Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2011, 6:59 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 min. 4 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 14, 2011, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Custer County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 14, 7:08 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Ansley, NE | ANSLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL FELL IN ANSLEY AT 708 PM CDT |
| Jun 14, 7:08 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | Ansley, NE | CUSTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED NUMEROUS HOME WINDOWS BROKEN IN ANSLEY FROM LARGE JAGGED HAIL...ALONG WITH TREES STRIPPED OF FOLIAGE. TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL FELL EAST OF ANSLEY. |
| Jun 14, 7:11 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Ansley, NE | THE GROUND WAS ALMOST WHITE WITH HAIL PEA SIZE TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE. VERY LITTLE RAIN FELL. |
| Jun 14, 7:13 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 N Ansley, NE | PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER AND GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL 2 MILES NORTH OF ANSLEY |
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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -308 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
324 WUUS53 KLBF 142359 SVRLBF NEC041-150045- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0071.110614T2359Z-110615T0045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 659 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 745 PM CDT * AT 659 PM CDT...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 ANSLEY...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROKEN BOW...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ANSLEY...MASON CITY AND HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 300. 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 4110 9921 4126 9956 4140 9951 4133 9920 TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 298DEG 26KT 4130 9939 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ SCHULTZ
3 follow-up statements
742 WWUS53 KLBF 150010 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 710 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 NEC041-150045- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110615T0045Z/ CUSTER NE- 710 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 706 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANSLEY...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROKEN BOW...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT 705 PM CDT...NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN ANSLEY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MASON CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4110 9921 4121 9945 4138 9942 4133 9920 TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 298DEG 26KT 4126 9931 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ BROOKS
924 WWUS53 KLBF 150015 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 715 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 NEC041-150045- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110615T0045Z/ CUSTER NE- 715 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 711 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR ANSLEY. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MASON CITY...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROKEN BOW...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM ALSO IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME EASTERN CUSTER COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4137 9939 4133 9920 4110 9921 4118 9939 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 290DEG 28KT 4126 9923 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN $$ BROOKS
114 WWUS53 KLBF 150030 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 730 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 NEC041-150041- /O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-110615T0045Z/ CUSTER NE- 730 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE. LAT...LON 4137 9939 4133 9920 4110 9921 4118 9939 TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 290DEG 28KT 4122 9907 $$ BROOKS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 8:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Grant | 59 min |
| Jun 14, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 56 min |
| Jun 14, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 51 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.