Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Logan County, McPherson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 45 min. 3 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, 10:00 PM CDT (03:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2012, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 10:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Sw Stapleton, NE | HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. |
| May 5, 10:13 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 16 S Ringgold, NE | |
| May 5, 10:48 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 W 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 5, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
713 WUUS53 KLBF 060300 SVRLBF NEC111-113-117-060345- /O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0072.120506T0300Z-120506T0345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1000 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1045 PM CDT * AT 958 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF RINGGOLD TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HERSHEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... STAPLETON...HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 10 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. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 4151 10048 4122 10074 4124 10103 4160 10071 TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 278DEG 5KT 4152 10066 4127 10092 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
094 WWUS53 KLBF 060320 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1020 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 NEC111-113-117-060345- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-120506T0345Z/ LINCOLN NE-LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE- 1020 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON...SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT... AT 1016 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STAPLETON TO 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HERSHEY...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. IN ADDITION...AT 1013PM CDT...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 16 MILES SOUTH OF RINGGOLD WITH THESE STORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... STAPLETON AROUND 1045 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 4151 10048 4122 10074 4124 10103 4160 10071 TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 278DEG 5KT 4151 10060 4127 10089 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ TAYLOR
510 WWUS53 KLBF 060333 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1033 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 NEC111-113-117-060345- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-120506T0345Z/ LINCOLN NE-LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE- 1033 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON...SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT... AT 1030 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RINGGOLD...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STAPLETON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN...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. 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 10048 4122 10074 4124 10103 4160 10071 TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 256DEG 18KT 4139 10068 WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN $$ TAYLOR
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan, Thomas | 47 min |
| May 5, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 46 min |
| May 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 40 min |
| May 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Holt, Rock | 40 min |
| May 5, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Logan, Thomas | 46 min |
| May 5, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Thomas | 40 min |
| May 5, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 39 min |
| May 5, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 48 min |
| May 5, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Holt, Rock | 35 min |
| May 5, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Logan | 39 min |
| May 5, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Holt, Loup, Rock | 50 min |
| May 5, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 51 min |
| May 5, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Loup | 47 min |
| May 5, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Holt, Rock | 60 min |
| May 5, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan | 47 min |
| May 5, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Loup, Rock | 48 min |
| May 5, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Loup, Rock | 29 min |
| May 5, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 5, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Logan | 47 min |
| May 5, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 46 min |
| May 6, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 50 min |
| May 6, 12:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 7 hr |
| May 6, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Loup | 31 min |
| May 6, 3:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LBF | Chase, Custer, Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins | 7 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.