Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 2012, 8:42 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 48 min. 16 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, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lincoln County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 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, 8:59 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 17 Sw North Platte, NE | |
| Mar 18, 9:10 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sw North Platte, NE | WELL DEFINED TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH MULTIPLE POWER FLASHES WEST OF TOWN. |
| Mar 18, 9:12 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S North Platte, NE | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR LAKE MALONEY. |
| Mar 18, 9:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W North Platte, NE | *** 1 INJ *** HOUSE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED NEAR FRONT STREET.OCCUPANT WAS INITIALLY TRAPPED BUT HAS SINCE BEEN RESCUED. |
| Mar 18, 9:17 PM CDT | TORNADO | North Platte, NE | PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND 1 MILE WEST OF SOUTH MILLER SCHOOL ROAD |
| Mar 18, 9:18 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw North Platte, NE | 2 HOUSES DAMAGED. VISUAL CROSSING BAILEY YARDS. |
| Mar 18, 9:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Wsw North Platte, NE | TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED DEBRIS CLOUD AND STOVE PIPE TORNADO LOOKING NORTHWEST TOWARD BAILEY YARD. |
| Mar 18, 9:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W North Platte, NE | PRELIMARY STORM SURVEY INDICATED 1 MINOR INJURY...SEVERAL POWERPOLES SNAPPED AND AT LEAST 3 HOMES HEAVILY DAMAGED JUST WEST OF THE BAILEY YARDS NEAR 9097 WEST FRONT STREET. |
| Mar 18, 9:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | North Platte, NE | SPOTTER REPORTED WELL DEFINED TORNADO NEAR BAILEY YARD IN NORTH PLATTE. |
| Mar 18, 9:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N North Platte, NE | SPOTTER REPORTED THAT TORNADO HAS ROPED OUT BUT WELL DEFINED WALL CLOUD AND FUNNEL CLOUD STILL EXISTS JUST NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE. |
| Mar 18, 9:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | North Platte, NE | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO AT BUFFALO AND NORTH RIVER ROAD IN NORTH PLATTE. |
| Mar 18, 9:28 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 N North Platte, NE | SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE MOVING NORTH |
| Mar 18, 9:30 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | North Platte, NE | |
| Mar 18, 9:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 N North Platte, NE | TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH A CYCLIC LIFTING OF THE FUNNEL. |
| Mar 18, 9:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 15 Nne North Platte, NE | A 40X22 SHED WAS DESTROYED. |
| Mar 18, 9:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | 15 N North Platte, NE | SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO BECOMING MORE WELL DEFINED. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. |
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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 28 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.
381 WUUS53 KLBF 190142 SVRLBF NEC111-190230- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0006.120319T0142Z-120319T0230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 842 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 838 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DICKENS...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF HAYES CENTER...AND MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 900 PM CDT. NORTH PLATTE AROUND 905 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 90 AND HIGHWAY 97 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 4076 10111 4139 10105 4139 10035 4072 10080 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 198DEG 51KT 4081 10095 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN $$ TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
969 WWUS53 KLBF 190153 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 753 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC111-190230- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120319T0230Z/ LINCOLN NE- 853 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 848 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DICKENS...OR 22 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 910 PM CDT. NORTH PLATTE AROUND 915 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 70...HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 90 AND HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 100. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 4076 10111 4139 10105 4139 10035 4072 10080 TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 201DEG 42KT 4089 10089 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN $$ TAYLOR
074 WWUS53 KLBF 190200 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 900 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC111-190230- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120319T0230Z/ LINCOLN NE- 900 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT... AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF DICKENS...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 859 PM CDT GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE WITH THIS STORM. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 910 PM CDT. NORTH PLATTE AROUND 915 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS 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 4076 10111 4139 10105 4139 10035 4072 10080 TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 199DEG 38KT 4096 10089 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.75IN $$ 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, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes, Lincoln | 52 min |
| Mar 18, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, McPherson | 40 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 |
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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.