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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS North Platte, NE

August 15, 2021Brown County, Rock County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2021, 2:23 AM CDT for Brown County, Rock County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 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 15, 2021, 2:23 AM CDT (07:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2021, 2:54 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Brown County, NE, Rock County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:27 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 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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 2021-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1783 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 2021-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
1783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1421 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
276 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
16.9

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The text

As transmitted.

318 
WUUS53 KLBF 150723
SVRLBF
NEC017-149-150815-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0132.210815T0723Z-210815T0815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
223 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Rock County in north central Nebraska...
  East central Brown County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 315 AM CDT.

* At 222 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
  Rose, or 21 miles south of Bassett, moving northwest at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Rose, Jones Lake and Duff. 

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 154 and 166.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather
including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and
tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a
bathroom, closet or basement.

&&

LAT...LON 4223 9945 4215 9954 4229 9987 4250 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0722Z 128DEG 6KT 4228 9955 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

CDC
2 follow-up statements
249 
WWUS53 KLBF 150744
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
244 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

NEC017-149-150815-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-210815T0815Z/
Rock NE-Brown NE-
244 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL ROCK AND EAST CENTRAL BROWN COUNTIES...

At 244 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southeast
of Long Pine, or 15 miles south of Bassett, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Jones Lake.

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 164 and 167.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4232 9951 4220 9966 4229 9987 4250 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 158DEG 12KT 4236 9959 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

CDC
481 
WWUS53 KLBF 150754
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
254 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

NEC017-149-150804-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-210815T0815Z/
Rock NE-Brown NE-
254 AM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ROCK AND EAST
CENTRAL BROWN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4232 9951 4220 9966 4229 9987 4250 9964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0754Z 128DEG 6KT 4237 9961 

$$

CDC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 7:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden48 min
Aug 14, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden46 min
Aug 14, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden26 min
Aug 14, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Garden48 min
Aug 15, 12:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup59 min
Aug 15, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock63 min
Aug 15, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSherman64 min
Aug 15, 5:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCuster102 min
Aug 15, 5:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt46 min
Aug 15, 5:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster40 min
Aug 15, 6:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield40 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.