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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

July 20, 2017Cherry County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2017, 1:14 AM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 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 20, 2017, 1:14 AM MDT (07:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2017, 1:45 AM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

County Cherry County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 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 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 2017-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1125 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
1125 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3189 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 19, 11:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 11:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 2:12 PM MDT, 11 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service North Platte NE
312 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-202015-
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-
312 PM CDT Wed Jul 19 2017 /212 PM MDT Wed Jul 19 2017/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

Heat index values will exceed 100 degrees across much of western
and north central Nebraska during the early evening.

Isolated strong to briefly severe thunderstorms are possible this
evening, mainly along and north of a line from Oshkosh to Tryon
to Burwell. The best chances exist this evening into the small
hours. Large hail and damaging winds are the main hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

Heat index values are likely to reach or exceed 100 degrees
Thursday and Friday across parts of southwest and north central
Nebraska. Additional heat advisories are in place Thursday for
parts of southwest and south central Nebraska.

Scattered short-lived severe thunderstorms are possible along and
north of a line from Oshkosh to Elsmere to O'Neill. Elsewhere,
isolated strong to briefly severe thunderstorms are possible.
Current thinking is the best window for thunderstorms will be
Thursday evening and night. Damaging winds and hail are the main
hazards, locally heavy rainfall will be possible as well.

While thunderstorms are forecast Friday and beyond with the best
chances occurring mainly in the afternoon and evening, the risk
of severe thunderstorms is low at this time.

.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 19, 8:31 PM MDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
931 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2017

NEZ010-026>029-200315-
Wheeler NE-Loup NE-Holt NE-Garfield NE-Blaine NE-
931 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROCK...LOUP...
GARFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN HOLT...SOUTHEASTERN BLAINE AND NORTHWESTERN
WHEELER COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT...

At 930 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Chambers to Swan Lake to Brewster.
Movement was east at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Burwell, Taylor, Brewster, Ewing, Chambers, Amelia, Calamus Reservoir
State Recreation Area, Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife
Management Area, Almeria Meadow State Wildlife Management Area,
Virginia Smith Dam, Kent Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management
Area, Carson Lake, Sunfish Lake, Homestead Knolls Campground, Four
Corners, Nunda Shoal Campground, Goose Lake State Wildlife Management
Area, Gables, Hannamon Bayou Campground and Buffalo Flats.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 183 between mile markers 123 and 145.
 Highway 281 between mile markers 148 and 176.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
north central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4204 9842 4175 9898 4174 9992 4195 10007
      4209 9924 4238 9873 4228 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 286DEG 20KT 4232 9872 4208 9917 4195 9989

Snively
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:50 PM MDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
850 PM MDT WED JUL 19 2017

NEZ023-024-200330-
Hooker NE-Grant NE-
850 PM MDT WED JUL 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN GRANT AND WESTERN HOOKER
COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM MDT...

At 849 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms over eastern Grant and western Hooker counties, moving
east at 10 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Whitman, Carr Lake, Duluth, Pratt Lake, Spring Valley Lake, Cogill
Lake, Hecla and Weir.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 2 between mile markers 149 and 183.
 Highway 61 near mile marker 166.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
north central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4209 10106 4177 10105 4179 10170 4210 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 266DEG 9KT 4200 10147

Snively
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 9:17 PM MDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
917 PM MDT WED JUL 19 2017

NEZ094-200400-
Western Cherry NE-
917 PM MDT WED JUL 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL
1000 PM MDT...

At 917 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Whitman, or 30 miles west of Mullen, moving east
at 10 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Whitman Road crossing the North Branch of the Middle Loup River and
Hire.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for
north central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4229 10140 4210 10141 4210 10171 4229 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 266DEG 8KT 4214 10161

Snively
Local storm report, Jul 19, 9:45 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:38 PM MDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 1:14 AM 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
Jul 19, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt46 min
Jul 19, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt46 min
Jul 19, 7:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt45 min
Jul 19, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock42 min
Jul 19, 7:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker56 min
Jul 19, 8:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant40 min
Jul 19, 8:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt49 min
Jul 19, 8:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine, Garfield, Loup44 min
Jul 19, 8:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker40 min
Jul 19, 9:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant43 min
Jul 20, 2:07 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 18 more29 hr

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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.