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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS North Platte, NE

July 17, 2018Boyd County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jul 17, 2018, 2:01 AM CDT for Boyd County, Nebraska. It was in force for 3 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
Jul 17, 2018, 2:01 AM CDT (07:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2018, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Boyd County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 226 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2018-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2018-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2735 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

341 
WGUS53 KLBF 170701
FFWLBF
NEC015-171000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FF.W.0006.180717T0701Z-180717T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
201 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2018

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Boyd County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 500 AM CDT.

* At 200 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to four inches of rain has 
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Butte, Naper and Anoka. 

Additional rainfall amounts of three inches are possible in the 
warned area.

This includes Highway 12 between mile markers 84 and 114.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4288 9875 4287 9892 4290 9895 4290 9899
      4286 9905 4285 9914 4300 9925 4300 9876

$$

Roberg
2 follow-up statements
853 
WGUS73 KLBF 170815
FFSLBF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
315 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2018

NEC015-171000-
/O.CON.KLBF.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180717T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boyd NE-
315 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BOYD COUNTY...

At 313 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
moderate to heavy rain across the warned area. Up to five inches of 
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is expected to continue.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Butte, Naper and Anoka. 

Additional rainfall amounts of one inch are possible in the warned 
area.

This includes Highway 12 between mile markers 84 and 114.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4288 9875 4287 9892 4290 9895 4290 9899
      4286 9905 4285 9914 4300 9925 4300 9876

$$

Roberg
663 
WGUS73 KLBF 171003
FFSLBF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
503 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2018

NEC015-171013-
/O.EXP.KLBF.FF.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180717T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Boyd NE-
503 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BOYD COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4288 9875 4287 9892 4290 9895 4290 9899
      4286 9905 4285 9914 4300 9925 4300 9876

$$

Roberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry45 min
Jul 16, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan47 min
Jul 16, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan42 min
Jul 16, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry47 min
Jul 16, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan51 min
Jul 16, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Cherry44 min
Jul 16, 9:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant44 min
Jul 16, 9:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant50 min
Jul 16, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Grant, Hooker40 min
Jul 16, 10:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFThomas41 min
Jul 16, 10:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur, Hooker47 min
Jul 16, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFThomas52 min
Jul 16, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFThomas44 min
Jul 16, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Cherry, Thomas44 min
Jul 16, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith41 min
Jul 16, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, McPherson, Thomas49 min
Jul 16, 11:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln48 min
Jul 16, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Garden, Keith46 min
Jul 17, 12:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan42 min
Jul 17, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins51 min
Jul 17, 12:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan40 min
Jul 17, 12:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln39 min
Jul 17, 1:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln47 min
Jul 17, 1:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln88 min
Jul 17, 1:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBoyd, Holt3 hr
Jul 17, 1:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFBoyd, Holt3 hr
Jul 17, 2:15 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins3 hr
Jul 17, 2:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchLBFSheridan14 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.