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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE

July 8, 2020Keya Paha County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at Jul 8, 2020, 7:02 PM CDT for Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 2 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 8, 2020, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2020, 9:21 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Keya Paha County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 2020-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2624 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2020-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 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
2624 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2346 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.6

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The text

As transmitted.

255 
WGUS53 KLBF 090002
FFWLBF
NEC103-090300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FF.W.0002.200709T0002Z-200709T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
702 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2020

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central Keya Paha County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 701 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, 
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other 
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Springview, Burton and Thomas Creek State Wildlife Management Area.

Additional rainfall amounts of one to two inches is possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4297 9953 4273 9961 4281 10008 4300 9999
      4300 9996

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

CDC
1 follow-up statement
879 
WGUS73 KLBF 090221
FFSLBF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
921 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2020

NEC103-090231-
/O.CAN.KLBF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200709T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Keya Paha NE-
921 PM CDT Wed Jul 8 2020

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL KEYA PAHA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 4297 9953 4273 9961 4281 10008 4300 9999
      4300 9996

$$

CDC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 7:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFPerkins45 min
Jul 8, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Keya Paha, Rock41 min
Jul 8, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith41 min
Jul 8, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan49 min
Jul 8, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Keith, Perkins42 min
Jul 8, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry46 min
Jul 8, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Garden, Grant, Hooker, Sheridan45 min
Jul 8, 8:04 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLBFThomas41 min
Jul 8, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Brown, Holt, Rock38 min
Jul 8, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln29 min
Jul 8, 8:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase24 min
Jul 8, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Loup, Rock, Thomas49 min
Jul 8, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan39 min
Jul 8, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Rock, Wheeler52 min
Jul 8, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFThomas45 min
Jul 8, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes, Lincoln51 min
Jul 8, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Garfield, Lincoln, Logan, Loup and 3 more41 min
Jul 8, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster48 min
Jul 8, 9:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Loup, Thomas77 min
Jul 8, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster39 min
Jul 8, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield, Wheeler52 min
Jul 8, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster42 min
Jul 8, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster59 min
Jul 8, 10:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster29 min
Jul 9, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier39 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.