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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 222, NWS North Platte, NE

July 6, 2010Arthur County, Garden County, Grant County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2010, 4:08 PM MDT for Arthur County, Garden County, Grant County, Nebraska. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2010, 4:08 PM MDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2010, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Arthur County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 6, 1:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

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 Jul 6, 3:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 3:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:02 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
302 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-072015-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
302 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010 /202 PM MDT TUE JUL 6 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN
NEBRASKA WEST OF A LINE FROM ONEILL TO BROKEN BOW...TO NORTH
PLATTE...TO IMPERIAL. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE MAIN THREAT WITH
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
THUNDERSTORM WINDS...AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE.

HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. AREAS OF
THE SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA THAT HAD AN INCH TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL SUNDAY NIGHT
MAY BE PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE POTENTIAL FOR STORMS AND LOCALLY FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES
THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORM RETURN TO
THE FORECAST ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES ONTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

MASEK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:13 PM MDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
313 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010

NEZ005-006-094-062100-
EASTERN CHERRY NE-KEYA PAHA NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE-
313 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY AND WESTERN
KEYA PAHA COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT/300 PM MDT/...

AT 305 PM CDT/205 PM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
WEST OF SMITH FALLS STATE PARK TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 97
CROSSING THE NORTH LOUP RIVER...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  SMITH FALLS STATE PARK...
  SCHLAGEL CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
  SPARKS...
  BIG ALKALI LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
  HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 110...
  HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 100...
  HIGHWAY 20 MILE MARKER 210...
  HIGHWAY 12 MILE MARKER 30...

THOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY SEVERE...THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL BE
MONITORED CLOSELY. IF IT INTENSIFIES FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE
ISSUED. PERSONS IN NORTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT (9 PM MDT)
FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

BUTTLER
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
356 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010

NEZ004-022-023-094-062145-
GARDEN NE-GRANT NE-SHERIDAN NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE-
256 PM MDT TUE JUL 6 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY...
SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN...NORTHWESTERN GRANT AND NORTHERN GARDEN
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM MDT...

AT 252 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JERRY LAKE...OR 32 MILES NORTH OF OSHKOSH...
MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  JERRY LAKE...
  HERMAN LAKE...
  PATTERSON LAKE...
  KINCAID LAKE...
  LAKESIDE...
  DOMINICK LAKE...
  ELLSWORTH...
  BINGHAM...
  KENNEDY LAKE...
  WATSON LAKE...
  ASHBY...
  HIGHWAY 250 MILE MARKER 10...

THOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY SEVERE...THIS STORM WILL BE MONITORED
CLOSELY. IF IT INTENSIFIES FURTHER...A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.

BUTTLER
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
404 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010

NEZ005-094-062200-
EASTERN CHERRY NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE-
404 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM CDT/400 PM MDT/...

AT 356 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF SCHLAGEL CREEK STATE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  VALENTINE...
  BIG ALKALI LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
  SCHLAGEL CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
  HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER...
  SMITH FALLS STATE PARK...
  HIGHWAY 20 MILE MARKER 210...
  HIGHWAY 12 MILE MARKER 10...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CHERRY
COUNTY UNTIL 7 PM CDT (6 PM MDT).

BUTTLER
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:37 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:41 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:53 PM MDT, 15 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 2:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchLBFDeuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins18 hr
Jul 6, 2:56 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCherry3 hr
Jul 6, 3:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry57 min
Jul 6, 4:16 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFGarden, Grant, Sheridan3 hr
Jul 6, 4:20 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCherry3 hr
Jul 6, 4:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry58 min
Jul 6, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry62 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.