Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2012, 10:02 PM CDT for Logan County, McPherson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 43 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
- Aug 3, 2012, 10:02 PM CDT (03:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2012, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 10:03 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 10 W Tryon, NE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 1191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
354 WUUS53 KLBF 040302 SVRLBF NEC113-117-040345- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0182.120804T0302Z-120804T0345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1002 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... MCPHERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1045 PM CDT * AT 959 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 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF SCHNICK LAKE TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DIAMOND BAR LAKE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... TRYON AROUND 1020 PM CDT. RINGGOLD AROUND 1035 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 200...HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 40...HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 20 AND HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 220. 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. 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 4140 10124 4169 10126 4173 10054 4139 10053 TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 266DEG 26KT 4161 10110 4141 10111 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ TAYLOR
3 follow-up statements
441 WWUS53 KLBF 040336 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1036 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 NEC113-117-040345- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-120804T0345Z/ LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE- 1036 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT... AT 1035 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF RINGGOLD...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STAPLETON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE. && LAT...LON 4139 10098 4152 10086 4154 10054 4139 10054 TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 274DEG 27KT 4140 10073 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ TAYLOR
931 WWUS53 KLBF 040342 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1042 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 NEC113-117-040353- /O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-120804T0345Z/ LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE- 1042 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT/945 PM MDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS 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 4139 10098 4152 10086 4154 10054 4139 10054 TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 274DEG 27KT 4139 10066 $$ TAYLOR
089 WWUS53 KLBF 040343 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1043 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 NEC113-117-040352- /O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-120804T0345Z/ LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE- 1043 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON AND SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT/945 PM MDT/... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE. LAT...LON 4139 10098 4152 10086 4154 10054 4139 10054 TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 274DEG 27KT 4139 10067 $$ ROBERG
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Rock, Thomas | 57 min |
| Aug 3, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Holt, Rock | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Holt, Rock | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 18 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.