Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2011, 6:55 PM MDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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 16, 2011, 6:55 PM MDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2011, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Arthur County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, McPherson County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:54 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 16, 6:57 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 9 E Arthur, NE | ALSO ESTIMATED 60 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 1720 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
333 WUUS53 KLBF 170055 SVRLBF NEC005-075-091-117-170145- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0082.110617T0055Z-110617T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 655 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN ARTHUR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... EASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... HOOKER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... MCPHERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 745 PM MDT/845 PM CDT/ * AT 655 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF WHITMAN TO BUCKTAIL LAKE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MULLEN...TRYON...BUCKTAIL LAKE...SAND BEACH LAKE...EAST CODY LAKE...DIAMOND BAR LAKE...SCHNICK LAKE...HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE DISMAL RIVER...HIGHWAY 2 MILE MARKER 170...HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 180...HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 60...HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 50... HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 200 AND HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 40. 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 4209 10152 4209 10085 4139 10088 4145 10161 TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 279DEG 31KT 4208 10137 4152 10147 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ SCHULTZ
3 follow-up statements
723
WWUS53 KLBF 170109
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
809 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011
NEC005-075-091-117-170145-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110617T0145Z/
GRANT NE-HOOKER NE-MCPHERSON NE-ARTHUR NE-
709 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
ARTHUR...MCPHERSON...HOOKER AND EASTERN GRANT COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM
MDT/845 PM CDT/...
AT 709 PM MDT/803 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF MULLEN TO
BUCKTAIL LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
AT 655 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH
WINDS 6 MILES NORTH OF ARTHUR.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MULLEN...TRYON...DIAMOND BAR LAKE...SCHNICK LAKE...HIGHWAY 97
CROSSING THE DISMAL RIVER...HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 60...HIGHWAY 97
MILE MARKER 50...HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 200 AND HIGHWAY 97 MILE
MARKER 40.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4209 10152 4209 10086 4140 10088 4139 10090
4152 10160
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 279DEG 31KT 4207 10119 4154 10136
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
SCHULTZ202 WWUS53 KLBF 170123 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 823 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 NEC005-075-170133- /O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110617T0145Z/ GRANT NE-ARTHUR NE- 723 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ARTHUR AND EASTERN GRANT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF ARTHUR AND GRANT COUNTIES. LAT...LON 4208 10086 4153 10088 4159 10139 4209 10143 TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 279DEG 31KT 4208 10099 4158 10118 $$ NEC091-117-170145- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110617T0145Z/ HOOKER NE-MCPHERSON NE- 723 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MCPHERSON AND HOOKER COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM MDT/845 PM CDT/... AT 723 PM MDT/822 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MULLEN TO SCHNICK LAKE... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TRYON...HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE DISMAL RIVER...HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 50...HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 200 AND HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4208 10086 4153 10088 4159 10139 4209 10143 TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 279DEG 31KT 4208 10099 4158 10118 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ SCHULTZ
854 WWUS53 KLBF 170142 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 842 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2011 NEC091-117-170150- /O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110617T0145Z/ HOOKER NE-MCPHERSON NE- 742 PM MDT THU JUN 16 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MCPHERSON AND HOOKER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT/745 PM MDT/... THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HOOKER COUNTY 930 PM CDT. LAT...LON 4208 10086 4153 10088 4159 10139 4209 10143 TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 279DEG 31KT 4205 10079 4156 10099 $$ JACOBS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Grant | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 6:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Cherry | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 7:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 7:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, Thomas | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 7:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Thomas | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 8:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 64 min |
| Jun 16, 8:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Loup, Rock and 1 more | 66 min |
| Jun 16, 8:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 9:07 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Custer, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins | 4 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 65 min |
| Jun 16, 9:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 46 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.