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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS North Platte, NE

August 28, 2021Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2021, 2:27 AM MDT for Cherry County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 33 min. 2 reports 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 28, 2021, 2:27 AM MDT (08:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2021, 3:00 AM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cherry County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 28, 2:39 AM MDTTSTM WND GST 63Valentine, NE
Aug 28, 2:45 AM MDTTSTM WND GST 621 Ene Valentine, 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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 2021-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 386 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 2021-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
386 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

136 
WUUS53 KLBF 280827
SVRLBF
NEC031-103-280900-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0151.210828T0827Z-210828T0900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
327 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 400 AM CDT/300 AM MDT/.

* At 327 AM CDT/227 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Valentine, moving northeast at 55 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Valentine, Norden, Crookston, Smith Falls State Park, Schlagel
  Creek State Wildlife Management Area, Highway 97 crossing the
  Niobrara River and Sparks.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 182 and 209.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 123 and 141.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 200 and 222.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4287 10006 4283 10017 4284 10019 4282 10020
      4262 10075 4288 10093 4300 10068 4300 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0827Z 240DEG 49KT 4284 10066 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Snively
2 follow-up statements
791 
WWUS53 KLBF 280845
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
345 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

NEC031-103-280900-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210828T0900Z/
Cherry NE-Keya Paha NE-
345 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY AND NORTHWESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES...

At 344 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Valentine,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

Locations impacted include...
Valentine, Norden, Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara River, Sparks,
Smith Falls State Park and Schlagel Creek State Wildlife Management
Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 188 and 209.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 123 and 124, and between mile
markers 126 and 141.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 200 and 222.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4287 10006 4283 10017 4284 10019 4282 10020
      4262 10075 4271 10080 4288 10074 4300 10068
      4300 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 245DEG 41KT 4285 10047 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Snively
234 
WWUS53 KLBF 280856
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
356 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

NEC031-103-280906-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-210828T0900Z/
Cherry NE-Keya Paha NE-
356 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY AND
NORTHWESTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 AM 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.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4287 10006 4283 10017 4284 10019 4282 10020
      4262 10075 4271 10080 4288 10074 4300 10068
      4300 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0856Z 245DEG 42KT 4282 10036 

$$

Snively

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 11:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden49 min
Aug 28, 12:36 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden, Grant39 min
Aug 28, 1:14 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden, Grant46 min
Aug 28, 1:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry25 min
Aug 28, 1:45 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry45 min
Aug 28, 1:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden, Grant31 min
Aug 28, 2:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant60 min
Aug 28, 2:32 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry58 min
Aug 28, 2:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha62 min
Aug 28, 3:29 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker61 min
Aug 28, 3:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry46 min
Aug 28, 6:04 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry56 min
Aug 28, 7:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant41 min
Aug 28, 11:39 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha36 min
Aug 28, 12:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd51 min
Aug 28, 12:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt37 min
Aug 28, 3:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster43 min
Aug 28, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier44 min
Aug 28, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster43 min
Aug 28, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln33 min
Aug 28, 4:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup50 min
Aug 28, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster46 min
Aug 28, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier30 min
Aug 28, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine38 min
Aug 28, 4:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock59 min
Aug 28, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster45 min
Aug 28, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan29 min
Aug 28, 5:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster42 min
Aug 28, 5:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan39 min
Aug 28, 5:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBlaine, Custer, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock40 min
Aug 28, 5:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier33 min
Aug 28, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFGarfield, Loup48 min
Aug 28, 5:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan48 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.