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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS North Platte, NE

August 5, 2021Brown County, Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2021, 4:23 PM CDT for Brown County, Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2021, 4:23 PM CDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
52 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), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 5, 4:25 PM CDTHAIL 15 S Sparks, NE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 630 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 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
630 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-219 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1661 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

776 
WUUS53 KLBF 052123
SVRLBF
NEC017-031-103-052215-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0106.210805T2123Z-210805T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
423 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 422 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Norden to 13 miles southeast of Littleburg,
  moving southeast at 25 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...
  Johnstown, Norden, Keller Park State Recreation Area, Smith Falls
  State Park, Bobcat State Wildlife Management Area, Pine Glen State
  Wildlife Refuge, Antelope Peak, Meadville, North River Trail,
  Sparks and Thomas Creek State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 183 between mile markers 198 and 212.
 Highway 20 between mile markers 224 and 238.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 13 and 50.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4274 9966 4273 9968 4262 9968 4251 10012
      4293 10041 4300 10011 4300 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 324DEG 22KT 4295 10007 4290 10027 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Sporer
2 follow-up statements
621 
WWUS53 KLBF 052153
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
453 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

NEC031-052202-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210805T2215Z/
Cherry NE-
453 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4274 9966 4273 9968 4262 9968 4251 10012
      4261 10019 4278 10018 4278 10020 4279 10019
      4287 9983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 324DEG 22KT 4281 9993 4276 10013 

$$

NEC017-103-052215-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210805T2215Z/
Brown NE-Keya Paha NE-
453 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN BROWN AND SOUTHWESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES...

At 452 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles west of Springview to 7 miles south of Norden,
moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Johnstown, Keller Park State Recreation Area, Bobcat State Wildlife
Management Area, Pine Glen State Wildlife Refuge, Antelope Peak,
Meadville and North River Trail.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 183 between mile markers 198 and 212.
 Highway 20 between mile markers 224 and 238.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 38 and 50.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4274 9966 4273 9968 4262 9968 4251 10012
      4261 10019 4278 10018 4278 10020 4279 10019
      4287 9983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 324DEG 22KT 4281 9993 4276 10013 

HAIL THREAT...${observedHail}
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...${observedWind}
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Sporer
213 
WWUS53 KLBF 052214
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
514 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

NEC017-103-052224-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-210805T2215Z/
Brown NE-Keya Paha NE-
514 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BROWN AND
SOUTHWESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning remain severe and a new 
warning has been issued.


LAT...LON 4274 9966 4273 9968 4262 9968 4251 10012
      4261 10019 4278 10018 4278 10020 4279 10019
      4287 9983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 324DEG 22KT 4271 9983 4266 10003 

$$

Sporer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 3:11 PM CDTFire Weather WatchLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins12 hr
Aug 5, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha28 min
Aug 5, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSherman49 min
Aug 5, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock47 min
Aug 5, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBrown, Cherry21 min
Aug 5, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBFHolt, Rock41 min
Aug 5, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBFBlaine, Brown, Cherry, Thomas46 min
Aug 5, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan41 min
Aug 5, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.