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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS North Platte, NE

June 19, 2011Custer County, Logan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2011, 7:17 PM CDT for Custer County, Logan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 19, 2011, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2011, 2:40 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Custer County, NE, Logan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:20 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 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 53 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2011-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1727 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2011-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1727 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1157 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
17.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

064 
WGUS53 KLBF 200017
FFWLBF
NEC041-113-200600-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FF.W.0006.110620T0017Z-110620T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
717 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 714 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF 2.90 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED JUST NORTH
  OF STAPLETON AND ADDITIONAL TORRENTIAL RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THE
  SLOW MOVING STORM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  STAPLETON...GANDY AND TARBOZ LAKE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 4171 10063 4172 10007 4141 10029 4141 10070

$$

SPRINGER
3 follow-up statements
685 
WGUS73 KLBF 200135
FFSLBF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
835 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

NEC041-113-200600-
/O.CON.KLBF.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110620T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CUSTER NE-LOGAN NE-
835 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOGAN AND NORTHWESTERN
CUSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CDT...

AT 833 PM CDT...LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 92 WAS 
FLOODED BUT WATER HAS RECEDED AND THE HIGHWAY IS NO LONGER FLOODED. 
SEVERAL COUNTRY ROADS IN LOGAN COUNTY HAVE WASHED OUT.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
STAPLETON...GANDY AND TARBOZ LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH
ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL
ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

&&

LAT...LON 4171 10063 4172 10007 4141 10029 4141 10070

$$

SPRINGER
616 
WGUS53 KLBF 200524
FFWLBF
NEC041-113-200900-
/O.EXT.KLBF.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110620T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1224 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT

* AT 1220 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA. ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE EXCEEDED THREE INCHES
  IN AREAS OF EASTERN LOGAN AND NORTHWEST CUSTER COUNTIES.   

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  STAPLETON...GANDY AND TARBOZ LAKE.

SOME WASHOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON UNPAVED ROADS IN SOUTHEAST LOGAN 
COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS EXCEEDING AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
WARNED AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 4171 10063 4172 10007 4141 10029 4141 10070

$$

SPRINGER
870 
WGUS73 KLBF 200740
FFSLBF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
240 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

NEC041-113-200755-
/O.CAN.KLBF.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110620T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CUSTER NE-LOGAN NE-
240 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR LOGAN AND
NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING HAS ENDED IN THIS AREA.

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 4171 10063 4172 10007 4141 10029 4141 10070

$$

CDC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 7:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFDeuel6 hr
Jun 19, 7:03 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFHayes27 min
Jun 19, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes44 min
Jun 19, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase26 min
Jun 19, 7:19 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes41 min
Jun 19, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins50 min
Jun 19, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Keith, Perkins49 min
Jun 19, 7:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel, Keith, Perkins29 min
Jun 19, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHayes37 min
Jun 19, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan43 min
Jun 19, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier32 min
Jun 19, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier30 min
Jun 19, 8:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel, Keith, Perkins30 min
Jun 19, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes25 min
Jun 19, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Logan51 min
Jun 19, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier34 min
Jun 19, 8:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes6 hr
Jun 19, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins48 min
Jun 19, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier32 min
Jun 19, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier29 min
Jun 19, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFChase41 min
Jun 19, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHayes39 min
Jun 19, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins51 min
Jun 19, 8:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster6 hr
Jun 19, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier60 min
Jun 19, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster38 min
Jun 19, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFChase50 min
Jun 19, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes45 min
Jun 19, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln40 min
Jun 19, 9:26 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes34 min
Jun 19, 9:31 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFLincoln29 min
Jun 19, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster37 min
Jun 19, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes34 min
Jun 19, 9:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFChase, Hayes5 hr
Jun 19, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase50 min
Jun 19, 9:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFLincoln32 min
Jun 19, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes49 min
Jun 19, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Loup24 min
Jun 19, 10:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster4 hr
Jun 19, 10:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln49 min
Jun 19, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes51 min
Jun 19, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln47 min
Jun 19, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln49 min
Jun 19, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster51 min
Jun 19, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes49 min
Jun 19, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln48 min
Jun 20, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster47 min
Jun 20, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier45 min
Jun 20, 12:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier37 min
Jun 20, 12:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase42 min
Jun 20, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier24 min
Jun 20, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster49 min
Jun 20, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes48 min
Jun 20, 2:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Frontier, Hayes6 hr
Jun 20, 2:47 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCuster, Lincoln, Logan6 hr
Jun 20, 3:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLBFArthur, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Deuel and 15 more24 hr
Jun 20, 8:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCuster, Lincoln, Logan8 hr
Jun 20, 8:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Frontier, Hayes8 hr
Jun 20, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins47 min
Jun 20, 3:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins6 hr
Jun 20, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln44 min
Jun 20, 4:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFKeith, Lincoln6 hr
Jun 20, 4:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln4 hr
Jun 20, 4:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Hayes6 hr
Jun 20, 4:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln102 min
Jun 20, 5:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins6 hr
Jun 20, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Wheeler21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.