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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS North Platte, NE

August 19, 2017Blaine County, Loup County, Rock County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at Aug 19, 2017, 7:54 PM CDT for Blaine County, Loup County, Rock County, Nebraska. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 19, 2017, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2017, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Blaine County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 2017-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2449 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2449 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2367 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.1

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The text

As transmitted.

907 
WGUS53 KLBF 200054
FFWLBF
NEC009-115-149-200700-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FF.W.0014.170820T0054Z-170820T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
754 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Rock County in north central Nebraska...
  Northern Loup County in north central Nebraska...
  East central Blaine County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 200 AM CDT Sunday

* At 753 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned
  area. Up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Flash
  flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Rose, Fox Bayou, Almeria Meadow State Wildlife Management Area,
  Horseshoe Bend Lake and Hannamon Bayou Campground.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 132 and 155.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4231 9930 4193 9927 4185 9947 4185 9976
      4206 9972 4209 9968 4208 9967 4210 9966
      4218 9955

$$

Taylor
1 follow-up statement
604 
WGUS73 KLBF 200325
FFSLBF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1025 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017

NEC009-115-149-200700-
/O.CON.KLBF.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170820T0700Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Rock NE-Loup NE-Blaine NE-
1025 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ROCK...NORTHERN LOUP AND EAST CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTIES...

At 1024 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
heavy rain across the warned area. 2 to 6 inches of rain have 
fallen. Flash flooding is expected.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Rose, Fox Bayou, Almeria Meadow State Wildlife Management Area,
Horseshoe Bend Lake and Hannamon Bayou Campground.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 inch is possible in the warned area.

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 132 and 155.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4231 9930 4193 9927 4185 9947 4185 9976
      4206 9972 4209 9968 4208 9967 4210 9966
      4218 9955

$$

Roberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Loup, Rock46 min
Aug 19, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFLoup51 min
Aug 19, 8:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFLoup43 min
Aug 19, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster61 min
Aug 19, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLoup27 min
Aug 19, 9:01 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLBFCuster29 min
Aug 19, 9:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster, Loup6 hr
Aug 19, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster45 min
Aug 19, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup40 min
Aug 19, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster50 min

Nearby

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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.