Severe weather outbreak - May 29-31

[CrazyC83]

TORNADO WARNING
NEC169-300345-
/O.NEW.KGID.TO.W.0041.080530T0255Z-080530T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
955 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN THAYER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 951 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CHESTER...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF CONCORDIA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 41 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CHESTER BY 1005 PM CDT
CHESTER BY 1010 PM CDT
HUBBELL BY 1015 PM CDT
GILEAD BY 1030 PM CDT
ALEXANDRIA BY 1035 PM CDT

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

LAT...LON 3999 9736 4000 9772 4027 9737 4027 9736
4000 9735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 231DEG 36KT 3989 9769

$$

[btangy]

Supercell is cycling upwards again. Hubbell (pop: 65), Reynolds (pop: 85), Gilead (pop: 36), and Fairbury (pop: 4010) need to be wary now.

[Bunkertor]

0212 JEWELL JEWELL KS 3967 9815 MAJOR DAMAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY OF JEWELL. POWER OUT WITH EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IN ROUTE (GID)

0225 JEWELL JEWELL KS 3967 9815 POWER IS OUT ACROSS TOWN...POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN EVERYWHERE. TREE LIMBS 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER REPORTED DOWN. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE REPORTED. (GID)

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[CrazyC83]

0212 JEWELL JEWELL KS 3967 9815 MAJOR DAMAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY OF JEWELL. POWER OUT WITH EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IN ROUTE (GID)

0225 JEWELL JEWELL KS 3967 9815 POWER IS OUT ACROSS TOWN...POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN EVERYWHERE. TREE LIMBS 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER REPORTED DOWN. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE REPORTED. (GID)

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SPC storm reports had those in them.

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1010 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

KSC157-300315-
/O.CON.KTOP.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080530T0315Z/
REPUBLIC-
1010 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL REPUBLIC COUNTY...

AT 1008 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO AT U S
HIGHWAY 81 AND GRAND...TO THE NORTHWEST OF MUNDEN...OR 25 MILES
NORTH OF CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL REPUBLIC COUNTY...TO THE NORTH
OF MUNDEN ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

IF A TORNADO APPROACHES...GO TO A BASEMENT OR SEEK SHELTER IN A
HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING. USE BLANKETS
OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

FOR YOUR SAFETY...GO TO A STORM SHELTER OR BASEMENT NOW! TORNADOES
MAY HAVE WINDS GREATER THAN 100 MPH. AVOID OVERPASSES AND WINDOWS...
AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 4000 9748 3999 9748 3998 9748 3995 9747
3990 9758 3994 9770 4000 9768
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 224DEG 29KT 3997 9760

$$

[CrazyC83]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1090
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1021 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...FAR SERN SD...FAR NERN NEB...FAR NWRN IA

CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 387...

VALID 300321Z - 300345Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 387 CONTINUES.

WW WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 04Z.

THE STRONGEST STORMS WITHIN THE REMAINING PART OF WW 387 EXTENDED
FROM FAR NWRN IA INTO ADJACENT PARTS OF FAR NERN NEB. CURRENT RADAR
TRENDS SUGGEST THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO EXIT SERN CORNER OF THIS
WW BETWEEN 0330-04Z...WITH THESE STORMS EXPECTED TO BE THE LAST
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR THIS REGION. 00Z RUC AGREED WITH THESE
OBSERVED TRENDS SUGGESTING THE STRONGER ACTIVITY THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD BEING LOCATED E AND SE OF THE FSD FORECAST AREA.

..PETERS.. 05/30/2008


ATTN...WFO...FSD...OAX...

42409701 43139615 43149583 42309567 42169568 42199633
42259690

[Bunkertor]

Ah, you´re right. Thx. The 100s of links of NOAA are often difficult to surf.

[CrazyC83]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1025 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

NEC169-300345-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080530T0345Z/
THAYER NE-
1025 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN THAYER COUNTY...

AT 1022 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HUBBELL...OR 33 MILES NORTH OF
CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
GILEAD BY 1035 PM CDT
ALEXANDRIA BY 1045 PM CDT

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

TRAINED STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO NEAR HUBBELL.

LAT...LON 3999 9736 4000 9772 4027 9737 4027 9736
4000 9735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 229DEG 30KT 4004 9745

$$

[CrazyC83]

And now, threat #2:

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1032 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

KSC029-157-300415-
/O.CON.KTOP.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-080530T0415Z/
REPUBLIC-CLOUD-
1032 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN CLOUD AND REPUBLIC COUNTIES...

AT 1027 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
REPUBLIC TO 6 MILES WEST OF COURTLAND TO 21 MILES WEST OF
JAMESTOWN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 38 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CONCORDIA TO 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONCORDIA TO 31 MILES WEST OF
CONCORDIA...MOVING EAST AT 54 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
REPUBLIC...SCANDIA...JAMESTOWN...NORWAY...BELLEVILLE...MUNDEN...
CONCORDIA...NARKA...CUBA...CLYDE AND AGENDA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES RAPIDLY.

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM.
FOR YOUR SAFETY MOVE INDOORS NOW...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH CAN CAUSE AS MUCH DAMAGE AS
A TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR SAFETY...TAKE COVER INSIDE A BUILDING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

LAT...LON 4000 9736 3956 9737 3945 9792 4000 9793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 252DEG 47KT 4008 9791 3979 9793
3954 9817

$$

CAVANAUGH

[Bunkertor]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1027 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

NEC095-300400-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080530T0400Z/
JEFFERSON NE-
1027 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 1025 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AND
STORM SPOTTERS CONFIRM A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
REYNOLDS...OR 39 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEATRICE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 37
MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...REYNOLDS...FAIRBURY...ENDICOTT...
DAYKIN...STEELE CITY...JANSEN...PLYMOUTH...HARBINE AND DILLER.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF
YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 3999 9736 4000 9737 4033 9737 4034 9736
4034 9691 4005 9691 3999 9712
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 234DEG 32KT 4005 9739

$$

MAYES

[Category 5]

UGH! This thing won't die.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1036 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

NEC169-300345-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080530T0345Z/
THAYER NE-
1036 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN THAYER COUNTY...

AT 1036 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GILEAD...OR 39 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

LAT...LON 3999 9736 4010 9759 4027 9737 4027 9736
4011 9735 4004 9736 4003 9735 4000 9735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 229DEG 30KT 4009 9735

$$

[CrazyC83]

UGH! This thing won't die.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
1036 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

NEC169-300345-
/O.CON.KGID.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080530T0345Z/
THAYER NE-
1036 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN THAYER COUNTY...

AT 1036 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GILEAD...OR 39 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CONCORDIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

LAT...LON 3999 9736 4010 9759 4027 9737 4027 9736
4011 9735 4004 9736 4003 9735 4000 9735
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 229DEG 30KT 4009 9735

$$

The bow echo behind it will need to catch up...

[Ed Mahmoud]

It has caught it, but it still has a hook, at least it did as of 10:40pm CDT

10:45 but the hook seems to be merging into the bow...

[btangy]

The N side of Fairbury and the municipal airport are in serious trouble right now.

[Category 5]

The bow just seems to be pushing it so far.

[CrazyC83]

Tornado appears to be going straight into Fairbury.

[btangy]

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
northwestern Gage County in southeast Nebraska...
Jefferson County in southeast Nebraska...
Saline County in southeast Nebraska...

* until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1048 PM CDT... National Weather Service radar was tracking a
tornadic storm and trained spotters confirm a tornado. The tornado
was located near Fairbury... or 26 miles west of Beatrice... moving
northeast at 37 mph.

* Locations impacted include...
western... Plymouth... De Witt... Wilber and Clatonia...

This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation. This
storm is capable of producing violent tornadoes. If you are in the
path of a tornado... take cover in a safe place immediately!

[CrazyC83]

That could easily be an EF4 or EF5 tornado on the ground...

[Category 5]

The cell looks to be starting to react to being overtaken by the bow, I'm afraid though that it's too late for Fairbury. Though it looks to be going just to the north, it will be a close call for northern sections of town.

[CrazyC83]

After this mean cell is absorbed by the bow echo/developing derecho, the main threats become any new cells ahead of the main bow, and embedded tornadoes in the derecho. (Of course, there will likely also be major wind damage with the derecho itself)