Alert archive / Nebraska / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jun 22, 2003, 3:01 AM MDT for Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 119 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2003, 3:01 AM MDT (09:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2003, 5:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1967 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1792 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KLBF 220906
FFWLBF
NEC031-103-221100-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
401 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
KEYA PAHA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
* UNTIL 600 AM CDT
* AT 351 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGVIEW TO 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MILLS...OR FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGVIEW TO 24
MILES EAST OF SPRINGVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE THE NIOBRARA RIVER
VALLEY...BURTON...MILLS...JAMISON AND SPRINGVIEW.
THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHERRY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED. THE THREAT
OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING HAS ENDED THERE BUT CONTINUES ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTY.
RADAR INDICATES THREE VERY IMPRESSIVE RAIN CENTERS HAVE OCCURRED
NORTH OF VALENTINE ALONG HIGHWAY 83 NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...
ANOTHER SOUTH OF VALENTINE ALONG HIGHWAY 20 JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 83
CUTOFF AND ANOTHER NEAR SPARKS. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED
AT OR NEAR THESE LOCATIONS. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS ALONG
HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN VALENTINE AND SPRINGVIEW.
THROUGH 5 AM...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN KEYA
PAHA COUNTY WITH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT
QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY
IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTH PLATTE.
LAT...LON 4296 10110 4263 10117 4264 10023 4288 10024
4281 10007 4276 9965 4283 9929 4297 9930
4297 10024
$$
CDC2 follow-up statements
000 WSUS73 KLBF 220932 FFSLBF NEC103-221030- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 428 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003 ..A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR KEYA PAHA COUNTY UNTIL 530 AM CDT... * AT 421 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLS TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF MILLS TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURTON. MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PICKED UP SPEED SO THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS ENDING. BY 5 AM ALL OF THE HEAVY RAIN COULD EXIT KEYA PAHA COUNTY. RADAR AND SATELLITE INDICATES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MANY AREAS OF KEYA PAHA COUNTY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. CAMPERS ALONG THE NIOBRARA RIVER SHOULD MONITOR RIVER LEVELS AND PREPARE TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF THE RIVER BEGINS TO RISE QUICKLY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ CDC
000 WSUS73 KLBF 220937 CCA FFSLBF NEC103-221030- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 428 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2003 ..A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR KEYA PAHA COUNTY UNTIL 6 AM CDT... * AT 421 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILLS TO 2 MILES SOUTH OF MILLS TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURTON. MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PICKED UP SPEED SO THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS ENDING. BY 5 AM ALL OF THE HEAVY RAIN COULD EXIT KEYA PAHA COUNTY. RADAR AND SATELLITE INDICATES 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MANY AREAS OF KEYA PAHA COUNTY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING. CAMPERS ALONG THE NIOBRARA RIVER SHOULD MONITOR RIVER LEVELS AND PREPARE TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF THE RIVER BEGINS TO RISE QUICKLY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES INCLUDING SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ CDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 6:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Grant | 40 min |
| Jun 21, 6:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 60 min |
| Jun 21, 7:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Keya Paha | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 10:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 41 min |
| Jun 21, 11:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 12:22 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 38 min |
| Jun 22, 12:58 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Cherry, Keya Paha | 2 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.