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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS North Platte, NE

June 25, 2015Arthur County, Garden County, Grant County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2015, 6:24 PM MDT for Arthur County, Garden County, Grant County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 min. 2 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 25, 2015, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2015, 7:15 PM MDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Arthur County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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 25, 6:40 PM MDT	HAIL 1	24 Nne Oshkosh, NE	HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO QUARTER SIZE. EST. 40MPH WIND
Jun 25, 7:00 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 75	Lewellen, NE	6-8 INCH TREE BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF HEALTHY TREES.

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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 16 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 25, 2:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -240 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2047 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 319 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

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

907 
WUUS53 KLBF 260024
SVRLBF
NEC005-069-075-260115-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0134.150626T0024Z-150626T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
624 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ARTHUR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  GARDEN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 715 PM MDT

* AT 622 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM ASHBY TO 7 MILES WEST OF CRESCENT LAKE NWR...AND
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...LISCO...LEWELLEN...DEER LAKE...SWEDE LAKE...
  SUGAR LOAF HILL...ADAMS FLATS...DOGTOWN FLATS...RACKETT...PRATT
  LAKE...SPRING VALLEY LAKE...BOURQUIM HILL...JENSEN LAKE...GREEN
  LAKE...COGILL LAKE...VELMA...BLUEWATER BATTLEFIELD STATE HISTORICAL
  PARK...SAND PUDDIN LAKE AND LENA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 137 AND 145.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 155.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 179.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4206 10185 4177 10144 4172 10140 4156 10141
      4139 10192 4140 10205 4135 10206 4132 10215
      4126 10260 4151 10265 4171 10265
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 298DEG 53KT 4201 10182 4170 10251

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

TAYLOR

1 follow-up statement

029 
WWUS53 KLBF 260041
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
641 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2015

NEC005-069-075-260115-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-150626T0115Z/
GARDEN NE-GRANT NE-ARTHUR NE-
641 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ARTHUR...
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT AND CENTRAL GARDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM MDT...

AT 638 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF WHITMAN TO 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CRESCENT LAKE NWR...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARTHUR...BOURQUIM HILL...JENSEN LAKE...GREEN LAKE...VELMA...COGILL
LAKE...BLUEWATER BATTLEFIELD STATE HISTORICAL PARK...SAND PUDDIN
LAKE...LENA...HAYTHORN LAKE...THREE MILE LAKE...CALORA...MCKEAG AND
BUCKTAIL.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 145.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 155.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 165 AND 179.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

&&

LAT...LON 4206 10185 4177 10144 4172 10140 4156 10141
      4139 10191 4140 10205 4135 10206 4136 10216
      4144 10239 4157 10258 4171 10265
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 298DEG 53KT 4189 10152 4158 10221

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

TAYLOR

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 25, 5:56 PM MDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 5:56 PM MDT, 28 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
656 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 654 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

WE HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST PACKAGE TO REFLECT CURRENT RADAR AND
PROJECTED SHORT TERM TRENDS. THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MINOR.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 255 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

SHORTWAVE ALOFT MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN WYOMING AND SOUTHERN
MONTANA...WITH LARGE SCALE FORCING AHEAD OF THE FEATURE AIDING IN
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA
THIS AFTERNOON. HI-RES MODELS AGREE TO SOME EXTENT THAT THESE STORMS
WILL GROW UPSCALE INTO A BOWING SEGMENT/MCS AS THEY MOVE SOUTHEAST
INTO A FAIRLY UNSTABLE AND INCREASINGLY UNCAPPED ENVIRONMENT ACROSS
WESTERN INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. BEHIND THIS INITIAL ACTIVITY...MORE
SCATTERED ELEVATED ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. OVERALL...ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS SHORTWAVE CROSSES THE DAKOTAS AND HEADS FOR MINNESOTA.

UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BE EXPANDING ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
FRIDAY...WITH OUR AREA ON THE EASTERN FRINGE OF THE RIDGE. THIS
SHOULD BRING MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80
DEGREES.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 255 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE MID TERM CHARACTERIZED BY A MEAN RIDGE
AXIS ALIGNED ALONG THE ROCKIES AND A TROUGH IN THE EASTERN
STATES...WITH THE HIGH PLAINS IN BETWEEN IN STRONGLY AMPLIFIED
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AN ANOMALOUS UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF AK AND
A SECOND OVER THE HUDSON BAY ALLOWS THE RIDGE TO BUILD IN THE
ROCKIES AND LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE ALLOWING MUCH ABOVE AVE TEMPS FOR
THE WEST. THIS UPPER FLOW AND ASSOCIATED HEIGHT RISES IN THE HIGH
PLAINS WILL ALOW THE STATIONARY FRONT THAT HAS BEEN IN THE AREA FOR
THE LAST FEW DAYS TO FINALLY PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA LEAVING A DRY
FCST IN PLACE FOR THE WEEKEND.

STRONG PV ANOMALY MOVING INTO THE PAC NW IS ABLE TO HAVE SOME SUCCESS
IN BREAKING DOWN THE UPPER RIDGE IN THE WEST...THOUGH LONG RANGE
MODELS ARE IN DISAGREEMENT ON JUST HOW THIS OCCURS. THE GENERAL
CONCENSUS THOUGH IS THAT THIS UPPER PV ANOMALY TOPS THE RIDGE AND
WITH THE RESULTING ZONAL FLOW ALOFT OVER SRN CANADA SFC LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES IN SASKATCHEWAN AND DROPS SEWD
INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY MID WEEK. HOWEVER...AGAIN DETERMINISTIC
MODELS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IN HOW THEY HANDLE THIS SCENARIO.
AS FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA MID WEEK TSRA CHANCES INCREASE. SVR
CHANCES ARE HARD TO DEFINE AT THIS POINT DUE TO A LACK OF
CONSISTENCY/AGREEMENT IN THE MODELS. A COOL DOWN LOOKS LIKELY FOR
THE END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 654 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

WITH TWO OR MORE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES COMING ACROSS CENTRAL AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA...IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIX THE TIMING OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE COMPLEX IN CENTRAL
NEBRASKA WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF BBW. A SECOND LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS...NOW WEST OF VTN AND NORTH OF MHN WILL MOVE THROUGH
IN THE NORTH THIS EVENING AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA LATE
TONIGHT. AFTER THE STORMS PASS...LOW STRATUS WILL FORM FROM THE
RESIDUAL MOISTURE. THE PROBABILITY OF CEILINGS BELOW 1000 FEET AGL
IS LESS THAN 30 PERCENT...SO THE TERMINAL FORECASTS FOR LBF AND VTN
WILL REFLECT THAT UNCERTAINTY AND INCLUDE CEILINGS JUST ABOVE 1000
FEET AGL.

&&

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

UPDATE...SPRINGER
SHORT TERM...TAYLOR
LONG TERM...JWS
AVIATION...SPRINGER

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 3:06 PM MDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
406 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-262115-
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-
406 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015 /306 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM VALENTINE TO NORTH PLATTE
TO CURTIS. A MARGINAL TO SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EXISTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND AN
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE PANHANDLE INTO THE SANDHILLS
AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONGEAL INTO ONE OR TWO CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS BY LATE
EVENING...MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AS WELL AS
LARGE HAIL...BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING...THOUGH SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

AFTER A MAINLY DRY WEEKEND...THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE FORECAST
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS...IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT.

&&

GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE)

JWS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:36 PM MDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
436 PM MDT THU JUN 25 2015

NEZ058-059-252315-
LINCOLN NE-PERKINS NE-
536 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PERKINS AND WESTERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT/515 PM MDT/...

AT 434 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF PAXTON...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF OGALLALA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  WALLACE...

TAYLOR

Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:38 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
538 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

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

0520 PM     HAIL             4 E ROSCOE              41.13N 101.52W
06/25/2015  M1.50 INCH       KEITH              NE   STORM CHASER

&&

SNIVELY

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
600 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

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

0600 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 E DUNNING            41.83N 99.91W
06/25/2015  E60 MPH          BLAINE             NE   PUBLIC

&&

SNIVELY

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:08 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
608 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

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

0555 PM     HAIL             8 SSW RUSHVILLE         42.61N 102.53W
06/25/2015  E1.00 INCH       SHERIDAN           NE   PUBLIC

            HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO QUARTER SIZE. EST 40MPH WIND

&&

SNIVELY

Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:41 PM MDT, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
641 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

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

0230 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 W ANTIOCH             42.07N 102.68W
06/25/2015  E80 MPH          SHERIDAN           NE   PUBLIC

&&

SNIVELY

Local storm report, Jun 25, 6:12 PM MDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
712 PM CDT THU JUN 25 2015

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

0630 PM     TSTM WND GST     18 NNW ELLSWORTH        42.30N 102.42W
06/25/2015  E60 MPH          SHERIDAN           NE   PUBLIC

&&

SNIVELY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 7:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Garden, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson	55 min
Jun 25, 7:20 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel	40 min
Jun 25, 8:04 PM MDT	River Flood Advisory	LBF	Garden	36 hr
Jun 25, 8:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Perkins	41 min
Jun 25, 8:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes, Perkins	47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2015 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.