Hazardous Weather Outlook for Alton, Kansas
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Hastings NE
250 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024
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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.
More information may be obtained at the following web page:
https://www.weather.gov/hastings
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Alton, Kansas
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Hastings NE
257 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024
The National Weather Service in Hastings has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Rooks County in north central Kansas...
Southwestern Smith County in north central Kansas...
Northwestern Osborne County in north central Kansas...
Southeastern Phillips County in north central Kansas...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stockton, or
22 miles south of Phillipsburg, moving northeast at 45 mph. This
warning replaces the previous warning in effect for Rooks county
Kansas.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Rooks, southwestern Smith, northwestern Osborne and
southeastern Phillips Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for north central
Kansas.
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TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 218DEG 39KT 3943 9923
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Tornado Watch for Alton, Kansas
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 187
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
241 PM CDT MON MAY 6 2024
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TORNADO WATCH 187 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
JEWELL MITCHELL OSBORNE
PHILLIPS ROOKS SMITH
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA
GREELEY HOWARD MERRICK
NANCE SHERMAN VALLEY
IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA
POLK YORK
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
ADAMS BUFFALO CLAY
FILLMORE FRANKLIN HALL
HAMILTON HARLAN KEARNEY
NUCKOLLS PHELPS THAYER
WEBSTER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, AURORA, BELLAIRE, BELOIT,
BLADEN, BLUE HILL, BOSTWICK, BURR OAK, CAMPBELL, CENTRAL CITY,
CLAY CENTER, CODELL, DESHLER, DOWNS, EDGAR, EXETER, FAIRFIELD,
FAIRMONT, FRANKLIN, FULLERTON, GENEVA, GENOA, GRAND ISLAND,
GREELEY, HARVARD, HASTINGS, HEBRON, HILDRETH, HOLDREGE, INAVALE,
IONIA, JEWELL, KEARNEY, KENSINGTON, LITCHFIELD, LOUP CITY,
MANKATO, MINDEN, NELSON, ORD, ORLEANS, OSBORNE, OSCEOLA,
PHILLIPSBURG, PLAINVILLE, POLK, RED CLOUD, ROSEMONT, SCOTIA,
SHELBY, SHERMAN RESERVOIR, SMITH CENTER, SPALDING, ST. PAUL,
STOCKTON, STROMSBURG, SUPERIOR, SUTTON, WOLBACH, AND YORK.