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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS North Platte, NE

August 30, 2021Cherry County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 30, 2021, 8:47 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 43 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 30, 2021, 8:47 PM MDT (02:47 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2021, 9:30 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cherry County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 30, 8:50 PM MDTHAIL 1Crookston, NEDELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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, 2.8 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1819 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 2021-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1819 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2084 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
300 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
18.9

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The text

As transmitted.

690 
WUUS53 KLBF 310247
SVRLBF
NEC031-310330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0165.210831T0247Z-210831T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
947 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 1030 PM CDT.

* At 947 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
  Valentine, moving east at 15 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...
  Valentine, Crookston and Highway 97 crossing the Niobrara River. 

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 181 and 210.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 131 and 141.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 204 and 222.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 12.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in North Platte.

&&

LAT...LON 4274 10039 4281 10085 4300 10084 4299 10036
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 274DEG 12KT 4290 10071 

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

$$

NMJ
1 follow-up statement
835 
WWUS53 KLBF 310308
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1008 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

NEC031-310330-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210831T0330Z/
Cherry NE-
1008 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY...

At 1007 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest
of Valentine, moving east 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...
Valentine and Crookston. 

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 181 and 202.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 137 and 141.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 213 and 222.
 Highway 12 between mile markers 1 and 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
North Platte.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4280 10044 4283 10073 4290 10085 4300 10084
      4299 10041
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 261DEG 10KT 4295 10073 

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

$$

NMJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 6:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier48 min
Aug 30, 9:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry46 min
Aug 30, 9:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha42 min
Aug 30, 9:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCherry54 min
Aug 30, 10:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry49 min
Aug 30, 10:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt51 min
Aug 30, 10:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry50 min
Aug 30, 11:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBrown, Cherry48 min
Aug 31, 12:20 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBrown40 min
Aug 31, 12:37 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd53 min
Aug 31, 12:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha46 min
Aug 31, 1:32 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt43 min
Aug 31, 1:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBrown, Keya Paha47 min
Aug 31, 2:15 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt45 min
Aug 31, 2:28 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd, Holt, Rock62 min
Aug 31, 2:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield40 min
Aug 31, 3:20 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield, Wheeler40 min
Aug 31, 3:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFWheeler17 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.