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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS North Platte, NE

July 23, 2021Brown County, Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2021, 9:25 PM CDT for Brown County, Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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 23, 2021, 9:25 PM CDT (02:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2021, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 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, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 198 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 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 150 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 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
150 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-111 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2750 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

883 
WUUS53 KLBF 240225
SVRLBF
NEC017-031-103-240315-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0101.210724T0225Z-210724T0315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
925 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
  Northwestern Brown County in north central Nebraska...
  Western Keya Paha County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 924 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms extended from 9 miles west of 
  Norden to 13 miles southeast of Valentine, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Norden, Meadville, North River Trail, Sparks, Smith Falls State
  Park and Bobcat State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 183 between mile markers 129 and 225.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 16 and 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4273 9986 4274 10038 4295 10031 4300 10009
      4300 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 256DEG 25KT 4289 10026 4276 10034 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Sporer
2 follow-up statements
754 
WWUS53 KLBF 240250
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
950 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

NEC017-031-103-240315-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210724T0315Z/
Cherry NE-Brown NE-Keya Paha NE-
950 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY...NORTHWESTERN BROWN AND WESTERN KEYA PAHA
COUNTIES...

At 949 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms extended from 9 miles south of 
Keyapaha to near Norden to 12 miles north of Johnstown, and 
were moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Norden, Meadville, North River Trail, Sparks, Smith Falls State Park
and Bobcat State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 183 between mile markers 129 and 225.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 16 and 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4273 9986 4274 10038 4295 10031 4300 10009
      4300 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 260DEG 22KT 4296 10012 4285 10012 4275 10006 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Sporer
240 
WWUS53 KLBF 240310
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1010 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

NEC017-031-103-240319-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-210724T0315Z/
Cherry NE-Brown NE-Keya Paha NE-
1010 PM CDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY...
NORTHWESTERN BROWN AND WESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015
PM CDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 4273 9986 4274 10038 4295 10031 4300 10009
      4300 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 256DEG 25KT 4299 9995 4288 9995 4278 9989 

$$

Sporer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel21 min
Jul 23, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel29 min
Jul 23, 8:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry49 min
Jul 23, 9:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha41 min
Jul 23, 10:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha44 min
Jul 23, 11:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha39 min
Jul 23, 11:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd42 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.