Alert archive / Nebraska / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2020, 5:21 PM CDT for 4 counties in 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2020, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2020, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Thomas County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -541 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
455
WUUS53 KLBF 032221
SVRLBF
NEC009-017-031-171-032300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0039.200603T2221Z-200603T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
521 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
Southwestern Brown County in north central Nebraska...
Northwestern Blaine County in north central Nebraska...
Northeastern Thomas County in north central Nebraska...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 520 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Elsmere, or 22 miles northeast of Thedford, moving southeast at
55 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Elsmere, Purdum, Raven, Koshopah, Hawley Flats, Willow Lake State
Wildlife Management Area and Long Lake State Wildlife Management
Area.
This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 161 and 164.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows!
&&
LAT...LON 4216 10056 4238 10038 4228 9981 4184 10009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 293DEG 47KT 4222 10030
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Gomez1 follow-up statement
199
WWUS53 KLBF 032244
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
544 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020
NEC009-017-031-171-032300-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-200603T2300Z/
Cherry NE-Brown NE-Blaine NE-Thomas NE-
544 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHERRY...SOUTHWESTERN BROWN...NORTHWESTERN BLAINE
AND NORTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES...
At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
Brewster, moving southeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Elsmere, Purdum, Raven, Koshopah, Hawley Flats, Willow Lake State
Wildlife Management Area and Long Lake State Wildlife Management
Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 4217 10045 4236 10032 4228 9981 4184 10009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 293DEG 47KT 4209 9990
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
GomezThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 7:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Hayes | 2 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Chase | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Logan | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Loup, Rock | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Rock | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hayes | 41 min |
| Jun 3, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Rock | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hayes | 52 min |
| Jun 3, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Loup | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 52 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.