Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 1994, 9:03 PM CDT for Antelope County, Pierce County, Nebraska. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 1994, 9:03 PM CDT (02:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 1994, 9:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Antelope County, NE, Pierce County, NE
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 4693 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KOFK 080204 RRA SVROFK NEC003-107-139-080300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK NE 903 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORFOLK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA ...NORTHEASTERN ANTELOPE COUNTY...SOUTHERN KNOX COUNTY ...NORTHERN PIERCE COUNTY ...AT 901 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORFOLK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE TOWNS OF CREIGHTON AND PLAINVIEW ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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. CB
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 7, 5:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
NEZ023>025-035>038-057>059-072350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 550 PM CDT (450 PM MDT) SUN AUG 7 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT EXCEPT FOR CHASE...HAYES AND FRONTIER COUNTIES... VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE PANHANDLE JUST WEST OF GRANT COUNTY OF WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS WERE ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF ASHBY. ASHBY IS ABOUT 40 MILES EAST OF ALLIANCE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE ASHBY...HYANNIS AND WHITMAN AREAS BEFORE 530 PM MDT. RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY AS THESE STORMS APPROACH. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. MONSON . WSCA ^6WWUS WWUSd WWUS& :a`WWUS xP+FWUS $WWUS* f6WWUSN T!'WWUS PFTUS" ;( WUUS 4 `WWUS yWWUS $y`WWUS A`WWUS ||| FWWUS WWUS> 0qWWUS Rvk#FXUS 6WWUSj FXUS08 KLBB 072247B 072247 AGFLBB WEST TEXAS/OKLA P ?6WWUS RECAST NATIONA7q4WSUS K TX 543 PM CD+6WWUS 0XWSUS OW PRESSURE TROFENDING FROM THE ANDLES TO SOUTT TEXAS WILL MOVTTLE THROUGH THEIOD. AN UPPER L.NWWCA h+yq`WWUS ' `WWUS 3U^WSUS L2x6WWUS hAS WEATHER THROUHE PERIOD... PRONG GENERALLY FSKIES AND LITTLENO RAINFALL.
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
NEZ023>025-035>038-057>059-080025- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 623 PM CDT (523 PM MDT) SUN AUG 7 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT EXCEPT FOR CHASE...HAYES AND FRONTIER COUNTIES... VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL WERE NORTHWEST OF MULLEN AND WEST OF ASHBY...HYANNIS AND WHITMAN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THESE COMMUNITIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. STASSER
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
NEZ005-080030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALENTINE NE ISSUED BY SCOTTSBLUFF NE 523 PM MDT (845 PM CDT) SAT AUG 6 1994 ...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CHERRY COUNTY... AT 522 PM MDT RADAR SHOWED A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTHERN CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE NEBRASKA. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND...AND SMALL HAIL MAY BE PRODUCED BY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE OVER SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM MDT. EASTLACK
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
NEZ005-080030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALENTINE NE ISSUED BY SCOTTSBLUFF NE 523 PM MDT (845 PM CDT) SAT AUG 6 1994 ...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CHERRY COUNTY... AT 522 PM MDT RADAR SHOWED A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE NEBRASKA. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND...AND SMALL HAIL MAY BE PRODUCED BY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE OVER SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM MDT. EASTLACK
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
NEZ023>025-035>038-057>059-080045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 642 PM CDT (542 PM MDT) SUN AUG 7 1994 RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF MULLEN AND EAST OF HYANNIS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OPEN COUNTRY OF WESTCENTRAL NEBRASKA. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. STASSER
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 7:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
NEZ005-080130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALENTINE NE ISSUED BY SCOTTSBLUFF NE 632 PM MDT (732 PM CDT) SUN AUG 7 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE THROUGH CHERRY COUNTY... AT 630 PM MDT RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE MOST INTENSE PART OF THE STORM WAS 35 MILES WEST OF VALENTINE NEBRASKA. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WIND...AND SMALL HAIL MAY BE PRODUCED BY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE OVER CHERRY COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM MDT(830PM CDT). EASTLACK
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | McPherson | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker, McPherson | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | McPherson | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Perkins | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Knox | 30 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.