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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS North Platte, NE

September 1, 2021Garden County, Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 1, 2021, 6:09 PM MDT for Garden County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 28 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
Sep 1, 2021, 6:09 PM MDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2021, 6:37 PM MDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Garden County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 1, 5:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2021-09-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2001 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 2021-09-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 182 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
2001 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-199 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1287 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.4

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The text

As transmitted.

119 
WUUS53 KLBF 020009
SVRLBF
NEC069-161-020115-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0170.210902T0009Z-210902T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
609 PM MDT Wed Sep 1 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Garden County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
  Southwestern Sheridan County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 609 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alliance
  Airport, or 9 miles south of Alliance, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ellsworth, Antioch, Snow Lake, Miles Lake, Wickson Lake, Patterson
  Lake, Lakeside and Herman Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 250 between mile markers 1 and 16.
 Highway 2 between mile markers 96 and 119.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows!

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

&&

LAT...LON 4228 10242 4205 10224 4190 10268 4200 10268
      4201 10270 4209 10270 4209 10274 4211 10274
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 240DEG 19KT 4197 10281 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CDC
1 follow-up statement
752 
WWUS53 KLBF 020037
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
637 PM MDT Wed Sep 1 2021

NEC069-161-020046-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0170.000000T0000Z-210902T0115Z/
Garden NE-Sheridan NE-
637 PM MDT Wed Sep 1 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GARDEN AND
SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT for
the Panhandle of Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4228 10242 4205 10224 4190 10268 4200 10268
      4201 10270 4209 10270 4209 10274 4211 10274
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 240DEG 19KT 4204 10264 

$$

CDC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 6:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan52 min
Sep 1, 7:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan54 min
Sep 1, 7:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes42 min
Sep 1, 8:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan45 min
Sep 1, 9:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden52 min
Sep 1, 9:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan47 min
Sep 1, 9:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan33 min
Sep 1, 9:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur18 min
Sep 1, 9:46 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCherry, Garden, Sheridan3 hr
Sep 1, 9:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan65 min
Sep 1, 9:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur, Grant61 min
Sep 1, 10:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry, Sheridan45 min
Sep 1, 10:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur18 min
Sep 1, 11:08 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFArthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins3 hr
Sep 1, 11:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur45 min
Sep 1, 11:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan46 min
Sep 2, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFValley32 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.