Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 1989, 3:49 PM MDT for Chase County, Hayes County, Perkins County, Nebraska. It was in force for 71 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 24, 1989, 3:49 PM MDT (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 1989, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 71 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Chase County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Perkins County, NE
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 5:00 PM MDT | Tornado F0 | Hayes, NE |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 24, 3:41 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 440 PM CDT THU AUG 24 1989 AT 440 PM CDT SOME VERY STRONG STORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA JUST EAST OF IMPERIAL. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH AND COULD PRODUCE HAIL STRONG WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVVY AS THEY MOVE NORTH OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ALSO SOME VERY STRONG STORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS AND WILL BE MOVINGI INTO EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA BETWEEN 6 AND 8PM CDT. RC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 71 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.