Alert archive / Nebraska / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2011, 3:07 PM MDT for Keith County, Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 4 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2011, 3:07 PM MDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 3:08 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 6 | Sutherland, NE | EMERGENCY MANAGER RELAYED REPORT THAT SUTHERLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH FLOODING OCCURRING IN AND NEAR SUTHERLAND. |
| Jun 20, 3:40 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 W Sutherland, NE | LINCOLN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED WATER AND DEBRIS FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 30 2 TO 3 MILES WEST OF SUTHERLAND AROUND MILE MARKER 155. HIGHWAY 30 IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CLOSED TO TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA DUE TO REPEATED HEAVY RAINFALL. |
| Jun 20, 3:51 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 3 | Sutherland, NE | PUBLIC REPORTED 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN SUTHERLAND. OBSERVED FLOODING IN FIELDS ACROSS FROM THE HOUSE AND BELIEVES THE GAUGE UNDERCAUGHT RAIN AMOUNTS. |
| Jun 20, 3:57 PM MDT | FLASH FLOOD | 6 W Sutherland, NE | WATER FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 30 5 TO 6 MILES WEST OF SUTHERLAND PER PUBLIC REPORT. |
| Jun 20, 4:00 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.45 | Paxton, NE | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER MEASURED PRECIPITATION THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST 2 HOURS AND 45 MINUTES. |
| Jun 20, 5:21 PM MDT | FLOOD | Sutherland, NE | SUTHERLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT FLOOD DAMAGE OCCURRED TO NURSING HOME. |
| Jun 20, 5:21 PM MDT | HEAVY RAIN 5.5 | 1 W Sutherland, NE | FIRE CHIEF RELAYED REPORT OF 5.5 INCHES OF RAIN 1 MILE WEST OF SUTHERLAND |
| Jun 20, 5:50 PM MDT | FLOOD | Sutherland, NE | PUBLIC REPORTED THAT WEST SNAKE ROAD IN SUTHERLAND IS FLOODED |
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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 163 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
689
WGUS53 KLBF 202107
FFWLBF
NEC101-111-210100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FF.W.0011.110620T2107Z-110621T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
407 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
EASTERN KEITH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT/700 PM MDT/
* AT 406 PM CDT/306 PM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA. UPWARDS OF TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HERSHEY...PAXTON...SARBEN...SUTHERLAND AND SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR
STATE RECREATION AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 10125 4100 10125 4100 10150 4135 10151
4134 10100 4098 10100
$$
JACOBS4 follow-up statements
956
WGUS73 KLBF 202133
FFSLBF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
433 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
NEC101-111-210100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110621T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KEITH NE-LINCOLN NE-
433 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND
EASTERN KEITH COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT/700 PM MDT/...
AT 430 PM CDT/330 PM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR HAS INDICATED THAT OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...OVER THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
HERSHEY...PAXTON...SARBEN...SUTHERLAND AND SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR STATE
RECREATION AREA.
WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SUTHERLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 10125 4100 10125 4100 10150 4135 10151
4134 10100 4098 10100
$$
JACOBS718
WGUS73 KLBF 202145
FFSLBF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
445 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
NEC101-111-210100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110621T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KEITH NE-LINCOLN NE-
445 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND
EASTERN KEITH COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT/700 PM MDT/...
AT 443 PM CDT/343 PM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR HAS INDICATED OVER FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN JUST
WEST NORTHWEST OF SUTHERLAND.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
HERSHEY...PAXTON...SARBEN...SUTHERLAND AND SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR STATE
RECREATION AREA.
THE LINCOLN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED WATER AND DEBRIS
FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 30...TWO TO THREE MILES WEST OF SUTHERLAND
AROUND MILE MARKER 155. HIGHWAY 30 IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING
CLOSED TO TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
NORTH PLATTE RIVER...BIRDWOOD CREEK...EAST CLEAR CREEK...RED WILLOW
CREEK...SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND DUCK CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 10125 4100 10125 4100 10150 4135 10151
4134 10100 4098 10100
$$
JACOBS346
WGUS73 KLBF 202308
FFSLBF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
608 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
NEC101-111-210100-
/O.CON.KLBF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110621T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KEITH NE-LINCOLN NE-
608 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN AND
EASTERN KEITH COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT/700 PM MDT/...
AT 600 PM CDT/500 PM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR HAS INDICATED OVER SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN JUST
WEST NORTHWEST OF SUTHERLAND.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
HERSHEY...PAXTON...SARBEN...SUTHERLAND AND SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR STATE
RECREATION AREA.
THE LINCOLN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED WATER AND DEBRIS
FLOWING OVER HIGHWAY 30...TWO TO THREE MILES WEST OF SUTHERLAND
AROUND MILE MARKER 155. HIGHWAY 30 IS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC IN THIS
AREA. WATER IS ACROSS WALKER ROAD SOUTH OF HERSHEY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
NORTH PLATTE RIVER...BIRDWOOD CREEK...EAST CLEAR CREEK...RED WILLOW
CREEK...SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND DUCK CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4098 10125 4100 10125 4100 10150 4135 10151
4134 10100 4098 10100
$$
POWER622
WGUS73 KLBF 210100
FFSLBF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
800 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
NEC101-111-210114-
/O.EXP.KLBF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110621T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KEITH NE-LINCOLN NE-
800 PM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL
LINCOLN AND EASTERN KEITH COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 800
PM CDT/700 PM MDT/...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4098 10125 4100 10125 4100 10150 4135 10151
4134 10100 4098 10100
$$
MASEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 6:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Deuel | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:03 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 6:17 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer, Logan | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 6:19 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 6:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 6:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 6:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Logan | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 6:58 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 7:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 7:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 7:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Logan | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 7:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 7:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Perkins | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 7:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 7:34 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Chase | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 7:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 7:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 7:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 8:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 8:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Chase | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 8:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 8:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 8:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 8:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 8:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 8:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 8:52 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 8:58 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 9:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 9:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Loup | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 9:16 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 9:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 9:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 10:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 10:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 10:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 10:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 11:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 11:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 11:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 11:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 11:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 24 min |
| Jun 20, 12:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 12:27 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 1:37 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase, Frontier, Hayes | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:47 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:55 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | LBF | Arthur, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Deuel and 15 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:34 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:40 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase, Frontier, Hayes | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 2:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 3:01 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:36 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Lincoln | 102 min |
| Jun 20, 4:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Wheeler | 21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.