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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE

May 28, 2018Keith County, Lincoln County, Perkins County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at May 28, 2018, 8:02 AM MDT for Keith County, Lincoln County, Perkins County, Nebraska. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 28, 2018, 8:02 AM MDT (14:02 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 12:05 PM MDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 9:00 AM MDTHEAVY RAIN 210 Wnw North Platte, NEREPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF 2.0 INCHES RAINFALL IN 24 HOURS AS OF 10AM CDT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 60 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 12:00Z on 2018-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 245 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 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 12:00Z on 2018-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 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
245 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-336 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
545 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
459 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

047 
WGUS53 KLBF 281402
FFWLBF
NEC101-111-135-282000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FF.W.0002.180528T1402Z-180528T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
902 AM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Perkins County in southwestern Nebraska...
  Southeastern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska...
  West central Lincoln County in southwestern Nebraska...

* Until 300 PM CDT Monday/200 PM MDT Monday/.

* At 859 AM CDT/759 AM MDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. In addition to heavy 
  rainfall from Sunday evening, radar estimates up to two inches of 
  rain have fallen this morning. Flash flooding is expected to begin 
  shortly.

* Some locations that may experience flooding include...
  Sutherland, Hershey, Paxton, Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation
  Area, Sarben, Coker, O'Fallons, Nevens and Broganville.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to one inch are possible in the 
warned area this morning.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 135 and
170.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.

&&

LAT...LON 4092 10162 4122 10155 4123 10089 4103 10089

$$

Snively
1 follow-up statement
667 
WGUS73 KLBF 281805
FFSLBF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
105 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

NEC101-111-135-281813-
/O.CAN.KLBF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180528T2000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Perkins NE-Keith NE-Lincoln NE-
105 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PERKINS...SOUTHEASTERN
KEITH AND WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended and flooding is no longer expected to pose 
a threat this afternoon. Please continue to heed any remaining road 
closures. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for this evening through 
tomorrow morning for expected additional rainfall.

LAT...LON 4092 10162 4122 10155 4123 10089 4103 10089

$$

Snively

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 6:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry29 min
May 27, 6:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Deuel, Keith, Perkins38 min
May 27, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry30 min
May 27, 6:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan49 min
May 27, 6:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins46 min
May 27, 6:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins44 min
May 27, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden24 min
May 27, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins48 min
May 27, 7:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson47 min
May 27, 7:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln47 min
May 27, 8:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas35 min
May 27, 8:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry47 min
May 28, 2:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan42 min
May 28, 8:14 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFHayes, Lincoln3 hr
May 28, 8:41 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFThomas49 min
May 28, 9:13 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFHayes4 hr
May 28, 11:17 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchLBFChase, Deuel, Frontier, Garden, Hayes, Keith and 2 more19 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.