Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2015, 6:27 PM MDT for Chase County, Nebraska. It was in force for 22 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
- May 24, 2015, 6:27 PM MDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2015, 6:49 PM MDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Chase County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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 24, 6:33 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Sw Champion, NE | |
| May 24, 6:38 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Champion, 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 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 6 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 nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 183 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1266 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
360
WUUS53 KLBF 250027
SVRLBF
NEC029-250100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0035.150525T0027Z-150525T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
627 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CHASE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 700 PM MDT
* AT 625 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF
CHAMPION...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 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...
LAMAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4070 10203 4068 10177 4039 10166 4039 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 118DEG 25KT 4049 10187
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CDC1 follow-up statement
798 WWUS53 KLBF 250049 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 749 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 NEC029-250059- /O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-150525T0100Z/ CHASE NE- 649 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN CHASE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN CHASE COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM MDT. LAT...LON 4070 10203 4068 10177 4039 10166 4039 10204 TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 118DEG 25KT 4056 10205 $$
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 May 24, 5:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 5:23 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 623 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW LOCATED ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. A SFC LOW HAS DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO. A WARM FRONT IS LIFTING NORTH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH A COLD FRONT SOUTH OF THE LOW INTO WEST TX. DRY SLOT WRAPPING INTO THE UPPER LOW HAS ALLOWED PART OF WESTERN NEBRASKA TO SEE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. TEMPS GENERALLY IN THE 60S...WARMEST WHERE THERE HAS BEEN MORE SUN. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY) ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY PUSH EAST AND OPEN UP. BY TOMORROW MODELS HAVE 2 UPPER LEVEL LOWS...ONE OVER MINNESOTA AND ON OVER SOUTHWEST NEB. MEANWHILE THE SURFACE LOW SLOWLY MOVES EAST/NORTHEAST ONTO THE PLAINS. WEATHER TONIGHT...WILL FOCUS ON ACTIVITY DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN COLORADO ALONG WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THE MAIN LOW. THE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO SHOULD ROTATE INTO SW NEB OVERNIGHT AND COULD PRODUCE SOME HEAVY RAINFALL AS PWATS INCREASE TO AROUND 1 INCH. BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINS NEARLY SATURATED AND WILL LIKELY SEE A REDEVELOPMENT OF SOME FOG AND DRIZZLE. TOMORROW AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SPLITS AND ONE CENTERS OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA...SHOULD SEE SOME SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT AS PWATS CONTINUE TO HOLD AROUND 1 INCH OR EVEN HIGH IN THE EASTERN ZONES...MOVEMENT WILL ALSO BE SLOW AND SOME TRAINING IS POSSIBLE. BEST INSTABILITY IS TO THE EAST AND THE STRONG TO SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE EAST OF THE CWA...ALTHOUGH COULD SEE SOME SMALL HAIL AS FREEZING LEVELS LOWER. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 THE SLOW-MOVING SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE IT INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY AND REDUCE THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION. AS WIND RETURNS TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY...A TRAJECTORY FROM THE TEXAS GULF COAST DEVELOPS AND BRINGS ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO WESTERN NEBRASKA ONCE AGAIN. WITH LIFTED INDICES OF -2C TO -6C AND CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL OF 1500-2500J/KG...STRONG UPDRAFTS CAN BE EXPECTED BUT SHEAR WILL BE MARGINAL WITH 0-6KM BULK SHEAR OF 20-25KT. HOWEVER... WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER AROUND AN INCH...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT. WITH THE FRONT STALLED ACROSS IOWA AND NEBRASKA...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONSIDERATION INTO FRIDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH PIVOTS THROUGH. THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BUT IT WILL NOT GET TOO FAR SOUTH BEFORE LOW PRESSURE FORMS ON THE FRONT AND LIFTS MOIST AIR INTO SOUTHERN NEBRASKA THROUGH SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY EVENING. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 621 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 IFR/LIFR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...PERHAPS ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND TSTM ACTIVITY LIFTING NORTHEAST FROM KS/NERN COLO. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE OVER THE FCST AREA MONDAY WHICH SHOULD CAUSE SHOWERS AND TSTM TO REDEVELOP FROM 18Z ONWARD. FLIGHT CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR/MVFR AOA 18Z. && .HYDROLOGY... ISSUED AT 345 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND PLATTE RIVER ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA IS HOLDING STEADY FOR NOW...HOWEVER THE NEXT PUSH OF WATER IS MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST COLORADO AND WILL MOVE INTO NEBRASKA EARLY IN THE WEEK. ANOTHER RISE OF RIVER IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THIS CREST IS ANTICIPATED TO BE LOWER THE ONE THAT MOVED DOWN THE RIVER OVER THE PAST WEEK. PERIODIC CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN EXIST OVER THE NEXT WEEK AND MAY CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE FORECAST...WHICH WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY. HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WILL COMBINE WITH SEASONAL SNOW MELT AND CAUSE THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER UPSTREAM OF LAKE MCCONAUGHY TO RISE. AT THE GAUGE SITES...NO FLOODING IS EXPECT AT LISCO HOWEVER AT LEWELLEN NEAR BANK OR MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NOW AS THE FORECAST BRINGS THEM TO THE FLOOD STAGE OF 7.5 FEET. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...MASEK SHORT TERM...MASEK LONG TERM...SPRINGER AVIATION...CDC HYDROLOGY...MASEK
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 2:51 PM MDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 351 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-252100- 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- 351 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 /251 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARILY THREAT...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL INTO THE NORTH PLATTE AND SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BASINS WILL KEEP HIGH FLOWS ON AREA RIVERS. REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER OR FLOOD STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS DAILY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE) MASEK
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 24, 4:35 PM MDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
535 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 15 W MERRIMAN 42.92N 102.00W
05/24/2015 CHERRY NE TRAINED SPOTTER
ROPE FUNNEL CLOUD ABOUT HALF WAY TO THE GROUND
&&
SNIVELYLocal storm report, May 24, 5:03 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
603 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM TORNADO 10 E GORDON 42.81N 102.01W
05/24/2015 CHERRY NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO TORNADOES WERE OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME BUT HAVE
LIFTED AND DISSIPATED.
&&
CCOLESpecial weather statement, May 24, 5:30 PM MDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 630 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 NEZ004-094-250030- SHERIDAN NE-WESTERN CHERRY NE- 530 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CHERRY AND NORTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM MDT... AT 529 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MERRIMAN TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORDON...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH 1 INCH OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... MERRIMAN... HIGHWAY 27 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER... HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER... MORGAN LAKE... THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 106 AND 142. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 209 AND 231. THESE STORMS 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. CDC
Local storm report, May 24, 5:39 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
639 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 15 W MERRIMAN 42.92N 102.00W
05/24/2015 CHERRY NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0528 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 15 W MERRIMAN 42.92N 102.00W
05/24/2015 CHERRY NE CO-OP OBSERVER
INTERMITTENT FUNNEL
0530 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 15 W MERRIMAN 42.92N 102.00W
05/24/2015 CHERRY NE TRAINED SPOTTER
ROPE FUNNEL CLOUD ABOUT HALF WAY TO THE GROUND
0545 PM TORNADO 10 E GORDON 42.81N 102.01W
05/24/2015 CHERRY NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO TORNADOES WERE OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME BUT HAVE
LIFTED AND DISSIPATED.
&&
SNIVELYSpecial weather statement, May 24, 6:00 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 700 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 NEZ069-250045- CHASE NE- 600 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CHASE COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM MDT... AT 558 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALVIN...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLYOKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES 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... LAMAR... CHASE... 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. CDC
Special weather statement, May 24, 6:16 PM MDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 716 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015 NEZ069-250100- CHASE NE- 616 PM MDT SUN MAY 24 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CHASE COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM MDT... AT 614 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHAMPION TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALVIN...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... IMPERIAL... LAMAR... WANAMAKER STATE WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT AREA... CHASE... THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 52. THESE STORMS 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. CDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 6:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 47 min |
| May 24, 8:26 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase | 6 hr |
| May 24, 9:34 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Keith | 6 hr |
| May 25, 6:00 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Holt and 4 more | 2 hr |
| May 25, 10:05 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 7 days |
| May 25, 10:28 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | LBF | Garden | 10 days |
| May 25, 10:28 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | LBF | Garden, Keith | 39 days |
| May 25, 1:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd | 28 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.