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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 216, NWS North Platte, NE

June 23, 2013Wheeler County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2013, 12:33 AM CDT for Wheeler County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 23, 2013, 12:33 AM CDT (05:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2013, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

County Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 22, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2525 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1684 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

122 
WUUS53 KLBF 230533
SVRLBF
NEC183-230615-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0216.130623T0533Z-130623T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1233 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WHEELER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1232 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHAMBERS TO ERICSON...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BARTLETT...BUFFALO FLATS...FOUR CORNERS...CUMMINSVILLE AND PIBEL
  LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD 
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE AREA. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY 
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4175 9830 4173 9839 4173 9876 4209 9875
      4209 9861 4209 9840 4210 9830 4209 9829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 255DEG 56KT 4211 9865 4177 9867

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements

932 
WWUS53 KLBF 230548
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1248 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

NEC183-230615-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-130623T0615Z/
WHEELER NE-
1248 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WHEELER COUNTY
UNTIL 115 AM CDT...

AT 1246 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTH OF EWING TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
SPALDING...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
         HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN WHEELER COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. 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.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD 
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE AREA. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY 
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

WIND DAMAGE WITH THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR BEFORE ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4175 9830 4173 9839 4173 9876 4209 9875
      4209 9861 4209 9840 4210 9830 4209 9829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 255DEG 56KT 4211 9836 4176 9842

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

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877 
WWUS53 KLBF 230614
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
114 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

NEC183-230624-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0216.000000T0000Z-130623T0615Z/
WHEELER NE-
114 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WHEELER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
115 AM CDT/1215 AM MDT/...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.  HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS TO 55 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE 
WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 4175 9830 4173 9839 4173 9876 4209 9875
      4209 9861 4209 9840 4210 9830 4209 9829
TIME...MOT...LOC 0614Z 255DEG 56KT 4221 9783 4186 9790

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 23, 12:26 AM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 12:26 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1226 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 402 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAS PROGRESS FURTHER
EAST...TOWARDS THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN ROCKIES...WITH THE UPPER LOW
INTO CANADA. SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH CONTINUES OVER THE
HIGH PLAINS. LAST NIGHTS CONVECTION HAS PUSHED THE NEARLY STATIONARY
BOUNDARY A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH...HOWEVER IT HAS SLOWLY RETURNED
NORTHWARD THE LAST FEW HOURS. TEMPS SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY ARE IN THE
90S...NORTH IN THE 70S AND LOW 80S.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 402 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

ANOTHER ACTIVE NIGHT IS EXPECTED. MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING
ACROSS THE ROCKIES WILL PUSH ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS THIS
EVENING...AND WILL BE ONE OF THE FOCAL POINTS FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
THE NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL BE A SECOND FOCUS
POINT...ESPECIALLY WITH THE AID OF THE LL JET. MANY AREAS LAST
NIGHT SAW ANYWHERE FROM A QUARTER TO 1.50 INCHES...ALTHOUGH A FEW
LOCALIZED REPORTS OF MORE THAN 2 INCHES WERE RECEIVED. EXPECTATION
IS FOR SIMILAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...HOWEVER IF ANY TRAINING DEVELOPS
THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED.

BY MORNING THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE DIMINISHING AND/OR PUSHING EAST.
WILL ALSO SEE THE MORNING/AFTERNOON HIGH LEVEL SMOKE WHICH WILL
BRING FOR ANOTHER YELLOWISH TINT TO THE SUNRISE. THE BOUNDARY WILL
LIKELY BE PUSHED SOUTH AGAIN FROM THE CONVECTION. THIS WILL CREATE
SOME DIFFICULTY FOR TOMORROWS CONVECTIVE FORECAST. MEANWHILE ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH EAST. CURRENT THOUGHT IS THE
BOUNDARY WILL RETURN NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ATMOSPHERE
WILL LIKELY REMAIN CAPPED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 402 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

THE FRONT DRAPED ACROSS NEBRASKA FROM NORTHEAST TO TO SOUTHWEST WILL
AGAIN BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT SUNDAY EVENING.
STORMS INITIATING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL TRACK ALONG THE
SURFACE BOUNDARY INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. WITH CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL
ENERGY AT OR ABOVE 3000J/KG...STRONG UPDRAFTS ARE EXPECTED. LOW
LEVEL SHEAR SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE ROTATION. THE MEAN WIND
OVER THE STORM DEPTH IS LIKELY TO BE PRETTY LOW...SO HEAVY RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH STORMS. DEEP SHEAR OF 40-50KT IN
WESTERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHEAST COLORADO WOULD ALSO SUPPORT SUSTAINED
UPDRAFTS.

WITH HIGH THETA-E CONTINUING OVER NEBRASKA MONDAY ALONG THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE. ON TUESDAY...DRY
AIR IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THE HIGH THETA-E OVER TO IOWA AND EASTERN
NEBRASKA LEAVING A BREAK IN THE STORMY PATTERN FOR CENTRAL AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1226 AM CDT SUN JUN 23 2013

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT KLBF UNTIL 10Z
AND KVTN UNTIL 08Z. THEREAFTER...MVFR CEILING IN THE WAKE OF THE
SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AT KLBF WHERE PREVAILING OVC015
FORECAST 11Z-16Z...THEN GRADUALLY LIFTING. AT KVTN...CONFIDENCE
LOWER AND FORECAST A TEMPO OF 4SM BR BKN015. WILL MONITOR IF
PREVAING CONDITIONS SET IN. A REPEAT FOR STRONG/SEVERE STORMS MAY
IMPACT KLBF AFTER 02Z AND HAVE INTRODUCED IN A PROB30.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...MASEK
SHORT TERM...MASEK
LONG TERM...SPRINGER
AVIATION...ROBERG

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 4:05 PM CDT, 8 hours 28 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
405 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-232115-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
405 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013 /305 PM MDT SAT JUN 22 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT. THE
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER
DURING THE EVENING HOURS...AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LINGERS INTO SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. A SEMI STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS IN THE NEAR TERM AND BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY.

ON TUESDAY A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST. THE
DISTURBANCE WILL HELP PUSH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY EAST TO BRING
DRIER CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE REDEVELOPS
OVER THE WESTERN ROCKIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

MASEK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1101 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1056 PM     TSTM WND GST     MULLEN                  42.04N 101.04W
06/22/2013  E60 MPH          HOOKER             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

KNUTSVIG

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1112 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1055 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 E NORTH PLATTE        41.13N 100.70W
06/22/2013  M67.00 MPH       LINCOLN            NE   ASOS

            WIND GUST OF 67 MPH RECORDED BY THE NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT
            ASOS.

&&

ROBERG

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1122 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1121 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MULLEN                  42.04N 101.04W
06/22/2013                   HOOKER             NE   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DELAYED REPORT. MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN
            MULLEN.

&&

SJACOBS

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1125 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S THEDFORD            41.96N 100.57W
06/22/2013  M60 MPH          THOMAS             NE   ASOS

            WIND GUST OF 60 MPH MEASURED BY THE THOMAS COUNTY AIRPORT
            ASOS.

&&

KNUTSVIG

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:43 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1143 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 SW CALLAWAY           41.21N 100.03W
06/22/2013  M58 MPH          CUSTER             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST MEASURED AT 58 MPH.

&&

ROBERG

Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:54 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1154 PM CDT SAT JUN 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1153 PM     TSTM WND GST     BROKEN BOW              41.41N 99.64W
06/22/2013  M54 MPH          CUSTER             NE   ASOS

&&

SJACOBS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 9:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Perkins	46 min
Jun 22, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Grant, Hooker, McPherson	39 min
Jun 22, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Lincoln	38 min
Jun 22, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Keith	49 min
Jun 22, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry, Grant, Hooker	36 min
Jun 22, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes	42 min
Jun 22, 10:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln	41 min
Jun 22, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson	50 min
Jun 22, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry, Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas	48 min
Jun 22, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Logan, Thomas	40 min
Jun 22, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Hayes	50 min
Jun 22, 11:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Custer, Garfield, Loup	45 min
Jun 22, 11:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	38 min
Jun 22, 11:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Rock	40 min
Jun 22, 11:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Cherry	3 hr
Jun 23, 12:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Holt, Rock	40 min
Jun 23, 12:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier	51 min
Jun 23, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt	45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2013 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.