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Areal Flood Advisory 21, NWS North Platte, NE

August 19, 2021Keith County, Lincoln County, Perkins County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this areal flood advisory at Aug 19, 2021, 7:39 PM MDT for Keith County, Lincoln County, Perkins County, Nebraska. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 19, 2021, 7:39 PM MDT (01:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2021, 10:45 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2021-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1368 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 2021-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 145 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
1368 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1220 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
10.2

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The text

As transmitted.

450 
WGUS83 KLBF 200139
FLSLBF

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service North Platte NE
739 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021

NEC101-111-135-200445-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FA.Y.0021.210820T0139Z-210820T0445Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Keith NE-Lincoln NE-Perkins NE-
739 PM MDT Thu Aug 19 2021 /839 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021/

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
  Eastern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska...
  Western Lincoln County in southwestern Nebraska...
  Southeastern Perkins County in southwestern Nebraska...

* Until 1045 PM MDT /1145 PM CDT/.

* At 739 PM MDT /839 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due 
  to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin 
  shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have 
  fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Grant, Paxton, Madrid, Elsie, Sarben, Nevens, Broganville, 
  Grainton and Big Bald Hill.

Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. 
This additional rain will result in minor flooding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4082 10192 4092 10153 4102 10156 4139 10149
      4139 10127 4125 10127 4105 10127 4100 10127
      4090 10125 4080 10125 4070 10145 4070 10169
      4071 10170

$$

Roberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 6:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFChase, Perkins43 min
Aug 19, 6:13 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFKeith3 hr
Aug 19, 6:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins43 min
Aug 19, 6:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins48 min
Aug 19, 6:50 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFArthur2 hr
Aug 19, 6:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Perkins2 hr
Aug 19, 7:13 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningLBFChase, Perkins24 hr
Aug 19, 7:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins48 min
Aug 19, 8:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase46 min
Aug 19, 8:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins43 min
Aug 19, 8:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln47 min
Aug 19, 8:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFChase, Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins50 min
Aug 19, 8:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCuster, Keith, Lincoln4 hr
Aug 19, 8:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln49 min
Aug 19, 9:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier, Hayes41 min
Aug 19, 9:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDawson49 min
Aug 19, 10:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster38 min
Aug 19, 10:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier47 min
Aug 19, 10:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase43 min
Aug 19, 11:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase45 min
Aug 19, 11:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes47 min
Aug 20, 12:39 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningLBFChase, Hayes19 hr
Aug 20, 12:50 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln2 hr
Aug 20, 12:56 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln49 min
Aug 20, 2:12 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster48 min
Aug 20, 9:35 AM MDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLBFHayes10 hr
Aug 20, 1:40 PM MDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln24 hr

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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.