Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2005, 3:10 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 65 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
- May 7, 2005, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2005, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lincoln County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -225 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1695 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KLBF 072010 SVRLBF NEC111-072115- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0080.050507T2010Z-050507T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 310 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA * UNTIL 415 PM CDT * AT 304 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DICKENS...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTH OF HAYES CENTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... DICKENS BY 315 PM CDT MAXWELL BY 400 PM CDT 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRADY BY 410 PM CDT THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4136 10125 4073 10122 4074 10030 4136 10030 $$ POWER
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.
NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 7, 1:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 1:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 147 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 .DISCUSSION... SEVERE WEATHER DISCUSSION...ATMOSPHERE SHOWING STRONG LINEAR SHEAR THIS AFTN. RICHER MOISTURE APPEARS TO BE LINED UP N-S VICINITY HIGHWAY 83. COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST TO NEAR KVTN-KLBF LINE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AND PUSHING SLOWLY EAST TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH FREEZING LEVEL AROUND 10KFT AGL. SUNDAY...WRAP AROUND CLOUDS AND SHRA AS THE H5 COLD POOL DRIFTS EAST ACROSS SD. MONDAY...SFC HIGH PRESSURE AND SHORT WAVE RIDGE PRODUCE DRY AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. TUESDAY...ATM SETS UP FOR SUPERCELL STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NEB PANHANDLE IN THE AFTN. SFC LOW...H5 LOW...GOOD THETA E ADVECTION...TRIPLE PT VCNTY KIBM...GOOD DIRECTIONAL SHEAR. WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...TIME HEIGHTS FOR GFS AND DGEX BOTH SHOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND COLD AIR ALOFT PRODUCING COOL AND GENERALLY SHRA TYPE WEATHER. THE H5 LOW MOVES VERY SLOWLY EAST DURING THIS TIME FRAME SO FCST IS FOR SHRA WED AND THU. DRY FOR FRI AND SAT AS TYPICAL FCST UNCERTAINTIES DEVELOP. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && CDC
Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 2:50 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 250 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-081100- ARTHUR NE-BLAINE NE-BOYD NE-BROWN NE-CHASE NE-CUSTER NE-DEUEL NE- EASTERN CHERRY NE-FRONTIER NE-GARDEN NE-GARFIELD NE-GRANT NE- HAYES NE-HOLT NE-HOOKER NE-KEITH NE-KEYA PAHA NE-LINCOLN NE-LOGAN NE- LOUP NE-MCPHERSON NE-PERKINS NE-ROCK NE-SHERIDAN NE-THOMAS NE- WESTERN CHERRY NE-WHEELER NE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...ARNOLD...ARTHUR...BASSETT... BIG SPRINGS...BREWSTER...BROKEN BOW...BURWELL...CHAPPELL...CURTIS... GORDON...GRANT...HAY SPRINGS...HAYES CENTER...IMPERIAL...MULLEN... NORTH PLATTE...ONEILL...OGALLALA...OSHKOSH...RUSHVILLE...SPENCER... SPRINGVIEW...STAPLETON...TAYLOR...THEDFORD...TRYON AND VALENTINE 251 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SURFACE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS NEBRASKA. WITH MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA...SEVERE STORMS ARE LIKELY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER THERE IS AN SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA ON SUNDAY. WITH THE FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...THE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. THEN FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS. THEN...THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...MAINLY EAST OF A MERRIMAN TO IMPERIAL LINE...HOWEVER WEST ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TO THE WEST. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MASEK
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 7, 11:05 AM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1105 AM CDT SAT MAY 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM HAIL 13 W STAPLETON 41.48N 100.76W
05/07/2005 1.00 INCH MCPHERSON NE PUBLIC
&&
HANNONSpecial weather statement, May 7, 1:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-059-071-094-080200-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
159 PM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NEBRASKA
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 223 IS EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 150 PM UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
NEBRASKA COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE
BLAINE...BOYD...BROWN...CHERRY...CUSTER
FRONTIER...GARFIELD...HOLT...HOOKER...KEYA PAHA...LINCOLN
LOGAN...LOUP...MCPHERSON...ROCK...THOMAS...WHEELER
CDCThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker | 33 min |
| May 6, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 32 min |
| May 6, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Perkins | 22 min |
| May 6, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 53 min |
| May 6, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 60 min |
| May 6, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur | 22 min |
| May 6, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 51 min |
| May 6, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan, McPherson | 64 min |
| May 7, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 66 min |
| May 7, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 36 min |
| May 7, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 37 min |
| May 7, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Thomas | 28 min |
| May 7, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 28 min |
| May 7, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 53 min |
| May 7, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Logan | 37 min |
| May 7, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln | 27 min |
| May 7, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 25 min |
| May 7, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown | 37 min |
| May 7, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 57 min |
| May 7, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Keya Paha | 48 min |
| May 7, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 43 min |
| May 7, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha | 30 min |
| May 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Loup, Rock | 49 min |
| May 7, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 35 min |
| May 7, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keya Paha | 41 min |
| May 7, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 30 min |
| May 7, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 29 min |
| May 7, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 37 min |
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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.