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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS North Platte, NE

May 10, 2016Boyd County, Holt County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2016, 3:24 PM CDT for Boyd County, Holt County, Nebraska. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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 10, 2016, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Boyd County, NE, Holt County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 10, 3:35 PM CDTHAIL 0.8811 N Atkinson, NE

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

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 229 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2016-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2016-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
503 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

962 
WUUS53 KLBF 102024
SVRLBF
NEC015-089-102100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0033.160510T2024Z-160510T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
324 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  CENTRAL BOYD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 323 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST
  OF BUTTE...OR 16 MILES WEST OF SPENCER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SPENCER...BUTTE...DUSTIN...ANOKA...HULL LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
  AREA AND PARSHALL BRIDGE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 281 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 217.
 
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 4288 9864 4265 9900 4281 9914 4300 9891
      4300 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 245DEG 20KT 4278 9899 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JWS
2 follow-up statements
555 
WWUS53 KLBF 102041
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
341 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

NEC015-089-102100-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160510T2100Z/
HOLT NE-BOYD NE-
341 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HOLT AND CENTRAL BOYD COUNTIES...

AT 341 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF
BUTTE...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPENCER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPENCER...BUTTE...DUSTIN...ANOKA...HULL LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA AND PARSHALL BRIDGE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 281 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 217.
 
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 4288 9864 4265 9900 4281 9914 4300 9891
      4300 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 235DEG 13KT 4272 9892 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

JWS
547 
WWUS53 KLBF 102057
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
357 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

NEC015-089-102107-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160510T2100Z/
HOLT NE-BOYD NE-
357 PM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HOLT AND CENTRAL
BOYD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4288 9864 4265 9900 4281 9914 4300 9891
      4300 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 245DEG 20KT 4272 9892 

$$

JWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, McPherson44 min
May 9, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan22 min
May 9, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFMcPherson46 min
May 9, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, McPherson50 min
May 9, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, Logan, McPherson60 min
May 9, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt34 min
May 9, 9:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt39 min
May 9, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd52 min
May 9, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln50 min
May 9, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock47 min
May 9, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt29 min
May 9, 10:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan33 min
May 9, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt37 min
May 9, 11:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Rock35 min
May 9, 11:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan31 min
May 9, 11:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFHolt6 hr
May 10, 12:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFBoyd, Holt6 hr
May 10, 12:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchLBFBoyd, Custer, Garfield, Holt, Keya Paha, Loup and 2 more17 hr
May 10, 3:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd35 min
May 10, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt35 min
May 10, 5:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLBFHolt48 hr

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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.