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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS North Platte, NE

July 9, 2019Boyd County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2019, 8:21 PM CDT for Boyd County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 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 9, 2019, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2019, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Boyd County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 9, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2019-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2019-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 9, 6:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 6:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 3:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
343 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-102045-
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-
343 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019 /243 PM MDT Tue Jul 9 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and
north central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon
through the evening. The area of concern for severe weather is
across northern Nebraska, generally along and north of highway 2.
The hazards are large hail and wind damage. Some storms may also
be capable of locally heavy rainfall which could lead to localized
flooding. The area concern for this hazard is generally east of
highway 83.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorm chances are in the forecast
Friday night through Monday. The risk of severe weather is
uncertain at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at
http://www.weather.gov/northplatte

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:03 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
803 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019

NEZ005-008-094-100145-
Brown NE-Eastern Cherry NE-Western Cherry NE-
803 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL CHERRY AND
NORTHWESTERN BROWN COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT...

At 803 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Merritt Reservoir, or 17 miles southwest of Valentine, moving east at
45 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Merritt Reservoir, Wood Lake, Big Alkali Lake State Wildlife
Management Area and Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 209 and 230.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 115 and 128.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 188 and 203.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
north central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4263 10089 4277 10084 4275 10006 4239 10010
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 281DEG 49KT 4267 10076

Jacobs

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha46 min
Jul 9, 8:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry42 min
Jul 10, 12:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith54 min
Jul 10, 12:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel40 min
Jul 10, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins62 min
Jul 10, 1:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier42 min
Jul 10, 1:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes36 min
Jul 10, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster38 min
Jul 10, 1:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier45 min
Jul 10, 2:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier30 min
Jul 10, 2:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSherman28 min
Jul 10, 3:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier48 min
Jul 10, 3:46 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLBFFrontier34 min
Jul 10, 4:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier42 min
Jul 10, 4:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFFrontier3 hr

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.