Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2012, 7:14 AM CDT for Holt County, Wheeler County, Nebraska. It was in force for 61 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
- May 22, 2012, 7:14 AM CDT (12:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2012, 8:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Holt County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:15 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 N Chambers, NE | |
| May 22, 7:23 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 7 Ne Chambers, NE | |
| May 22, 7:35 AM CDT | HAIL 1 | 9 Ne Chambers, NE | QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND. |
| May 22, 7:45 AM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 11 S Oneill, NE |
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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 808 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -313 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
172 WUUS53 KLBF 221214 SVRLBF NEC089-183-221315- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0101.120522T1214Z-120522T1315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 714 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NORTHERN WHEELER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 815 AM CDT * AT 710 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHAMBERS...OR 14 MILES SOUTH OF ONEILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GOOSE LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...INMAN...PAGE...EWING... KNIEVELS CORNER AND HIGHWAY 281 MILE MARKER 170. 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 4203 9875 4243 9882 4242 9829 4202 9829 TIME...MOT...LOC 1214Z 271DEG 18KT 4227 9869 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ BUTTLER
4 follow-up statements
509 WWUS53 KLBF 221234 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 734 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 NEC089-183-221315- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120522T1315Z/ HOLT NE-WHEELER NE- 734 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CDT... AT 727 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHAMBERS...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF ONEILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GOOSE LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...INMAN...EWING...PAGE AND KNIEVELS CORNER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4203 9875 4243 9882 4242 9829 4202 9829 TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 269DEG 12KT 4228 9864 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ BUTTLER
194 WWUS53 KLBF 221247 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 747 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 NEC089-183-221315- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120522T1315Z/ HOLT NE-WHEELER NE- 747 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CDT... AT 745 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INMAN...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF ONEILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GOOSE LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...INMAN...EWING...PAGE AND KNIEVELS CORNER. 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 4203 9875 4243 9882 4242 9829 4202 9829 TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 269DEG 11KT 4229 9860 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ BUTTLER
754 WWUS53 KLBF 221303 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 803 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 NEC089-183-221315- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120522T1315Z/ HOLT NE-WHEELER NE- 803 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM CDT... AT 802 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF INMAN...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF ONEILL...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GOOSE LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...INMAN...PAGE...EWING AND KNIEVELS CORNER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4203 9875 4243 9882 4242 9829 4202 9829 TIME...MOT...LOC 1303Z 268DEG 8KT 4228 9858 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ BUTTLER
692 WWUS53 KLBF 221315 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 815 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 NEC089-183-221325- /O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120522T1315Z/ HOLT NE-WHEELER NE- 815 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHEASTERN HOLT COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... 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 UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 4203 9875 4243 9882 4242 9829 4202 9829 TIME...MOT...LOC 1315Z 266DEG 9KT 4229 9852 $$ BUTTLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Perkins | 48 min |
| May 21, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 48 min |
| May 21, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 35 min |
| May 22, 3:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | Arthur, Chase, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant and 5 more | 17 hr |
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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.