Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 1993, 5:56 PM CDT for Loup County, Rock County, Nebraska. It was in force for 64 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 1993, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 1993, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KOFK 032259 RRA SVROFK NEC115-149-040000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK NE 556 PM CDT SAT JUL 3 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORFOLK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ...LOUP COUNTY...SOUTHERN ROCK COUNTY AT 555 PM CDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF BREWSTER OR 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ONEILL. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS BEEN PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT CAN QUICKLY FLOOD A LOW LYING AREA. REMEMBER... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BLAINE COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNTIL 10 PM CDT. MML
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, Jul 3, 2:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
NEZ006-007-012-016-017-032000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 115 PM MDT SAT JUL 3 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER LAKE MCCONAUGHY... AT 1 PM MDT A COUPLE OF SMALL THUNDERSTORMS HAD FORMED OVER LAKE MCCONAUGHY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSIFY AS THEY MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST. GUSTY WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. CAMPERS AND BOATERS IN THE LAKE MCCONAUGHY AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE STRONG WINDS AS THE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALSO PRODUCING NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME OF THESE MAY BECOME SEVERE. RESIDENTS OF THE REGION AND MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATION FOR CURRENT UPHDATES ON THE WEATHER. MONSON
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
NEZ002-032115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALENTINE NE ISSUED BY SCOTTSBLUFF NE 217 PM MDT SAT JUL 3 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR CHERRY COUNTY... AS OF 313 PM CDT THERE WAS NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ANYWHERE OVER CHERRY COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS HAD FORMED TO THE SOUTH OF CHERRY COUNTY ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF MULLEN NEBRASKA. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO CHERRY COUNTY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR CHERRY COUNTY. RESIDENTS OF CHERRY COUNTY SHOULD STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. EMANUEL
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
NEZ006-007-012-016-017-032130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 345 PM CDT SAT JUL 3 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... AT 340 PM CDT AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRYON OR ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND IS LIKELY PRODUCING PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL ALONDG WITH WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. RESIDENTS OF TRYON SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER. MONSON
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
NEZ006-007-012-016-017-032130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 403 PM CDT SAT JUL 3 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... AT 357 PM CDT AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRYON MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM IN THE COMMUNITY OF TRYON. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY AND TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY OF STAPLETON. RESIDENTS OF STAPLETON SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER AS THE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. MONSON
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 4:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
NEZ002-032230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALENTINE NE ISSUED BY SCOTTSBLUFF NE 321 PM MDT SAT JUL 3 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT FOR CHERRY COUNTY... AT 419 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED THAT A THUNDERSTORM HAD FORMED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF CHERRY COUNTY ABOUT 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE. IT WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM FORMATION OVER MAINLY EASTERN CHERRY COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM CDT. RESIDENTS OF VALENTINE AND MUCH OF EASTERN CHERRY COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. EMANUEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Knox | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine | 63 min |
| Jul 3, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Red Willow | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hitchcock, Red Willow | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.