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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

June 27, 2016Chase County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2016, 6:34 PM MDT for Chase County, Nebraska. It was in force for 26 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, 6:34 PM MDT (00:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2016, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

County Chase County, NE

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 2016-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 846 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2016-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 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
846 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1522 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 27, 5:50 PM MDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 5:50 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 2:34 PM MDT, 4 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
334 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2016

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-282045-
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-
334 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2016 /234 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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, 5:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
624 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2016

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

0300 PM     HAIL             4 NNW CRESCENT LAKE NWR 41.79N 102.44W
06/27/2016  E1.00 INCH       GARDEN             NE   PUBLIC

0311 PM     HAIL             CRESCENT LAKE NWR       41.74N 102.41W
06/27/2016  M1.00 INCH       GARDEN             NE   PARK/FOREST SRVC

0324 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 NNW OSHKOSH           41.50N 102.40W
06/27/2016  E70.00 MPH       GARDEN             NE   PUBLIC

            WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 70+ MPH. 1400 POUND ROUND BALES
            WERE ROLLED ACROSS THE PASTURE, IN ADDITION TO 45 POUND
            FEED PALLETS BEING MOVED 20+ FEET. TRAMPOLINE WHICH WAS
            ANCHORED BY 1 FOOT STAKES, AND WAS LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR
            WITH UNKNOW LANDING LOCATION.

0324 PM     HAIL             7 NNW OSHKOSH           41.50N 102.40W
06/27/2016  M1.00 INCH       GARDEN             NE   PUBLIC

            HAIL WAS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN QUARTERS

0340 PM     HAIL             9 WSW OSHKOSH           41.36N 102.50W
06/27/2016  M1.50 INCH       GARDEN             NE   PUBLIC

            ONE WINDOW WAS CRACKED AT THE RESIDENTS

0415 PM     HAIL             9 NNE CHAPPELL          41.21N 102.40W
06/27/2016  M1.75 INCH       DEUEL              NE   PUBLIC

            GROUND IS COVERED BY GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. WINDS WERE
            ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH. RESIDENTS SUSPECTED WHEAT CROP WAS
            SEVERLY DAMAGED, BUT HAD YET TO ASSESS DAMAGE.

0430 PM     HAIL             5 NE CHAPPELL           41.15N 102.40W
06/27/2016  E1.75 INCH       DEUEL              NE   PUBLIC

            HAIL WAS JAGGED AND IRREGULARLY SHAPED INITIALLY

0500 PM     HAIL             6 SE CHAPPELL           41.03N 102.39W
06/27/2016  E1.00 INCH       DEUEL              NE   PUBLIC

            HAIL AT LEAST QUARTER SIZE. WIND GUSTS EST 50-60 MPH

0615 PM     HAIL             VENANGO                 40.76N 102.04W
06/27/2016  E1.75 INCH       PERKINS            NE   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CCOLE
Local storm report, Jun 27, 5:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
630 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2016

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

0615 PM     HAIL             2 S VENANGO             40.73N 102.04W
06/27/2016  M1.50 INCH       PERKINS            NE   PUBLIC

            GROUND IS COVERED IN PING PONG SIZE HAIL. SKYLIGHT IN THE
            RESIDENTS HOUSE WAS KNOCKED OUT. WHEAT FIELDS HAVE BEEN
            SEVERELY...IF NOT COMPLETELY WIPED OUT.

0615 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S VENANGO             40.73N 102.04W
06/27/2016  E60 MPH          PERKINS            NE   PUBLIC

            IN ADDITION TO ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS...WIND DRIVEN PING
            PONG SIZE HAIL.

&&

MOLDAN
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 6:34 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase24 min
Jun 27, 8:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan28 min
Jun 27, 8:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan31 min
Jun 27, 10:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden61 min
Jun 27, 11:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel47 min
Jun 28, 7:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry42 min
Jun 28, 7:42 AM MDTRiver Flood WarningLBFGarden, Keith52 hr
Jun 28, 7:45 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry45 min
Jun 28, 8:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker46 min
Jun 28, 9:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFThomas43 min
Jun 28, 9:57 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBrown48 min
Jun 28, 4:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan50 min
Jun 28, 4:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry46 min
Jun 28, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan46 min
Jun 28, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan47 min
Jun 28, 5:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan40 min
Jun 28, 5:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry24 min
Jun 28, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan33 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.