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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

June 27, 2016Garden County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2016, 1:16 PM MDT for Garden County, Nebraska. It was in force for 44 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: Jun 27, 2016, 1:16 PM MDT (19:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2016, 2:00 PM MDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE

County Garden County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 171 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 195 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Jun 27, 11:06 AM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 11:06 AM MDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 9:14 AM MDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1014 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-281515-
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-
1014 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016 /914 AM MDT MON JUN 27 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS
MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA. THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA AS A FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. THE FRONT WILL
BE THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY.

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF A VALENTINE TO
BROKEN BOW LINE TUESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MID TO LATE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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

TAYLOR

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 7:27 AM MDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 8:46 AM MDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
946 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016

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

0930 AM     HEAVY RAIN       9 NNE HAYES CENTER      40.63N 100.95W
06/27/2016  E0.00 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

            2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN STORM LAST NIGHT. ESTIMATED IT
            FELL WITHIN A 45 MINUTE TIME FRAME.

&&

JGOMEZ

Local storm report, Jun 27, 8:48 AM MDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
948 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016

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

1030 PM     HAIL             9 NNE HAYES CENTER      40.63N 100.95W
06/26/2016  E0.88 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED TIME OF 1030PM HAD A FEW NICKLE SIZE HAIL.

&&

JGOMEZ

Local storm report, Jun 27, 9:26 AM MDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1026 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016

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

0635 PM     HAIL             19 SE HYANNIS           41.81N 101.50W
06/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       GRANT              NE   PUBLIC

0710 PM     HAIL             7 NE ARTHUR             41.64N 101.60W
06/26/2016  E1.75 INCH       ARTHUR             NE   PUBLIC

0719 PM     HAIL             17 NW TRYON             41.73N 101.18W
06/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       MCPHERSON          NE   PUBLIC

0810 PM     HAIL             13 W TRYON              41.56N 101.20W
06/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       MCPHERSON          NE   PUBLIC

            TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR

0910 PM     TSTM WND GST     SUTHERLAND              41.16N 101.13W
06/26/2016  E60.00 MPH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            EST 60+ MPH WINDS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL

0910 PM     HAIL             SUTHERLAND              41.16N 101.13W
06/26/2016  E1.75 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED TIME OF 910 PM. HAIL COVERED LAWN AND BROKE OUT
            A COUPLE WINDOWS ON HOUSE.

0910 PM     TSTM WND GST     SUTHERLAND              41.16N 101.13W
06/26/2016  E60.00 MPH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST.

0915 PM     HAIL             SUTHERLAND              41.16N 101.13W
06/26/2016  E2.50 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL WITH UP TO EST 80MPH
            WINDS. NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES DOWN

0915 PM     HAIL             4 NW HERSHEY            41.20N 101.06W
06/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. VIA
            SOCIAL MEDIA

0920 PM     HAIL             SUTHERLAND              41.16N 101.13W
06/26/2016  E1.75 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            *** 1 INJ *** A SMALL CHILD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM
            THE HAIL WHILE BEING TAKEN TO SHELTER.

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SUTHERLAND              41.16N 101.13W
06/26/2016                   LINCOLN            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS 6-8 IN. DIA. TREE LIMBS AND ONE POWER LINE DOWN

0930 PM     HAIL             SUTHERLAND              41.16N 101.13W
06/26/2016  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60-70 MPH WINDS

0940 PM     HAIL             15 S HERSHEY            40.94N 101.00W
06/26/2016  E1.75 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NORTH WINDOWS BROKEN OUT OF HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

1030 PM     HAIL             9 NNE HAYES CENTER      40.63N 100.95W
06/26/2016  E0.88 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED TIME OF 1030PM HAD A FEW NICKLE SIZE HAIL.

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BRADY                   41.02N 100.37W
06/27/2016  M0.20 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.20 INCHES OF RAIN FROM OVERNIGHT AND STILL RAINING.

0630 AM     HEAVY RAIN       8 WSW STAPLETON         41.44N 100.65W
06/27/2016  M0.70 INCH       LOGAN              NE   PUBLIC

            0.70 INCHES OF RAIN THE PAST 24 HOURS.

0726 AM     HEAVY RAIN       32 S VALENTINE          42.41N 100.55W
06/27/2016  E0.21 INCH       CHERRY             NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

            0.21 INCHES OF RAINFALL PAST 24 HOURS.

0730 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NORTH PLATTE            41.13N 100.77W
06/27/2016  M1.07 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

0745 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE NORTH PLATTE       41.12N 100.76W
06/27/2016  M0.86 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

0815 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NORTH PLATTE            41.13N 100.77W
06/27/2016  M1.20 INCH       LINCOLN            NE   NWS EMPLOYEE

0930 AM     HEAVY RAIN       9 NNE HAYES CENTER      40.63N 100.95W
06/27/2016  E0.00 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

            2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN STORM LAST NIGHT. ESTIMATED IT
            FELL WITHIN A 45 MINUTE TIME FRAME.

&&

JGOMEZ

Local storm report, Jun 27, 10:07 AM MDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1107 AM CDT MON JUN 27 2016

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

0930 AM     HEAVY RAIN       9 NNE HAYES CENTER      40.63N 100.95W
06/27/2016  E2.50 INCH       HAYES              NE   PUBLIC

            2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN STORM LAST NIGHT. ESTIMATED IT
            FELL WITHIN A 45 MINUTE TIME FRAME.

&&

JGOMEZ

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:16 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
116 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

NEZ022-272000-
GARDEN NE-
116 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GARDEN COUNTY UNTIL 200
PM MDT...

AT 116 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF CRESCENT LAKE NWR...OR 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ALLIANCE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRESCENT LAKE NWR...TRALNOR LAKE...BRITTON LAKE...DOGTOWN FLATS...
DEER LAKE...MUMPER...ADAMS FLATS AND RACKETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

LAT...LON 4180 10265 4194 10261 4182 10208 4154 10229
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 291DEG 26KT 4183 10255

JWS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 6:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	40 min
Jun 26, 6:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur	37 min
Jun 26, 6:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Grant	40 min
Jun 26, 6:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, McPherson	65 min
Jun 26, 7:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Keith, Lincoln	60 min
Jun 26, 7:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Grant	29 min
Jun 26, 8:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hooker	32 min
Jun 26, 8:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Lincoln	63 min
Jun 26, 9:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln	48 min
Jun 26, 9:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hooker	49 min
Jun 26, 9:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Logan	29 min
Jun 26, 9:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	46 min
Jun 27, 1:23 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	LBF	Hooker, Thomas	6 hr
Jun 27, 1:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden	24 min
Jun 27, 1:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden	47 min
Jun 27, 2:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden	36 min
Jun 27, 2:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden	48 min
Jun 27, 2:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel, Garden	23 min
Jun 27, 2:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel, Garden	23 min
Jun 27, 2:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Garden	29 min
Jun 27, 3:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel, Garden	47 min
Jun 27, 3:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel	34 min
Jun 27, 4:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Perkins	61 min
Jun 27, 5:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase	65 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.