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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2016, 10:07 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 23 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
- Jul 6, 2016, 10:07 PM CDT (03:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
County Custer County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 2862 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 28.9
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jul 6, 2:53 PM CDT, 7 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:53 PM CDT, 7 hours 14 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 253 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 204 PM CDT Wed Jul 6 2016 Upper air pattern continues a suppressed ridge across the southern conus with nearly zonal flow across the high plains. A trough/low is moving east near the Montana/Canadian border. At the surface a low was analyzed across northeast Wyoming with a warm front/stationary boundary to the southeast across the panhandle of Nebraska then curves east across southern Nebraska. A cold front trails from the low to the southwest. Temps this afternoon under mostly sunny skies have warmed into the mid 80s to the mid 90s, warmest to the southwest of the boundary across southwest Nebraska. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday) Issued at 204 PM CDT Wed Jul 6 2016 Complex forecast tonight with a couple of area of concern for thunderstorms. First is the low as it pushes towards the Black Hills. Models in good agreement developing a complex near the hills then tracking the complex to the east southeast. The main uncertainty is how far to the south will the complex develop. At this time it looks likely to impact northern Nebraska and the SPC day 1 outlook update increase part of Nebraska and S Dakota into a moderate risk for severe weather. With good CAPE and 0-6km bulk shear of 50kts plus do not see a problem with storms becoming severe this evening. Winds are a major concern with significant winds gusts of 80 mph or higher possible. Another area will be along the stalled boundary over the panhandle as it drifts east. Models keep the activity more isolated and with less moisture to work with this seems probable. Both hail and winds will be concern with these storms. Radar already showing returns to the north and west and expect this activity to only grow over the late afternoon hours. Overnight, as the main focus shifts east, activity should diminish. Models continue to linger some activity post frontal across northern Nebraska into tomorrow. Will include low pops however not having a high confidence of the activity continuing. Would not be surprised if the morning activity is really just stratus and little shower activity as the better lift is contained to the north in the Dakotas. .LONG TERM...(Thursday night through Wednesday) Issued at 204 PM CDT Wed Jul 6 2016 Models in good agreement in mid and near term and have good confidence in the forecast. Surface high pressure will build into western Nebraska over night with clear skies and light and variable winds on Thursday. Lows in the 50s and 60s. H5 ridge builds back into western Nebraska on Friday as surface high pressure moves east and southerly upslope flow begins. Highs in the 80s. Slight chance pops retained through the evening from southwest into northern Nebraska either side of a highway 61 line. Heating of the day forcing at 700mb and weak low level jet to combine for isolated to widely scattered precipitation. Saturday a warm front will lift to the northeast over western Nebraska and temperatures will rise back into the 90s. Isolated thunderstorms along trough axis through the afternoon over the Nebraska panhandle and spreading east over night as low level jet develops. Sunday afternoon chances increase as upper closed low moves into central Idaho and heights begin to fall over the northern plains. Good moisture advection in southerly flow. Trough will focus thunderstorms over the panhandle through the afternoon and moving east followed by surface cold front Sunday night. Cooler Monday and Tuesday with thunderstorm chances over eastern portions of the forecast area as upper low moves northeast from central Idaho into south central Canada. Highs around 90 on Tuesday. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday afternoon) Issued at 1249 PM CDT Wed Jul 6 2016 Thunderstorms, some severe, expected to impact the region this evening and overnight, especially across northern Nebraska and the KVTN terminal. A complex of storms are expected to fire across the Black Hills this afternoon then track E/SE into northern Nebraska. Current timing for impact to KVTN will be 23z into 03z, however this could be shifted an hour or two. Also could see some thunderstorms along the dry line over western Nebraska which will drift eastward. Models are in less agreement with coverage of storms along the dry line. This would impact the KLBF terminal and will include a VCTS due to lower confidence. Activity pushes east overnight with VFR conditions across southwestern Nebraska. Models develop some stratus in the wake of the complex across northern Nebraska. Will include in the KVTN forecast, however this will need to be monitored closely. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 204 PM CDT Wed Jul 6 2016 North Platte River at Lewellen dropped a little more this morning to 7.37 feet and have a higher confidence river will remain below the minor flood stage of 7.5 feet. Still could see a slight rise depending on evening rainfall, however forecast keeps level at or below 7.4 feet. Thus the flood advisory was canceled in favor of a river statement for elevated flows but no flooding. && .LBF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && SYNOPSIS...Masek SHORT TERM...Masek LONG TERM...Power AVIATION...Masek HYDROLOGY...Masek
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:28 PM CDT, 6 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 328 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-072030- 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- 328 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 /228 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE RISK IS GREATEST ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FROM VALENTINE TO AINSWORTH AND ONEILL WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH MAY DEVELOP. HAIL TWO INCHES OR LARGER IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY FORM BETWEEN VALENTINE AND GORDON. EXTREME INSTABILITY WILL PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE THREAT IN THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY ISOLATED. THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. && GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE) MASEK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 9:46 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 6, 9:50 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
950 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0928 PM TORNADO 2 NW BRADY 41.04N 100.39W
07/06/2016 LINCOLN NE PUBLIC
PUBLIC ESTIMATED LOCATION.
&&
SJACOBSLocal storm report, Jul 6, 9:51 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
951 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0914 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NNE NORTH PLATTE 41.19N 100.74W
07/06/2016 M69 MPH LINCOLN NE MESONET
&&
SJACOBSLocal storm report, Jul 6, 10:05 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1005 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 PM TSTM WND GST BROKEN BOW 41.41N 99.64W
07/06/2016 M60 MPH CUSTER NE ASOS
&&
SJACOBSSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 10:06 PM CDT, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1006 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
NEZ071-070345-
FRONTIER NE-
1006 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN FRONTIER COUNTY UNTIL
1045 PM CDT...
AT 1006 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF INDIANOLA...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF MCCOOK...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STOCKVILLE...MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA...
DANCING LEAF EARTH LODGE...WILLOW VIEW CAMPGROUND...ORAFINO...
FREEDOM AND QUICK.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 40.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4055 10066 4056 9998 4044 9998 4043 10009
4035 10010 4035 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 273DEG 29KT 4038 10046
BUTTLERSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 10:07 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1007 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
NEZ038-070330-
CUSTER-
1007 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY...
AT 1006 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 7 MILES EAST OF
CALLAWAY... OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROKEN BOW...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROKEN BOW...ANSLEY...MASON CITY...OCONTO...BERWYN...WESTERVILLE...
BLOCK HILL BASIN...BURR OAK...GAVIN SIDING...LODI...CUMRO...
BUCKEYE...
PRESSEY STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY
183 AND CUMRO ROAD.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 76 AND 98.
HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 275 AND 307.
HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 300 AND 308.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY CAN RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE.
LAT...LON 4115 9992 4144 9981 4139 9920 4113 9920
4107 9921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 277DEG 49KT 4126 9977
ETThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Grant | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, McPherson | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Grant, Hooker | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker, McPherson, Thomas | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Arthur, McPherson | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Hooker, McPherson | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 19 min |
| Jul 6, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, McPherson | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Thomas | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln | 13 min |
| Jul 6, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 10:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 20 min |
| Jul 7, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown, Rock | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown, Rock | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt, Rock | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 53 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.