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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS North Platte, NE

August 9, 2021Custer County, Loup County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT for Custer County, Loup County, Nebraska. It was in force for 45 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
Aug 9, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Custer County, NE, Loup County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 2021-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 28 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 2021-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -78 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
28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-619 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

202 
WUUS53 KLBF 092345
SVRLBF
NEC041-115-100030-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0113.210809T2345Z-210810T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
645 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Loup County in north central Nebraska...
  Northeastern Custer County in central Nebraska...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 645 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Victoria
  Springs State Recreation Area, or 11 miles north of Broken Bow,
  moving northeast at 10 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...
  Sargent, Lillian, Round Valley, Walworth, Divide Hill, Gates and
  Big Oak Canyon.

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 110 and 120.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4148 9965 4156 9980 4185 9958 4162 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 219DEG 10KT 4158 9968 

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

$$

CDC
2 follow-up statements
883 
WWUS53 KLBF 100004
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
704 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

NEC041-115-100030-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210810T0030Z/
Loup NE-Custer NE-
704 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUP AND NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTIES...

At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Victoria
Springs State Recreation Area, or 14 miles north of Broken Bow,
moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sargent, Lillian, Round Valley, Walworth, Divide Hill, Gates and Big
Oak Canyon.

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 110 and 120.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4151 9957 4162 9976 4185 9958 4162 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 219DEG 10KT 4162 9964 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CDC
451 
WWUS53 KLBF 100027
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
727 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

NEC041-115-100036-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-210810T0030Z/
Loup NE-Custer NE-
727 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUP AND
NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4151 9957 4162 9976 4185 9958 4162 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 219DEG 10KT 4167 9959 

$$

CDC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier36 min
Aug 9, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln45 min
Aug 9, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes52 min
Aug 9, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster47 min
Aug 9, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes50 min
Aug 9, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster46 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.