Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 1990, 12:15 AM CDT for Lincoln County, McPherson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 60 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
- Jun 21, 1990, 12:15 AM CDT (05:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 1990, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lincoln County, NE, McPherson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1:10 AM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Lincoln, 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 nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 32 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 478 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KLBF 210515
SVRLBF
NEC117-111-210615-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1215 AM CDT THU JUN 21 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PART OF NEBRASKA
MCPHERSON...
IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF NEBRASKA
LINCOLN...
AT 1205 AM CDT RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES
NORTH OF SUTHERLAND WHICH IS 20 MILES WEST OF NORTH PLATTE.
1 1/2 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED NORTHWEST OF HERSHEY BY THE SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA THREATENED BY THE STORM...GO TO A REINFORCED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR STRONG DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY
HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.
INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...
STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS. MOVE INDOOR IF POSSIBLE. WHEN
INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID USING
TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE CAN BE GIVEN TO A LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
ABBAS 0510ZWhat 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, Jun 20, 8:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
NEZ-012-017-160230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 835 PM CDT WED JUN 20 1990 AT 830 PM A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS AND PERHAPS SMALL HAIL WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF WELLFLEET WHICH IS 22 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STOCKVILLE WHICH IS 38 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. ABBAS
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 8:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
NEZ-012-017-210230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 835 PM CDT WED JUN 20 1990 AT 830 PM A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS AND PERHAPS SMALL HAIL WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF WELLFLEET WHICH IS 22 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STOCKVILLE WHICH IS 38 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. ABBAS
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 9:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
NEZ012-017-210330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 935 PM CDT WED JUN 20 1990 AT 930 PM A AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. THE AREA WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WELLFLEET WHICH IS 22 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH PLATTE TO 10 MILES EAST OF MOOREFIELD WHICH IS 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS, AND HAIL. THE LEADIN G EDGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED EAST AT 25 MPH WITH REDEVELOPMENT ON THE WESTERN EDGE WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. ABBAS
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 10:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
NEZ017-210430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1030 PM CDT WED JUN 20 1990 AT 1025 PM CDT A INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN FRONTIER COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF STOCKVILLE WHICH IS 38 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS, AND HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EASQT SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND TAKE SHELTER IF NEEDED. ABBAS
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 11:17 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
NEZ006-017-210515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1010 PM MDT WED JUN 20 1990 AT 1005 PM MDT A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS LIKELY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST GARDEN COUNTY AND NORTHWEST ARTHUR COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASK. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARTHUR WHICH IS 52 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN FRONTIER COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STOCKVILLE WHICH IS 38 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORM WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ABBAS
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 11:28 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
NEZ006-017-210515- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1010 PM MDT WED JUN 20 1990 AT 1005 PM MDT A THUNDERSTORM THAT IS LIKELY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST GRANT COUNTY AND NORTHWEST ARTHUR COUNTY OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASK. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARTHUR WHICH IS 52 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN FRONTIER COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STOCKVILLE WHICH IS 38 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORM WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ABBAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Colfax | 17 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.