Wednesday, March 20, 2013

KGID [202052]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS53 KGID 202052
LSRGID

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
351 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2013

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

0500 PM TORNADO 3 S SHELTON 40.74N 98.73W
03/19/2013 BUFFALO NE NWS EMPLOYEE

A NWS EMPLOYEE AND STORM CHASERS BOTH REPORTED A BRIEF
LANDSPOUT TORNADO TUESDAY AFTERNOON NEAR SHELTON.
LANDSPOUT IS A SLANG TERM FOR A TORANDO NOT ASSOCIATED
WITH A MESOCYCLONE IN THE PARENT STORM. LANDSPOUTS OCCUR
IN A VERY UNSTABLE AND FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR ENVIRONMENT
NEAR THE SURFACE. THE LAND SPOUT LASTED AROUND 3 MINUTES
OR SO...WITH TOP WINDS LIKELY AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH.


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