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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2017, 10:58 PM MDT for Cherry County, Hooker County, Nebraska. It was in force for 47 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
- Aug 14, 2017, 10:58 PM MDT (04:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2017, 11:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Cherry County, NE, Hooker County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:58 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 2366 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1318 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 16.3
The text
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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 Aug 14, 6:19 PM MDT, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 6:19 PM MDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 719 PM CDT Mon Aug 14 2017 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 314 PM CDT Mon Aug 14 2017 The HRRR, HRRR EXP and GFS were the basis for rain chances tonight and Tuesday. Two or more MCS's should form. One tonight and a second or third Tuesday. The system tonight is spawned off the Big Horns and Laramie range this afternoon. This storm activity is expected to grow upscale, mainly affecting SD this evening. Some of the HRRR solns show isolated activity over the Sandhills late this afternoon ahead of the WY storms. There is considerable variability in the extent of upscale growth across Wrn Neb this evening with some solns showing more storm coverage than others. POPS are limited to 30 percent for this reason. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible in many areas Tuesday morning. The extent of upscale growth tonight could deeply influence the sfc focus Tuesday across Neb. The consensus of the HRRR EXP, NAM and GFS suggested storms firing on a frontal boundary laying somewhere across the cntl Sandhills...perhaps near or along highway 2. The NAM nest and HRRR EXP show upscale storm growth across the ern Sandhills which drops south into Custer Co. where a flash flood watch will be posted. Rain activity should continue well into Tuesday night, generally along and east of highway 83. The model consensus shows sfc dew points in the upper 60s to around 70 with deep moisture aloft supporting storms capable of heavy rainfall. WPC suggested the increasing low level jet could support back building or train storm behavior. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 314 PM CDT Mon Aug 14 2017 Rain activity should continue well into Tuesday night, generally along and east of highway 83. The model consensus shows sfc dew points in the upper 60s to around 70 with deep moisture aloft supporting storms capable of heavy rainfall. WPC suggested the increasing low level jet could support back building or training storm behavior. The models then show a second, post-frontal, disturbance moving through Wednesday morning. Dry weather is expected Wednesday evening and Thursday with cool temperatures. A northwest flow disturbance may produces showers and thunderstorms Thursday night. Dry weather is in place Friday through Monday with just an isolated rain chance. This is the result of a warming trend as H700mb temperatures rise toward 14C by Monday which should cap most opportunities for thunderstorm development. Still, a blend of bias corrected model temperatures and the National blend of model data produces highs in the upper 80s to around 90. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening) Issued at 651 PM CDT Mon Aug 14 2017 Isolated thunderstorms are possible across portions of southwest Nebraska this evening, then later tonight a cluster of thunderstorms is expected to move out of the panhandle into north central Nebraska. Those could move across the KVTN TAF site, but for now no thunder is expected at KLBF. Winds tonight into Tuesday morning will be southeast around 10 KTS. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 314 PM CDT Mon Aug 14 2017 3-hour flash flood guidance has fallen to around 2 inches across parts of Southwest and Ncntl Neb. The key feature could be the 7-day rain totals across parts of Custer and Frontier Counties of 3 to 7 inches. Conditions will become favorable for thunderstorms and heavy rainfall Tuesday afternoon-Tuesday night. Ambient precipitable water increases to over 1.5 inches and winds aloft are fairly weak and unidirectional. The models show a frontal boundary dropping into Ncntl Nebraska Tuesday night which could be the focus to storm development. The forecast places Custer County in a flash flood watch Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flash Flood Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning for NEZ038. && SHORT TERM...CDC LONG TERM...CDC AVIATION...Taylor HYDROLOGY...CDC
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 10:45 PM MDT, 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 8:26 PM MDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
826 PM MDT MON AUG 14 2017
NEZ004-022-023-094-150315-
Sheridan NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-Garden NE-
826 PM MDT MON AUG 14 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY...
NORTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHERN GARDEN AND SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM MDT...
At 825 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Rushville to Ellsworth to Crescent Lake
National Wildlife Refuge.
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...
Ellsworth, Ashby, Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Big Hill,
Dipping Vat Meadow, Billys Lake, Lone Butte, Deer Lake, Britton Lake,
Rock Hill, Richardson Lake, Mumper, Herman Lake, Adams Flats, Watson
Lake, Rackett, Patterson Lake, Morgan Lake, Finnegan Lake and Highway
27 crossing the Niobrara River.
This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 112 and 140.
LAT...LON 4213 10234 4272 10240 4273 10185 4212 10180
4166 10211 4166 10264 4175 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 267DEG 20KT 4265 10229 4214 10224 4176 10255
SnivelyLocal storm report, Aug 14, 8:38 PM MDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
938 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0938 PM HAIL 6 N GORDON 42.89N 102.20W
08/14/2017 E1.25 INCH SHERIDAN NE CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
BTAYLORSpecial weather statement, Aug 14, 9:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 8:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 8:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 9:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Grant | 66 min |
| Aug 14, 9:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry, Grant | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 10:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry, Hooker | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 11:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 2:53 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Holt | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 7:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield, Wheeler | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 10:12 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield | 63 min |
| Aug 15, 10:49 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 10:57 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 10:59 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 11:06 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 11:28 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Loup | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 11:30 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 11:36 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:39 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 11:49 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Logan | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 11:58 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Logan | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 1:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 2:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sherman | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 3:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Loup, Rock | 60 min |
| Aug 15, 4:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 97 min |
| Aug 15, 4:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Garfield, Loup | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 4:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 4:55 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer, Garfield, Loup | 6 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 5:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 5:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Logan | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Logan | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 5:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Wheeler | 58 min |
| Aug 15, 5:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 54 min |
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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.