Alert archive / Nebraska / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at May 29, 2007, 3:41 PM MDT for Chase County, Frontier County, Hayes County, Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr. 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
- May 29, 2007, 3:41 PM MDT (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2007, 9:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Chase County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 6:36 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 W Curtis, NE | WATER OVER HIGHWAY 23 BETWEEN MAYWOOD AND CURTIS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 740 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KLBF 292142 FFWLBF NEC029-063-085-300345- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 441 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN CHASE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... FRONTIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CURTIS... HAYES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAYES CENTER... * UNTIL 1045 PM CDT(945 PM MDT) * AT 436 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR HAYES CENTER STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAYES CENTER... MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION...A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STOCKVILLE...MAYWOOD AND MOOREFIELD EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE. LAT...LON 4035 10162 4035 10008 4068 10008 4069 10165 $$ JWS
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KLBF 292251 FFSLBF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 549 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007 NEC029-063-085-300345- HAYES NE-CHASE NE-FRONTIER NE- 549 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT(945 PM MDT) FOR FRONTIER...EASTERN CHASE AND HAYES COUNTIES... AT 545 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF HAYES CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. IN ADDITION...A BROAD AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING FROM EASTERN CHASE...ACROSS ALL OF HAYES COUNTY...AND INTO WESTERN FRONTIER COUNTY. ALL OF THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FLASH FLOODING IS IMMANENT. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RED WILLOW RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA...HAYES CENTER STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA... MAYWOOD...STOCKVILLE AND CURTIS EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE. LAT...LON 4035 10162 4035 10008 4068 10008 4069 10165 $$ JWS
000 WGUS73 KLBF 292356 FFSLBF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 656 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007 NEC029-063-085-300345- HAYES NE-CHASE NE-FRONTIER NE- 656 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT(945 PM MDT) FOR FRONTIER...EASTERN CHASE AND HAYES COUNTIES... AT 654 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CURTIS TO 10 MILES EAST OF HAMLET...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CURTIS TO 11 MILES NORTH OF TRENTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE NEAR... MAYWOOD...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAYES CENTER AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAYES CENTER STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BY 655 PM CDT... CURTIS BY 715 PM CDT... RED WILLOW RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA BY 725 PM CDT... STOCKVILLE BY 755 PM CDT... MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA BY 800 PM CDT... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE. LAT...LON 4035 10162 4035 10008 4068 10008 4069 10165 $$ JWS
000 WGUS73 KLBF 300054 FFSLBF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 751 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007 NEC029-063-085-300345- HAYES NE-CHASE NE-FRONTIER NE- 751 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT(945 PM MDT) FOR FRONTIER...EASTERN CHASE AND HAYES COUNTIES... AT 746 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CURTIS TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF HAYES CENTER. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG BLACKWOOD CREEK IN SOUTHEAST HAYES COUNTY...AND ALONG MEDICINE CREEK NEAR CURTIS AND MAYWOOD IN FRONTIER COUNTY. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HAYES CENTER STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND MAYWOOD. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. LAT...LON 4035 10162 4035 10008 4068 10008 4069 10165 $$ JWS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 6:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 43 min |
| May 28, 6:38 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Hayes | 4 hr |
| May 28, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 45 min |
| May 28, 6:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 4 hr |
| May 28, 7:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 49 min |
| May 28, 7:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 49 min |
| May 28, 9:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 55 min |
| May 28, 10:41 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| May 29, 2:15 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | LBF | Boyd, Chase, Custer, Frontier, Garfield, Hayes and 5 more | 32 hr |
| May 29, 11:40 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 35 min |
| May 29, 12:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 88 min |
| May 29, 12:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Perkins | 40 min |
| May 29, 1:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 114 min |
| May 29, 3:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| May 29, 3:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Loup | 6 hr |
| May 29, 3:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 29, 3:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 6 hr |
| May 29, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 27 min |
| May 29, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 23 min |
| May 29, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 29 min |
| May 29, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 29 min |
| May 29, 5:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 36 min |
| May 29, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 27 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.