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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

May 27, 2016Custer County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2016, 10:51 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 27, 2016, 10:51 PM CDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2016, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE

County Custer County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:52 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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 92 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 482 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1180 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 27, 10:07 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 10:07 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 7:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
718 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-290030-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
718 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016 /618 PM MDT FRI MAY 27 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING SOUTHEAST OF A GRANT...TO BREWSTER...TO
O'NEILL LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY
CONCERNS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

RESERVOIR RELEASES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL MAINTAIN
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING INTO JUNE FROM LISCO TO NORTH PLATTE.
THE PLATTE RIVER WILL REMAIN HIGH...WITH THE RIVER NEAR BRADY
FLUCTUATING TO NEAR MINOR FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR RIVER FORECASTS. THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE MINOR FLUCTUATIONS...BUT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW FLOOD STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY TROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME FOR SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING...THERE IS A CHANCE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME THE GREATEST THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER ON MONDAY IS ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...ALTHOUGH
IT MAY EXPAND INTO SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE
PRIMARY THREAT IS LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. BEYOND MONDAY THE
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

RESERVOIR RELEASES ALONG THE NORTH PLATTE RIVER WILL MAINTAIN
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING INTO JUNE FROM LISCO TO NORTH PLATTE.
THE PLATTE RIVER WILL REMAIN HIGH...WITH THE RIVER NEAR BRADY
FLUCTUATING TO NEAR MINOR FLOOD STAGE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR RIVER FORECASTS. THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE MINOR FLUCTUATIONS BELOW FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
COLORADO TODAY...WHICH COULD CAUSE RISES IN THE SOUTH PLATTE
RIVER NEXT WEEK. AT THIS TIME THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW FLOOD STAGE...BUT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE)

MOLDAN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 7:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
702 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

NEZ059-280045-
LINCOLN NE-
702 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL
745 PM CDT...

AT 701 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRADY TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WELLFLEET...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRADY...MAXWELL...JEFFREY CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND
COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 189 AND 206.
 HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 65 AND 71.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF ON OR NEAR JEFFERY RESERVOIR...GET OUT OF 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 4119 10025 4094 10084 4075 10061 4093 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 152DEG 5KT 4096 10038 4086 10058

MOLDAN

Local storm report, May 27, 7:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
732 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0732 PM     HEAVY RAIN       16 S MAXWELL            40.85N 100.53W
05/27/2016  M2.00 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            1.25 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 15-20 MINUTES.

&&

MOLDAN

Special weather statement, May 27, 7:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
746 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

NEZ059-280130-
LINCOLN NE-
746 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL
830 PM CDT...

AT 743 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GOTHENBURG...OR 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF CURTIS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRADY...JEFFREY CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND VROMAN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 195 AND
207.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF ON OR NEAR JEFFERY RESERVOIR...GET OUT OF 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 4099 10054 4114 10024 4105 10024 4104 10023
      4091 10023 4084 10037
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 152DEG 4KT 4096 10025

MOLDAN

Local storm report, May 27, 8:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
822 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0822 PM     HEAVY RAIN       BRADY                   41.02N 100.37W
05/27/2016  M0.55 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            RAIN BEGAN FALLING AT APPROXIMATELY 2315Z

&&

MOLDAN

Special weather statement, May 27, 8:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
839 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

NEZ038-280230-
CUSTER NE-
839 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 839 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF GOTHENBURG...OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN CUSTER
COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4106 10024 4123 9998 4105 9983 4104 10002
      4105 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 234DEG 14KT 4106 10005

POWER

Special weather statement, May 27, 10:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	43 min
May 27, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	44 min
May 27, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Dawson	51 min

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Sources

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