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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS North Platte, NE

June 25, 2011Cherry County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2011, 7:32 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 43 min. 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 25, 2011, 7:32 PM MDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2011, 8:15 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cherry County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 25, 7:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2011-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2491 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2011-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 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
2491 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-46 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1311 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.6
Supercell composite
23.3

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The text

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

318 
WUUS53 KLBF 260132
SVRLBF
NEC031-260215-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0151.110626T0132Z-110626T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
732 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 815 PM MDT

* AT 727 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF MEDICINE LAKE...OR 34 MILES EAST OF GORDON...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MEDICINE LAKE...SCHOOLHOUSE LAKE...STEER CREEK CAMPGROUND...NENZEL
  AND CODY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTH PLATTE.

&&

LAT...LON 4300 10109 4269 10090 4266 10157 4282 10174
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 250DEG 8KT 4276 10152
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

JACOBS
2 follow-up statements
218 
WWUS53 KLBF 260146
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
846 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

NEC031-260215-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-110626T0215Z/
CHERRY NE-
746 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM MDT...

AT 741 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MEDICINE LAKE...OR 36 MILES EAST OF GORDON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MEDICINE LAKE...SCHOOLHOUSE LAKE...NENZEL AND CODY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTH PLATTE.

&&

LAT...LON 4268 10152 4283 10167 4300 10109 4269 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 250DEG 8KT 4277 10148
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

JACOBS
765 
WWUS53 KLBF 260210
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
910 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2011

NEC031-260221-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-110626T0215Z/
CHERRY NE-
810 PM MDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM CDT/815 PM MDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
 HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTH PLATTE.

LAT...LON 4268 10152 4283 10167 4300 10109 4269 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 250DEG 8KT 4279 10141

$$

JACOBS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 8:40 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCherry3 hr
Jun 25, 9:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel52 min
Jun 25, 11:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden25 min
Jun 25, 11:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Garden, Grant31 min
Jun 26, 12:15 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Grant30 min
Jun 26, 12:25 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Loup, Rock65 min
Jun 26, 12:44 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant29 min
Jun 26, 1:42 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan63 min
Jun 26, 6:17 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry58 min
Jun 26, 11:07 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan38 min
Jun 26, 11:42 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry48 min
Jun 26, 12:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry46 min
Jun 26, 12:37 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFCherry38 min
Jun 26, 1:02 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFCherry43 min
Jun 26, 1:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry46 min
Jun 26, 1:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry47 min
Jun 26, 2:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Rock42 min
Jun 26, 3:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Wheeler50 min
Jun 26, 3:32 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFGarfield, Wheeler28 min
Jun 26, 3:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt39 min
Jun 26, 3:52 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFGarfield, Holt, Wheeler6 hr
Jun 26, 3:58 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFGarfield, Wheeler32 min
Jun 26, 4:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt38 min
Jun 26, 4:13 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Wheeler32 min
Jun 26, 4:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFWheeler15 min
Jun 26, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan61 min
Jun 26, 5:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan52 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.