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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS North Platte, NE

May 5, 2012Logan County, Thomas County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2012, 8:43 PM CDT for Logan County, Thomas County, Nebraska. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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
May 5, 2012, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2012, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Logan County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 5, 9:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.759 N Stapleton, NETHE TIME OF REPORT IS ESTIMATED.
May 5, 9:08 PM CDTHAIL 1.757 N Stapleton, NE
May 5, 9:13 PM CDTHAIL 1.7510 N Stapleton, NEHAIL HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR 10 MINUTES.
May 5, 9:20 PM CDTHAIL 1.2512 N Stapleton, NE
May 5, 9:27 PM CDTHAIL 115 N Stapleton, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 5, 6:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2096 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 179 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2096 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1143 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
430 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
32.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

734 
WUUS53 KLBF 060143
SVRLBF
NEC113-171-060230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0063.120506T0143Z-120506T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
843 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 840 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF STAPLETON...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHWAY 83 CROSSING THE DISMAL RIVER AROUND 905 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY
83 MILE MARKER 130.

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 4189 10027 4176 10027 4174 10025 4171 10025
      4149 10049 4154 10067 4195 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 207DEG 23KT 4164 10055
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN

$$

TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
662 
WWUS53 KLBF 060157
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
857 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

NEC113-171-060230-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-120506T0230Z/
LOGAN NE-THOMAS NE-
857 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
THOMAS AND NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 854 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.  THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF STAPLETON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 120 AND HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 130.

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 4189 10027 4176 10027 4174 10025 4171 10025
      4149 10049 4154 10067 4195 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 207DEG 10KT 4159 10055
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN

$$

TAYLOR
267 
WWUS53 KLBF 060210
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
910 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

NEC113-171-060230-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-120506T0230Z/
LOGAN NE-THOMAS NE-
910 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
THOMAS AND NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 907 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS 
STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARBOZ LAKE...OR 10 MILES 
NORTH OF STAPLETON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

IN ADDITION...AT 908 PM CDT GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 8 MILES 
NORTH OF STAPLETON WITH THIS STORM.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4189 10027 4176 10027 4174 10025 4171 10025
      4149 10049 4154 10067 4195 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 232DEG 16KT 4163 10048
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.75IN

$$

TAYLOR

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Rock46 min
May 5, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, Logan, McPherson40 min
May 5, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Holt, Rock40 min
May 5, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Logan, Thomas46 min
May 5, 9:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Cherry, Thomas40 min
May 5, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock39 min
May 5, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Rock48 min
May 5, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Holt, Rock35 min
May 5, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, Logan, McPherson45 min
May 5, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Logan39 min
May 5, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Holt, Loup, Rock50 min
May 5, 10:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln51 min
May 5, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Loup47 min
May 5, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Holt, Rock60 min
May 5, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, Logan47 min
May 5, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Loup, Rock48 min
May 5, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Loup, Rock29 min
May 5, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln41 min
May 5, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan47 min
May 5, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt46 min
May 6, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster50 min
May 6, 12:23 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln, Logan, McPherson7 hr
May 6, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Loup31 min
May 6, 3:20 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLBFChase, Custer, Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins7 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.