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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS North Platte, NE

July 28, 2016Blaine County, Custer County, Loup County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2016, 8:50 PM CDT for Blaine County, Custer County, Loup County, Nebraska. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2016, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2016, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blaine County, NE, Custer County, NE, Loup County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 112 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2016-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2016-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-257 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1277 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

818 
WUUS53 KLBF 290150
SVRLBF
NEC009-041-115-290215-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0243.160729T0150Z-160729T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
850 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHWESTERN LOUP COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 850 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES EAST OF
  BREWSTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 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...
  ALMERIA...GATES...WALWORTH AND ALMERIA MEADOW STATE WILDLIFE
  MANAGEMENT AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4192 9973 4197 9954 4166 9936 4162 9972
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 347DEG 16KT 4188 9962 

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

JACOBS
2 follow-up statements
012 
WWUS53 KLBF 290203
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
903 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

NEC009-290213-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-160729T0215Z/
BLAINE NE-
903 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4186 9968 4191 9950 4166 9936 4164 9956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 330DEG 19KT 4182 9955 

$$

NEC041-115-290215-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-160729T0215Z/
CUSTER NE-LOUP NE-
903 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHWESTERN LOUP COUNTIES...

AT 903 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
TAYLOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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...
ALMERIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4186 9968 4191 9950 4166 9936 4164 9956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 330DEG 19KT 4182 9955 

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

JACOBS
873 
WWUS53 KLBF 290211
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
911 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

NEC041-115-290221-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-160729T0215Z/
CUSTER NE-LOUP NE-
911 PM CDT THU JUL 28 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN LOUP COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4186 9968 4191 9950 4166 9936 4164 9956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 347DEG 16KT 4182 9955 

$$

JACOBS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup50 min
Jul 28, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup50 min
Jul 28, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster47 min
Jul 28, 10:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSherman48 min
Jul 28, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster31 min
Jul 29, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden, Keith73 min
Jul 29, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan45 min
Jul 29, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan30 min
Jul 29, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan23 min
Jul 29, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan30 min
Jul 29, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry32 min
Jul 29, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry30 min
Jul 29, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.