Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2016, 8:44 PM MDT for 5 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 46 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 22, 2016, 8:44 PM MDT (02:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2016, 9:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Arthur County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, McPherson County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:45 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 22, 8:56 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 13 Ne Arthur, NE | A FEW QUARTER SIZE HAIL PIECES FELL...HOWEVER...MOST OF THE HAIL WAS NICKEL SIZE IN NATURE. IN ADDITION TO THE HAIL...WINDS GUSTED APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:20 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 2431 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 18.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KLBF 230244
SVRLBF
NEC005-075-091-101-117-230330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0045.160523T0244Z-160523T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
944 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ARTHUR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
CENTRAL KEITH COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
WESTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
SOUTHWESTERN HOOKER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT/930 PM MDT/
* AT 944 PM CDT/844 PM MDT/...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTH OF HYANNIS TO NEAR ARTHUR TO
NEAR OGALLALA...MOVING EAST 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...
OGALLALA...ARTHUR...BRULE...KINGSLEY DAM...ROSCOE...KEYSTONE...LEMOYNE...
BIG BALD HILL...CARR LAKE...BUCKTAIL...SAND BEACH LAKE...BROGANVILLE...
LAKE VIEW CAMPGROUND...NEVENS...SPRING VALLEY LAKE...LENA...EAST CODY
LAKE...THREE MILE LAKE...COGILL LAKE AND PRATT LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 135.
HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 130 AND 186.
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 143.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/ FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4198 10118 4103 10142 4106 10194 4199 10161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 257DEG 18KT 4180 10167 4158 10158 4117 10176
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ROBERG1 follow-up statement
485
WWUS53 KLBF 230257
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
957 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
NEC005-075-091-101-117-230330-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160523T0330Z/
ARTHUR NE-KEITH NE-MCPHERSON NE-GRANT NE-HOOKER NE-
957 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM
CDT/930 PM MDT/ FOR EASTERN ARTHUR...CENTRAL KEITH...WESTERN
MCPHERSON...SOUTHEASTERN GRANT AND SOUTHWESTERN HOOKER COUNTIES...
AT 957 PM CDT/857 PM MDT/...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTH OF WHITMAN TO 12 MILES EAST OF
ARTHUR TO NEAR OGALLALA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OGALLALA...BRULE...KEYSTONE...KINGSLEY DAM...ROSCOE...LEMOYNE...THREE MILE
LAKE...BIG BALD HILL...COGILL LAKE...CARR LAKE...BUCKTAIL...SAND BEACH
LAKE...BROGANVILLE...DIAMOND BAR LAKE...CALORA...NEVENS...BUCKTAIL LAKE...
LENA...GREEN LAKE AND EAST CODY LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 111.
HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 133 AND 138...AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 169 AND 186.
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 143.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/ FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4198 10118 4103 10142 4106 10194 4159 10161
4199 10161
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 290DEG 35KT 4182 10151 4156 10145 4108 10168
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ROBERGThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 6:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 41 min |
| May 22, 6:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 26 min |
| May 22, 6:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Logan | 30 min |
| May 22, 6:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Cherry | 6 hr |
| May 22, 6:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 53 min |
| May 22, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Logan | 33 min |
| May 22, 6:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Logan | 27 min |
| May 22, 7:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 43 min |
| May 22, 7:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 45 min |
| May 22, 7:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha | 6 hr |
| May 22, 7:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 43 min |
| May 22, 7:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 37 min |
| May 22, 8:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Hooker | 51 min |
| May 22, 9:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Keya Paha | 24 min |
| May 22, 9:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson, Perkins | 64 min |
| May 22, 10:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine, Logan | 39 min |
| May 22, 11:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield, Loup, Rock | 42 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.