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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 223, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2018, 3:31 PM CDT for Frontier County, Nebraska. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2018, 3:31 PM CDT (20:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2018, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Frontier County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 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.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -405 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.5
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 25, 3:25 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 3:25 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED National Weather Service North Platte NE 440 AM CDT Wed Jul 25 2018 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-260945- 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- 440 AM CDT Wed Jul 25 2018 /340 AM MDT Wed Jul 25 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. Scattered strong thunderstorms are expected today across western and north central Nebraska. A few storms could become severe and produce wind damage and large hail this afternoon. An isolated tornado may form also. The area concern for severe weather is generally along and south of a line from O'Neill to Stapleton to Ogallala. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. Scattered thunderstorms are possible Thursday. The risk of severe weather is low. Thunderstorms are likely Friday. A few storms could become severe and produce large hail and wind damage, mainly late in the afternoon and in the evening. The area of concern for severe weather is generally along and west of line from Merriman to Mullen to Curtis. Some storms may also be capable of producing very heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms are possible at times Saturday and Sunday. The potential for severe weather is uncertain at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today between 2 pm and 8 pm, generally along and south of a line from O'Neill to Stapleton to Ogallala. && Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at http://www.weather.gov/northplatte
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 1:04 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
104 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2018
NEZ071-251845-
Frontier NE-
104 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRONTIER AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...
At 104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Curtis, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Curtis, Moorefield, Stockville, Medicine Creek Reservoir State
Recreation Area, Maywood, Quick, Orafino, Bluegill Haven Campground,
Willow View Campground, Freedom, Red Willow Reservoir State
Recreation Area and Dancing Leaf Earth Lodge.
This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 50.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4060 10078 4062 10078 4070 10066 4070 10042
4054 9998 4044 9998 4043 10009 4035 10010
4035 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 317DEG 27KT 4060 10064
KulikLocal storm report, Jul 25, 1:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
134 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0129 PM HAIL 8 SW STOCKVILLE 40.45N 100.49W
07/25/2018 E1.00 INCH FRONTIER NE PUBLIC
&&
THORNESpecial weather statement, Jul 25, 2:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
213 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2018
NEZ059-071-252000-
Frontier NE-Lincoln NE-
213 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRONTIER AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Curtis, moving east at 25 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Curtis, Moorefield, Stockville, Medicine Creek Reservoir State
Recreation Area, Quick, Orafino, Bluegill Haven Campground, Willow
View Campground, Freedom, Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area
and Dancing Leaf Earth Lodge.
This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 37, and between
mile markers 41 and 42.
LAT...LON 4071 10059 4064 9998 4044 9998 4043 9999
4044 10009 4035 10010 4035 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 285DEG 20KT 4061 10052
ThorneLocal storm report, Jul 25, 2:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 1:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 3:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Boyd | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 3:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 4:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 42 min |
| Jul 25, 5:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 5:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 6:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur, Garden, Grant | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith, McPherson | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 8:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 9:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 51 min |
| Jul 25, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 53 min |
| Jul 25, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 49 min |
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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.