Alert archive / Nebraska / Flash Flood Warnings in 2007
Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 2007, 11:19 AM MDT for Chase County, Perkins County, Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2007, 11:19 AM MDT (17:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2007, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Chase County, NE, Perkins County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 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 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 337 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 778 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 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 121721 FFWLBF NEC029-135-122315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1119 AM MDT TUE JUN 12 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CHASE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF IMPERIAL... WESTERN PERKINS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GRANT... * UNTIL 515 PM MDT * AT 1118 AM MDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED EXTENSIVE FLOODING ACROSS PARTS OF CHASE COUNTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IMPERIAL...GRANT...LAMAR AND BRANDON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE INCREASING IN COVERAGE ACROSS CHASE AND PERKINS COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. THIS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RUNOFF. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OFFICIALS REPORT HIGHWAY 6 WEST OF IMPERIAL IS UNDER 2 FEET OF WATER. MANY COUNTY ROADS IN WESTERN CHASE COUNTY ARE WASHED OUT. FRENCHMAN CREEK IS OVERFLOWING THE DAM AT CHAMPION. FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN FRENCHMAN CREEK ABOVE CHAMPION AND ENDERS DAM. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS UNDER WATER IN CHASE COUNTY LAST NIGHT. CHASE COUNTY OFFICIALS STRONGLY DISCOURAGE TRAVEL ON ANY COUNTY OR SECONDARY ROADS TODAY. UNPAVED ROADS MAY BE WASHED OUT AND IMPASSABLE. 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. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. LAT...LON 4037 10201 4037 10136 4083 10163 4099 10203 $$ KAR
2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KLBF 122113 FFSLBF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 403 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007 NEC029-135-122315- PERKINS NE-CHASE NE- 303 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2007 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR CHASE AND WESTERN PERKINS COUNTIES... AT 301 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FALL OVER WESTERN PERKINS COUNTY...WHILE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF AN INCH TO TWO INCHES WERE COMMON OVER CHASE COUNTY. THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED...AND SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF IS LIKELY...EVEN WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRANT...BRANDON...VENANGO...LAMAR...CHAMPION...IMPERIAL AND WAUNETA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CHASE AND WESTERN PERKINS COUNTY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL HAS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. FRENCHMAN CREEK REMAINS AT FLOOD STAGE NEAR THE FAR WEST SIDE OF ENDERS RESERVOIR. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS EITHER WASHED OUT OR UNDER WATER IN CHASE AND WESTERN PERKINS COUNTY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN RURAL AREAS. US HIGHWAY 6 REMAINS CLOSED 6 MILES WEST OF IMPERIAL. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 4037 10201 4037 10136 4083 10163 4099 10203 $$ BUTTLER
000 WGUS73 KLBF 122315 FFSLBF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 612 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007 NEC029-135-122322- PERKINS NE-CHASE NE- 512 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2007 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT(515 PM MDT) FOR CHASE AND WESTERN PERKINS COUNTIES... THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS CHASE AND WESTERN PERKINS COUNTY HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING. SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO FAR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA FROM NORTHWESTERN KANSAS THROUGH MID EVENING. AT THIS TIME...NO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED. AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR CHASE COUNTY ALONG THE FRENCHMAN CREEK...UPSTREAM FROM ENDERS LAKE. LOCATIONS UPSTREAM ACROSS PHILLIPS COUNTY COLORADO RECEIVED 5 TO 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...AND RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE FRENCHMAN CREEK BASIN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. LAT...LON 4037 10201 4037 10136 4083 10163 4099 10203 $$ BUTTLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 7:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase | 119 min |
| Jun 11, 7:11 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Perkins | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 9:31 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Perkins | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 12:00 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 12:17 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Chase | 43 min |
| Jun 12, 1:10 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:23 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Perkins | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:39 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | LBF | Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more | 48 hr |
| Jun 12, 6:54 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase | 4 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 34 min |
| Jun 12, 12:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith | 40 min |
| Jun 12, 1:28 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Keith | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 2:43 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Hayes | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:22 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 61 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Nebraska, 2007Every flash flood warning in 2007
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.