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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS North Platte, NE

May 29, 2016Garfield County, Loup County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2016, 10:24 PM CDT for Garfield County, Loup County, Nebraska. It was in force for 36 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
May 29, 2016, 10:24 PM CDT (03:24 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2016, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Garfield County, NE, Loup County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:28 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.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2016-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1232 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2016-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
1232 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2037 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

As transmitted.

287 
WUUS53 KLBF 300324
SVRLBF
NEC071-115-300400-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0079.160530T0324Z-160530T0400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1024 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTHEASTERN LOUP COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 1022 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF CALAMUS RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF
  TAYLOR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CARSON LAKE...HANNAMON BAYOU CAMPGROUND...HORSESHOE BEND LAKE AND
  VALLEY VIEW FLAT CAMPGROUND.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 131 AND 142.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF ON OR NEAR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 4184 9935 4198 9951 4209 9937 4209 9901
      4203 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 230DEG 22KT 4196 9936 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

POWER
2 follow-up statements
548 
WWUS53 KLBF 300345
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1045 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

NEC071-115-300400-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-160530T0400Z/
GARFIELD NE-LOUP NE-
1045 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GARFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN LOUP COUNTIES...

AT 1045 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTH OF
CALAMUS RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF
BURWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARSON LAKE...VALLEY VIEW FLAT CAMPGROUND AND HANNAMON BAYOU
CAMPGROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF ON OR NEAR CALAMUS RESERVOIR...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 4188 9928 4202 9945 4209 9937 4209 9901
      4203 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 229DEG 21KT 4204 9924 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

POWER
831 
WWUS53 KLBF 300355
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1055 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

NEC071-115-300405-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-160530T0400Z/
GARFIELD NE-LOUP NE-
1055 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GARFIELD AND
NORTHEASTERN LOUP COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4188 9928 4202 9945 4209 9937 4209 9901
      4203 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 230DEG 22KT 4204 9924 

$$

POWER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln35 min
May 29, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln34 min
May 29, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes, Perkins28 min
May 29, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster25 min
May 29, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln28 min
May 29, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster33 min
May 29, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln31 min
May 29, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln13 min
May 29, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster31 min
May 29, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan30 min
May 29, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine32 min
May 29, 9:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFValley30 min
May 29, 10:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield41 min
May 29, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Keya Paha, Rock32 min
May 29, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Rock27 min
May 29, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt17 min
May 29, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock31 min
May 29, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt32 min
May 30, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry43 min
May 30, 3:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLBFGarden31 min
May 30, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden32 min
May 30, 4:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry41 min
May 30, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden33 min
May 30, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry63 min
May 30, 5:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden38 min
May 30, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith29 min
May 30, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant34 min
May 30, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry60 min
May 30, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith, Perkins30 min
May 30, 6:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha41 min
May 30, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln28 min
May 30, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Hayes43 min
May 30, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln34 min
May 30, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry46 min
May 30, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha57 min
May 30, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins36 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.