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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 45 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
- Jun 3, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2014, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Custer County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 8:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 W Comstock, NE | |
| Jun 3, 8:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Jun 3, 8:52 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Broken Bow, NE | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN FALLING FOR 5 MINUTES AND SOME MAY BE LARGER REPORTED ON WEST SIDE OF BROKEN BOW. |
| Jun 3, 9:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Broken Bow, NE | |
| Jun 3, 9:20 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 7 Se Broken Bow, NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 0 minutes after it went out.
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 3, 1:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 3, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 1451 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -310 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2185 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
128
WUUS53 KLBF 040145
SVRLBF
NEC041-040230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0078.140604T0145Z-140604T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
845 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 840 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROKEN
BOW...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERWYN...WEISSERT...WESTERVILLE...SARGENT...COMSTOCK...ROUND
VALLEY...DIVIDE HILL...WESCOTT...ARCADIA DIVERSION DAM STATE
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND BIG OAK CANYON.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 270 AND 294.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 120.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4128 9920 4131 9995 4156 9969 4170 9942
4174 9923 4174 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 253DEG 31KT 4144 9957
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MASEK1 follow-up statement
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WWUS53 KLBF 040201
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
901 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014
NEC041-040230-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-140604T0230Z/
CUSTER NE-
901 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
CUSTER COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 858 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROKEN BOW...
AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.
HAZARD...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED. EXPECT
SHATTERED WINDOWS...EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND
VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BERWYN...WEISSERT...WESTERVILLE...ANSLEY...SARGENT...COMSTOCK...ROUND
VALLEY...DIVIDE HILL...WESCOTT...BIG OAK CANYON AND ARCADIA DIVERSION
DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 269 AND 294.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 119.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4128 9920 4131 9995 4156 9969 4170 9942
4174 9923 4174 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 269DEG 29KT 4141 9954
HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MASEKWhat 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 3, 7:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 7:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 713 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 329 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 A BROAD BELT OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT STRETCHING FROM SRN CANADA TO THE CNTL/SRN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS AT 500 MB WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 KTS AT TIMES WHICH WILL SUPPORT RELATIVELY HIGH VALUES OF BULK SHEAR AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE IN PLACE AT TIMES FOR RAINFALL. && .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 710 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 UPDATED TO DROP NORTH CENTRAL ZONES FROM TORNADO WATCH. UPDATE ISSUED AT 610 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 UPDATED TO INCLUDE NEW TOR WATCH. UPDATE ISSUED AT 509 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 UPDATED FORECAST TO DROP BOYD AND KEYA PAHA COUNTIES FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 329 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 VERY ACTIVE WEATHER AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. CAPE VALUES HAVE SOARED TO 4K TO 6K J/KG AND AS CAP CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THE THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE. SPC HAS SLIGHT RISK TO MODERATE RISK FOR LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS/TORNADOES ACROSS THE CWA. PV ANOMALY MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKIES WILL AID IN FOCUSING DEVELOPMENT...ALONG WITH OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER CONVECTION. ACTIVITY WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION EAST INTO AN MCS WITH CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT. THE CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPS TO COOL WITH FOG/LOW STRATUS DEVELOPING. THE FOG WILL QUICKLY LIFT WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THE AFTERNOON. COOLER AIR SETTLES ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE ARRIVES ACROSS THE PANHANDLE FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 329 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH AN MCS OR TWO DEVELOPING ON THE CNTL HIGH PLAINS/BLACK HILLS. THESE SYSTEMS SHOULD MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST INTO EASTERLY UPSLOPE LOW LEVEL FLOW AROUND 30 KT. THE SPC HAS OUTLOOKED AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 FOR SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT. IN THE WAKE OF THE STORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO NCNTL NEB THURSDAY WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING UP THE HIGH PLAINS OF WYOMING AND WRN NEB. THE NAM SHOWS CONVECTION DEVELOPING THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS WRN NEB MOVING INTO NCNTL NEB DURING THE AFTN. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW ORGANIZED THIS CONVECTION WILL BE GIVEN THE TIMING OF THE DISTURBANCE. BULK SHEAR AND INSTABILITY ARE FAIRLY MODEST...25 TO 35 KT AND LIFTED INDICES OF AROUND -4 TO -6 C. ON FRIDAY...UPSLOPE FLOW STRENGTHENS BUT FOCUSES A BIT FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS ERN COLO AND THE SRN NEB PANHANDLE DURING THE AFTN. INSTABILITY/LIFTED INDICES AND BULK SHEAR INCREASE TO AROUND -8C AND 40 KTS WHICH SHOULD SUPPORT SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT...INITIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS OF ERN COLO AND THE CHEYENNE DIVIDE WHICH WOULD MOVE EAST SOUTHEAST INTO SWRN NEB LATE FRIDAY AFTN. THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOLLOWS A TRADITIONAL MODEL BLEND FOR HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 EXCEPT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY WHERE UPPER 60S SHOULD PREVAIL. FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS EXIT THE FCST AREA FRIDAY NIGHT TO BE FOLLOWED BY MORE STABLE BUT WET CONDITIONS. A SHOT OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE AND COLD AIR ALOFT SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT AND CANADIAN HIGH MOVES THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR A CHANCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DROP THROUGH THE NRN HIGH PLAINS NEXT TUESDAY WHICH COULD PRODUCE ADDITIONAL TSTMS. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 710 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF ANY STORMS. SOME MVFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && UPDATE...POWER SYNOPSIS...CDC SHORT TERM...MASEK LONG TERM...CDC AVIATION...POWER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 3:33 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 333 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-042045- 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- 333 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 /233 PM MDT TUE JUN 3 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT TO MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. IN FACT...BECAUSE OF A FRONT SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED THROUGH 8 PM CDT. && GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE) MASEK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:00 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
800 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0749 PM HAIL 13 NNE LEWELLEN 41.50N 102.05W
06/03/2014 E1.50 INCH GARDEN NE PUBLIC
HAIL UP TO PING PONG SIZE COVERED THE GROUND WHITE AND
LASTED 20 MINUTES.
&&
ROBERGLocal storm report, Jun 3, 8:03 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
803 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM HAIL 3 ESE BROKEN BOW 41.39N 99.59W
06/03/2014 E2.00 INCH CUSTER NE PUBLIC
REPORTS OF 2.25 INCHES OF HAIL REPORTED.
&&
JGOMEZLocal storm report, Jun 3, 8:08 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
808 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM HAIL 9 SW ARTHUR 41.48N 101.81W
06/03/2014 E1.75 INCH ARTHUR NE PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND SMALLER.
&&
ROBERGLocal storm report, Jun 3, 8:11 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
811 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0807 PM HAIL 3 N MERNA 41.53N 99.76W
06/03/2014 E1.00 INCH CUSTER NE EMERGENCY MNGR
RELAYED A REPORT FROM SPOTTERS OF 1 INCH HAIL.
&&
JGOMEZSpecial weather statement, Jun 3, 8:18 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 818 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 NEZ005>009-094-040200- BOYD NE-BROWN NE-EASTERN CHERRY NE-KEYA PAHA NE-ROCK NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE- 818 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY...NORTHERN ROCK...KEYA PAHA...NORTHERN BROWN AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT/800 PM MDT/... AT 812 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN CHERRY NORTHERN BROWN AND KEYA PAHA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AROUND 50 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... SPRINGVIEW... SMITH FALLS STATE PARK... SPARKS... JOHNSTOWN... BURTON... MILLS... WOOD LAKE... NORDEN... ANTELOPE PEAK... MEADVILLE... KELLER PARK STATE RECREATION AREA... MARIAVILLE... BROCKSBURG... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. BROOKS
Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:31 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
831 PM CDT TUE JUN 03 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0831 PM HAIL BROKEN BOW 41.41N 99.64W
06/03/2014 M1.00 INCH CUSTER NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JGOMEZThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 13 min |
| Jun 3, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden, Keith | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Loup | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 20 min |
| Jun 3, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 30 min |
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.