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Hastings NE 347 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2019 KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 041200- 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- 347 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Nebraska and portions of north central Kansas. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight. Thunderstorm chances return to the outlook area this evening and tonight, mainly for areas along and south of Interstate 80 and into north central Kansas. There will be the potential for a few strong to marginally severe storms, with hail near the size of quarters and wind gusts near 60 MPH being the primary hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Periodic thunderstorm chances continue across the outlook area Tuesday evening through Sunday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are not out of the question Tuesday evening and overnight, with large hail and damaging wind gusts being the primary hazards. For Wednesday and beyond, there remains uncertainty with severe weather potential at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight, although any flooding, hail, or wind reports from storms are appreciated. && More information may be obtained at the following web page: https://www.weather.gov/hastings
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1035 PM CDT MON JUN 3 2019
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1030 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNE CAMBRIDGE 40.30N 100.16W
06/03/2019 M57 MPH FURNAS NE MESONET
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JCBThe Grand Island radar (KUEX), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:36 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 2 miles north-northeast of Cambridge.
Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. Small tree branches were broken.
A wind gust of 67 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 2 miles north of Oxford.
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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: 828524, 828525, 828527.