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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS North Platte, NE

June 28, 2016Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2016, 5:20 PM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 40 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 28, 2016, 5:20 PM MDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
90.0 mph

County Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 28, 5:43 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 651 Wnw Hay Springs, NEESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH
Jun 28, 6:05 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 6512 S Rushville, NEWINDS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 60 TO 70 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 28, 1:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2016-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 306 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2016-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
306 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-199 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1761 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

668 
WUUS53 KLBF 282320
SVRLBF
NEC161-290000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0147.160628T2320Z-160629T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
520 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 600 PM MDT

* AT 519 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF OELRICHS TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF WHITNEY
  LAKE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

  THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS. 

  HAZARD...90 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. HOMES AND 
           BUSINESSES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND WINDOW DAMAGE. 
           EXPECT EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RUSHVILLE...HAY SPRINGS...WHITE CLAY...CLINTON...PINE RIDGE...
  METCALF STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
  INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND CRAVEN CREEK ROAD...
  WALGREN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA...
  INTERSECTION OF BEAVER CREEK ROAD AND WHITE CLAY CREEK ROAD...
  SMITH LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
  INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND ANTELOPE ROAD...
  INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND LARABEE ROAD...KRAUSE LAKE...
  MOUNT MARIA...
  WICKSON LAKE AND HIGHWAY 250 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

&&

LAT...LON 4300 10233 4250 10235 4210 10259 4211 10274
      4300 10279
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 310DEG 50KT 4315 10305 4270 10329 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...90MPH
 
$$

TAYLOR
1 follow-up statement
444 
WWUS53 KLBF 282339
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
539 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016

NEC161-290000-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-160629T0000Z/
SHERIDAN NE-
539 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT
FOR WESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...

AT 538 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITE CLAY TO 8 MILES EAST OF BOX
BUTTE DAM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 75 MPH.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT 
         CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUSHVILLE...HAY SPRINGS...WHITE CLAY...CLINTON...PINE RIDGE...
METCALF STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND CRAVEN CREEK ROAD...
WALGREN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA...
INTERSECTION OF BEAVER CREEK ROAD AND WHITE CLAY CREEK ROAD...
SMITH LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND ANTELOPE ROAD...
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND LARABEE ROAD...KRAUSE LAKE...
MOUNT MARIA...
WICKSON LAKE AND HIGHWAY 250 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 74 AND 98.
 HIGHWAY 250 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 24 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
NORTH PLATTE.

&&

LAT...LON 4300 10233 4250 10235 4210 10259 4211 10274
      4300 10279
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 307DEG 65KT 4294 10267 4249 10291 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

TAYLOR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 6:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase26 min
Jun 27, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase24 min
Jun 27, 8:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan28 min
Jun 27, 8:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan31 min
Jun 27, 10:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden61 min
Jun 27, 11:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel47 min
Jun 28, 7:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry42 min
Jun 28, 7:42 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningLBFGarden, Keith52 hr
Jun 28, 7:45 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry45 min
Jun 28, 8:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker46 min
Jun 28, 9:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFThomas43 min
Jun 28, 9:57 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBrown48 min
Jun 28, 4:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan50 min
Jun 28, 4:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry46 min
Jun 28, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan46 min
Jun 28, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan47 min
Jun 28, 5:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry24 min
Jun 28, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan33 min

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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.