Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS North Platte, NE

103 
WWUS53 KLBF 110010
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
710 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

NEC031-110100-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-150711T0100Z/
CHERRY NE-
710 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CHERRY
COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT/700 PM MDT/...

AT 608 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF
MERRITT RESERVOIR DAM...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG 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...
VALENTINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND HIGHWAY 83 CROSSING GOOSE
CREEK.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 178 AND 193.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 110.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4256 10098 4263 10049 4238 10039 4240 10104
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 274DEG 16KT 4248 10092

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

ROBERG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
327 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 326 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

FORECAST CHALLENGE REMAINS POPS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. PIECES OF
ENERGY CONTINUE TO EJECT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST UPPER TROUGH...WHERE
MODELS ARE INCONSISTENT IN TIMING AND AREAL COVERAGE. A BLEND OF THE
MODELS USED AND TREND TOWARD THE HIRES ARW/NMM SOLUTIONS.

AT 19Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDED SOUTH ON THE
HIGH PLAINS WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEB
INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. A DRYLINE ALSO EXTENDED SOUTH THROUGH FAR
EASTERN COLORADO INTO NEW MEXICO. THE PATTERN CHANGES LITTLE TONIGHT
WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DRAW MOISTURE NORTHWARD WITH ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. THE
RADAR IS CURRENTLY SHOWING INCREASED RETURNS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
INTO THE PANHANDLE...WHERE A CONVECTIVE COMPLEX IS POSSIBLE THAT
COULD DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHWEST AND BUILD EAST OVERNIGHT.
YET...CANNOT RULE OUT CONVECTION ANYWHERE TONIGHT AS THE IMPULSES
CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST. TONIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND
60 IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLE TO MID 60S FURTHER EAST. AREAS OF FOG
ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. THE EXTENT OF THE
FOG COULD EXTEND NORTH TO HIGHWAY 2 AFTER 5 AM CDT TO MID MORNING.

SATURDAY TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARDS. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT PREVAILS AS THE SURFACE FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH EAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 90S THROUGHOUT. BY LATE AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM OGALLALA TO VALENTINE.
SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS THE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND
MOVE NORTHEASTWARD.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 326 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

AN UPPER HIGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND A NEARLY STATIONARY
SURFACE BOUNDARY ON THE HIGH PLAINS WILL CREATE A FAIRLY ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.

FOR SATURDAY...THE SURFACE BOUNDARY IS IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY 00Z SO
THE ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL FORCING IS NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. THIS WILL BRING ANY CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION IN CENTRAL
AND WESTERN NEBRASKA TO AN END BY 03Z.

THE 0-2KM THETA-E AND MIXING RATIO SHOW A NEW BOUNDARY DEVELOPING
NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA EARLY SUNDAY AND IT IS
FORCED EASTWARD QUICKLY BEFORE THE ATMOSPHERE HAS THE CHANCE TO
RELOAD. THEREFORE CONDITIONS ARE MARGINALLY STABLE WITH LITTLE
AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND WE WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES LESS THAN
15 PERCENT.

THE NEXT REAL SHOT AT SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IN CENTRAL AND
WESTERN NEBRASKA IS TUESDAY EVENING. A TRAJECTORY FROM THE SOUTHWEST
U.S. WILL BRING SOME MOISTURE TO THE HIGH PLAINS IN TIME TO FEED A
BOUNDARY IN THE AREA. AS THE SURFACE BOUNDARY BULGES EAST...SOME LOW
LEVEL FORCING IS REALIZED WITH THE STRONGEST LIFT IN CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES APPROACHING
1.5 INCH...SOME HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...WITH AVAILABLE
POTENTIAL ENERGY AT LESS THAN 800J/KG AND DEEP SHEAR OF 20-25KT...
THE RISK OF LARGE HAIL IS MINIMAL.

ON WEDNESDAY...RETURN FLOW BRINGS A MOISTURE TRAJECTORY FROM THE
GULF OF MEXICO TO CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND THE THETA-E RIDGE BUILDS OVER
CENTRAL NEBRASKA INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA JUST AHEAD OF ANOTHER LOW
LEVEL BOUNDARY. THIS TRAJECTORY WOULD ACTUALLY FAVOR NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THOUGH
SOME CHANCE MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.
PROJECTION OF THE CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS SHOWS SURFACE-BASED
AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY OF 4000J/KG WITH 0-6KM BULK SHEAR 30-40KT
IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...SO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AT THAT
FORECAST RANGE... THOUGH...IT IS A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO START HITTING
IT IN THE OUTLOOKS.

WITH A PERSISTENT SURFACE BOUNDARY IN THE WEST...THERE ARE SOME
CHANCES OF STORMS AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

OTHERWISE...THE RETURN OF SUMMER-LIKE TEMPERATURES IS THE OTHER
NEWS ITEM WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY. IN
FACT...SOME GUIDANCE INDICATES TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 100F OVER A
LARGE PART OF NORTH CENTRAL THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. FOR THE TIME
BEING...WE WILL KEEP THEM IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. FOR MONDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY...LOW TO MID 90S ARE MORE LIKELY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1233 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

SHORT TERM MODELS CONTINUE TO GENERATE ISOLATED POPS THIS
EVENING...THEN CLOUDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WITH BASES
BELOW 3 KFT. THESE LOW CLOUDS AND CEILINGS SHOULD DISSIPATE WITH
THE LOSS OF HEATING. OTHERWISE...VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AT TERMINALS
KLBF AND KVTN THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY. MODELS ARE HINTING TOWARD
BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE OVERNIGHT TOWARD DAYBREAK THAT MAY RESULT
IN SOME PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITY AOB 5 SM IN BR.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...KECK
LONG TERM...SPRINGER
AVIATION...KECK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
338 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-112045-
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-
338 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015 /238 PM MDT FRI JUL 10 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IS LOW...YET STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY AREAS OF FOG DEVELOP WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTH TO HIGHWAY 2.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ON SATURDAY THAT WILL BE THE FOCUS
FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE LOW...BUT CANNOT BE COMPLETED RULED OUT. THEN THE HEAT BUILDS
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES LIKELY. THE
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS LINGERS EACH DAY WITH THE SEVERE
THREAT LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

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

KECK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
529 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

NEZ070-071-102315-
FRONTIER NE-HAYES NE-
529 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN HAYES AND WESTERN
FRONTIER COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 528 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF RED WILLOW RESERVOIR STATE
RECREATION AREA...OR 15 MILES EAST OF HAYES CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
QUICK AROUND 545 PM CDT.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 47.

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.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

TAYLOR

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
540 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

NEZ005-094-102330-
EASTERN CHERRY NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE-
540 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 630
PM CDT/530 PM MDT/...

AT 438 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF MERRITT RESERVOIR DAM...OR 27
MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MERRITT RESERVOIR DAM AROUND 555 PM CDT.
ANDERSON BRIDGE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AROUND 500 PM MDT.
HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER AROUND 630 PM CDT.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

TAYLOR

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
644 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

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

0625 PM     HAIL             10 S MAYWOOD            40.51N 100.62W
07/10/2015  E1.00 INCH       FRONTIER           NE   PUBLIC

&&

SBAKER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
649 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

NEZ005-094-110030-
EASTERN CHERRY NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE-
649 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 730
PM CDT/630 PM MDT/...

AT 548 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF MERRITT RESERVOIR DAM...OR 30
MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  VALENTINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...
  BIG ALKALI LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 187.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 112.

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.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

ROBERG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
655 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

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

0645 PM     HAIL             15 SSW VALENTINE        42.67N 100.66W
07/10/2015  E1.00 INCH       CHERRY             NE   PUBLIC

&&

SBAKER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
656 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2015

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

0645 PM     TSTM WND GST     15 SSW VALENTINE        42.67N 100.66W
07/10/2015  E60 MPH          CHERRY             NE   PUBLIC

&&

SBAKER