Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2012, 10:19 PM MDT for Chase County, Nebraska. It was in force for 41 min. 2 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
- Jul 7, 2012, 10:19 PM MDT (04:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2012, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Chase County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 10:26 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Wnw Imperial, NE | DELAYED REPORT FROM JULY 7TH. ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS BLEW CORN OVER IN SOGGY FIELD. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL COMBINED WITH THE WIND GUSTS HELPED STRIP CORN CROP. |
| Jul 7, 10:26 PM MDT | HAIL 0.5 | 9 Wnw Imperial, NE | DELAYED REPORT FROM JULY 7TH. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL. |
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 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 613 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1909 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
442 WUUS53 KLBF 080419 SVRLBF NEC029-080500- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0152.120708T0419Z-120708T0500Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1019 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN CHASE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1100 PM MDT * AT 1015 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 9 MILES EAST OF ALVIN...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF IMPERIAL...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LAMAR AROUND 1100 PM MDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 6 MILE MARKER 10. 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 4036 10204 4070 10204 4070 10175 4035 10169 TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 170DEG 21KT 4035 10191 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ CDC
3 follow-up statements
515 WWUS53 KLBF 080427 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1127 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 NEC029-080500- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-120708T0500Z/ CHASE NE- 1027 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHASE COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM MDT... AT 1025 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF CHAMPION...OR 11 MILES WEST OF IMPERIAL...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN CHASE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HIGHWAY 6 MILE MARKER 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4036 10204 4070 10204 4070 10175 4035 10169 TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 186DEG 14KT 4048 10184 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ CDC
579 WWUS53 KLBF 080442 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1142 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2012 NEC029-080500- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-120708T0500Z/ CHASE NE- 1042 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHASE COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM MDT... AT 1039 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHAMPION...OR 10 MILES WEST OF IMPERIAL...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN CHASE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 4036 10204 4070 10204 4070 10175 4035 10169 TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 186DEG 14KT 4053 10183 WIND...HAIL 60MPH <.75IN $$ CDC
621 WWUS53 KLBF 080502 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1202 AM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012 NEC029-080510- /O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-120708T0500Z/ CHASE NE- 1102 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PARTS OF CHASE COUNTY IS BEING REISSUED... PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHASE COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN PERKINS COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM MDT. LAT...LON 4036 10204 4070 10204 4070 10175 4035 10169 TIME...MOT...LOC 0442Z 186DEG 14KT 4053 10183 $$ CDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 10:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Perkins | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.