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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS North Platte, NE

June 1, 2011Hayes County, Lincoln County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2011, 7:48 PM CDT for Hayes County, Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 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 1, 2011, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2011, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Hayes County, NE, Lincoln County, NE

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 1, 4:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2011-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3158 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2011-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3158 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1439 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
231 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
12.2

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The text

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

140 
WUUS53 KLBF 020048
SVRLBF
NEC085-111-020130-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0039.110602T0048Z-110602T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
748 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL HAYES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF DICKENS...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF
  HAYES CENTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  DICKENS...HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 60 AND HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 70.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4105 10086 4090 10060 4063 10095 4074 10114
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 219DEG 13KT 4075 10097
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

POWER
2 follow-up statements
862 
WWUS53 KLBF 020113
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
813 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

NEC085-020122-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110602T0130Z/
HAYES NE-
813 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HAYES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 4072 10086 4083 10106 4105 10086 4090 10060
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 219DEG 13KT 4082 10090

$$

NEC111-020130-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110602T0130Z/
LINCOLN NE-
813 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM CDT...

AT 808 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DICKENS...OR 21 MILES NORTH OF HAYES CENTER...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTY.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4072 10086 4083 10106 4105 10086 4090 10060
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 219DEG 13KT 4082 10090
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

POWER
710 
WWUS53 KLBF 020131
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
831 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

NEC111-020141-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110602T0130Z/
LINCOLN NE-
831 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 4072 10086 4083 10106 4105 10086 4090 10060
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 219DEG 13KT 4082 10090

$$

POWER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln47 min
Jun 1, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier27 min
Jun 1, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier30 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.