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Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at May 5, 2007, 4:30 PM CDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 3 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
- May 5, 2007, 4:30 PM CDT (21:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Custer County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KLBF 052131
FFWLBF
NEC009-017-041-103-060030-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ARNOLD...
BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BREWSTER...
BROWN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF AINSWORTH...
KEYA PAHA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPRINGVIEW...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 423 PM CDT...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF RAINFALL ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY BLOCKED OR WASHED OUT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.
MANY SMALL STREAM ARE LIKELY OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE RAPID.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR SO ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS
LIKELY TONIGHT SO THIS WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED OR REISSUED.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTH RIVER
TRIAL...THOMAS CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...BOBCAT STATE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...KELLER PARK STATE RECREATION AREA...MOON
LAKE...LONG LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...WILLOW LAKE STATE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...JOHNSTOWN...DUNNING...BURTON AND ANSELMO
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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 4104 10021 4104 9989 4273 9969 4275 9952
4298 9948 4298 10017 4208 10017 4172 10023
$$
CDC2 follow-up statements
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WGUS73 KLBF 052202
FFSLBF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
457 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
NEC009-017-041-103-060030-
CUSTER NE-BLAINE NE-BROWN NE-KEYA PAHA NE-
457 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR KEYA
PAHA...BROWN...BLAINE AND WESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES...
AT 454 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE RAINS ARE
COMING ONLY AN HOUR AFTER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES WHICH
ALSO BROUGHT UPWARDS OF THREE INCHES OF RAIN TO PORTIONS OF THE
AREA.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF AINSWORTH TO 11 MILES NORTH OF BREWSTER TO 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ANSELMO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF AINSWORTH TO 11 MILES NORTH OF BREWSTER TO 14 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH.
THESE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF
AN INCH PER HOUR AND THIS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREAS
OF CUSTER...BLAINE... AND BROWN COUNTY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS OR THE ROAD
MAY BE WASHED OUT BELOW YOUR VEHICLE. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES
LAT...LON 4104 10021 4104 9989 4273 9969 4275 9952
4298 9948 4298 10017 4208 10017 4172 10023
$$
HIRSCH000
WGUS73 KLBF 052321
FFSLBF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
618 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
NEC009-017-041-103-060030-
CUSTER NE-BLAINE NE-BROWN NE-KEYA PAHA NE-
618 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR KEYA
PAHA...BROWN...BLAINE AND WESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES...
AT 617 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN
OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NORTH RIVER
TRIAL...THOMAS CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...BOBCAT STATE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...KELLER PARK STATE RECREATION AREA...MOON
LAKE...LONG LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...WILLOW LAKE STATE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...SPRINGVIEW...JOHNSTOWN...BURTON AND
AINSWORTH
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL RATES OF A QUARTER TO HALF INCH PER HOURS WITH
LOCALLY UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND COUNTY ROADS.
ADDITIONALLY...FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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 4104 10021 4104 9989 4273 9969 4275 9952
4298 9948 4298 10017 4208 10017 4172 10023
$$
KARThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd | 22 min |
| May 4, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 56 min |
| May 5, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 28 min |
| May 5, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Wheeler | 31 min |
| May 5, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 54 min |
| May 5, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 34 min |
| May 5, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Loup | 46 min |
| May 5, 12:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Chase | 43 min |
| May 5, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 46 min |
| May 5, 1:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Perkins | 52 min |
| May 5, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 48 min |
| May 5, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Loup | 42 min |
| May 5, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 61 min |
| May 5, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 27 min |
| May 5, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Wheeler | 28 min |
| May 5, 1:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 95 min |
| May 5, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 63 min |
| May 5, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 44 min |
| May 5, 3:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 95 min |
| May 5, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 40 min |
| May 5, 6:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 3 hr |
| May 5, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup | 24 min |
| May 5, 9:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 3 hr |
| May 5, 9:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden, Grant | 56 min |
| May 5, 10:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry | 57 min |
| May 5, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 59 min |
| May 5, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 58 min |
| May 5, 10:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 55 min |
| May 5, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine | 49 min |
| May 5, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown | 67 min |
| May 5, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 60 min |
| May 5, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln | 42 min |
| May 5, 12:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer | 51 min |
| May 5, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown | 42 min |
| May 5, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 58 min |
| May 5, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keya Paha | 30 min |
| May 5, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Thomas | 30 min |
| May 5, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 45 min |
| May 5, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden, Sheridan | 64 min |
| May 5, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 61 min |
| May 5, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 63 min |
| May 5, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Thomas | 29 min |
| May 5, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Perkins | 53 min |
| May 5, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Perkins | 30 min |
| May 5, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer | 34 min |
| May 5, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 61 min |
| May 5, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 60 min |
| May 5, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith | 39 min |
| May 5, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha | 46 min |
| May 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 37 min |
| May 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith | 18 min |
| May 5, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 31 min |
| May 5, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 59 min |
| May 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keya Paha | 26 min |
| May 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Holt, Loup, Rock | 45 min |
| May 5, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 28 min |
| May 5, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 51 min |
| May 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 46 min |
| May 5, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd | 23 min |
| May 5, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha | 38 min |
| May 5, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Rock | 24 min |
| May 5, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown | 24 min |
| May 5, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keya Paha | 14 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.