Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2012, 7:05 PM CDT for Blaine County, Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 40 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Blaine County, NE, Custer County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nw Milburn, NE | HAIL ALMOST COVERING THE GROUND. |
| Apr 14, 7:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ne Anselmo, NE | |
| Apr 14, 7:45 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 7 Ne Anselmo, NE | |
| Apr 14, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 7 Ne Anselmo, NE | BASEBALL SIZED HAIL CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO WINDOWS AND SIDING. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 296 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 483 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912 WUUS53 KLBF 150005 SVRLBF NEC009-041-150045- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0035.120415T0005Z-120415T0045Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 705 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 745 PM CDT * AT 704 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARNOLD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... ANSELMO AROUND 720 PM CDT. MILBURN DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND MILBURN AROUND 735 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 2 MILE MARKER 250. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 4199 9969 4159 9971 4144 10010 4158 10025 TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 230DEG 34KT 4157 10008 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ POWER
3 follow-up statements
599 WWUS53 KLBF 150018 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 718 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 NEC009-041-150045- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120415T0045Z/ BLAINE NE-CUSTER NE- 718 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 713 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF ANSELMO...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MILBURN DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND MILBURN AROUND 735 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 4159 10019 4199 9969 4159 9971 4144 10010 TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 230DEG 34KT 4165 9995 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN $$ JACOBS
694 WWUS53 KLBF 150025 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 725 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 NEC009-041-150045- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120415T0045Z/ BLAINE NE-CUSTER NE- 725 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 722 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANSELMO...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF BREWSTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MILBURN DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND MILBURN AROUND 735 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 4162 10011 4199 9969 4159 9971 4147 10002 TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 230DEG 34KT 4169 9988 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ JACOBS
893 WWUS53 KLBF 150029 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 729 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 NEC009-041-150045- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-120415T0045Z/ BLAINE NE-CUSTER NE- 729 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILBURN DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF BREWSTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 727 PM CDT BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANSELMO WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MILBURN DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND MILBURN AROUND 735 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 4151 9998 4164 10009 4199 9969 4159 9971 TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 230DEG 34KT 4171 9984 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 2.75IN $$ JACOBS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup | 16 min |
| Apr 14, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 42 min |
| Apr 14, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Loup | 34 min |
| Apr 14, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 47 min |
| Apr 14, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock, Wheeler | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Garfield, Loup | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 11:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 21 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:59 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield and 6 more | 6 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.