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Heat Advisory 6, NWS North Platte, NE

July 24, 201720 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this heat advisory at Jul 24, 2017, 3:16 PM CDT for 20 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jul 25, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2017, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 25, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 25, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 24, 3:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 3:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 3:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
316 PM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-252030-
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-
316 PM CDT Mon Jul 24 2017 /216 PM MDT Mon Jul 24 2017/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and
north central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

With heating and an approaching upper level disturbance, isolated
thunderstorms are possible in the eastern panhandle and northwestern
sandhills this afternoon and evening. At this time, no severe
storms are expected.

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

Hot conditions are expected on Tuesday with highs in the upper
90s to around 100. A Heat Advisory is in place for parts of
western and north central Nebraska.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and
evening across all of western and north central Nebraska. At this
time, large hail, heavy rain and strong winds are the main severe
threats.

Thunderstorms are possible beyond Tuesday night through the end
of the period. At this time, the severe threat is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at
http://www.weather.gov/northplatte

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:20 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
220 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017

NEZ005-242045-
Eastern Cherry NE-
220 PM CDT MON JUL 24 2017

...Critical Fire Danger...

Relative humidity around 10 percent and winds gusting to 35 mph in
the Valentine area is producing critical fire danger conditions.

Consider abstaining from any outdoor activities which could spark a
fire. Any fire starts will be difficult to impossible to control.

Locations impacted include...
Valentine, Crookston, Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara River, Sparks
and Smith Falls State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 185 and 210.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 124 and 141.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 202 and 221.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 19.

LAT...LON 4272 10083 4298 10075 4298 10023 4274 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 240DEG 49KT 4296 10026

CDC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 3:29 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLBFBoyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock5 hr
Jul 24, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel55 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.