Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 2012, 7:53 PM CDT for Hayes County, Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 52 min. 6 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
- Mar 18, 2012, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hayes County, NE, Lincoln County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 8:04 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 15 N Hayes Center, NE | |
| Mar 18, 8:25 PM CDT | HAIL 0.25 | 8 Sw North Platte, NE | |
| Mar 18, 8:28 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 Sse Hershey, NE | |
| Mar 18, 8:30 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 7 N Hayes Center, NE | |
| Mar 18, 8:31 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 10 S North Platte, NE | |
| Mar 18, 8:39 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 E North Platte, 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 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 1047 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
269 WUUS53 KLBF 190053 SVRLBF NEC085-111-190145- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0004.120319T0053Z-120319T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 753 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL HAYES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 748 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 NEAR HAYES CENTER...AND MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... DICKENS AND WALLACE AROUND 815 PM CDT. SUTHERLAND RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 835 PM CDT. HERSHEY AROUND 840 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 25 MILE MARKER 50 AND HIGHWAY 25 MILE MARKER 60. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF THESE STORMS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER... INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...PREFERABLY INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A BATHROOM OR A CLOSET...OR INTO A BASEMENT. && LAT...LON 4122 10125 4119 10066 4043 10098 4045 10122 TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 187DEG 47KT 4055 10108 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ TAYLOR
3 follow-up statements
192 WWUS53 KLBF 190108 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 708 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC085-111-190145- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120319T0145Z/ HAYES NE-LINCOLN NE- 808 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL HAYES COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 806 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DICKENS...OR 21 MILES NORTH OF HAYES CENTER...MOVING NORTH AT 75 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 804 PM CDT NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 15 MILES NORTH OF HAYES CENTER WITH THIS STORM. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... HERSHEY AND NORTH PLATTE AROUND 825 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4122 10125 4119 10066 4043 10098 4045 10122 TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 194DEG 65KT 4084 10099 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ TAYLOR
784 WWUS53 KLBF 190122 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 822 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC085-111-190145- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120319T0145Z/ HAYES NE-LINCOLN NE- 822 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL HAYES COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 820 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 11 MILES WEST OF LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... HERSHEY AROUND 830 PM CDT. 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 4122 10125 4119 10066 4043 10098 4045 10122 TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 192DEG 54KT 4102 10095 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ TAYLOR
313 WWUS53 KLBF 190131 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 831 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC085-111-190145- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120319T0145Z/ HAYES NE-LINCOLN NE- 831 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL HAYES COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 829 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAYES CENTER STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF HAYES CENTER...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... DICKENS AROUND 840 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. && LAT...LON 4122 10125 4119 10066 4043 10098 4045 10122 TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 192DEG 54KT 4069 10100 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ TAYLOR
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 52 min |
| Mar 18, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, McPherson | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 9:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 21 min |
| Mar 18, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Logan, Thomas | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 10:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 16 min |
| Mar 19, 4:19 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | Arthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith and 1 more | 15 hr |
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.