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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Jul 22, 2018, 4:33 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 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 22, 2018, 4:33 PM MDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 266 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -337 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 938 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 22, 1:27 PM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 1:27 PM MDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 315 PM CDT Sun Jul 22 2018 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-232015- 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- 315 PM CDT Sun Jul 22 2018 /215 PM MDT Sun Jul 22 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. Scattered thunderstorms will be possible along an advancing cold front this evening and overnight. The atmosphere is unstable, but shear is not overly strong. Thus Strong or marginally severe storms capable of gusty erratic wind, heavy rainfall and hail to the size of quarters will be possible from southwest Nebraska northeast through the Sandhills and into north central Nebraska. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. Scattered strong or severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday evening. Large hail and wind damage are the primary hazards, though heavy rainfall is possible as well. Daily chances for additional thunderstorms are forecast Wednesday through Saturday. Heavy rainfall will be possible with these storms. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening from north central Nebraska southeast into the eastern Panhandle. && Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at http://www.weather.gov/northplatte
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 3:53 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 519 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2018 NEZ005-222300- Eastern Cherry NE- 519 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT... At 519 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Valentine, moving southeast at 15 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Valentine and Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara River. This includes the following highways... Highway 20 between mile markers 189 and 209. Highway 97 between mile markers 133 and 141. Highway 83 between mile markers 202 and 219. Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 6. 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. 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. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 4284 10075 4297 10066 4291 10032 4268 10045 TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 294DEG 14KT 4290 10062 Jacobs
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 4:33 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 533 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2018 NEZ005-094-222315- Eastern Cherry NE-Western Cherry NE- 533 PM CDT SUN JUL 22 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT/515 PM MDT/... At 533 PM CDT/433 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles west of Brownlee, or 21 miles north of Mullen, moving southeast at 20 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Highway 97 crossing the North Loup River, Giant Hill, Marsh Flat and Highway 97 crossing Big Creek. This includes Highway 97 between mile markers 82 and 92. 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. 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. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 4235 10111 4245 10096 4228 10064 4210 10093 TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 298DEG 15KT 4234 10094 Jacobs
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 3:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 5:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 5:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 51 min |
| Jul 22, 5:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Hooker, McPherson | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 46 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.