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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS North Platte, NE

September 16, 2021Cherry County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 16, 2021, 7:21 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 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 16, 2021, 7:21 PM MDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
39 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), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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 16, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 2021-09-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1601 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 2021-09-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 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
1601 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2561 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.7

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The text

As transmitted.

943 
WUUS53 KLBF 170121
SVRLBF
NEC031-170200-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0180.210917T0121Z-210917T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
721 PM MDT Thu Sep 16 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

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

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 720 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 23 miles north of
  Whitman, or 39 miles northwest of Mullen, moving east at 20 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...
  Round Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and Survey Valley Road and
  Speckel Meir Lake.

This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 174 and 191.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4220 10187 4242 10185 4254 10126 4222 10128
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 264DEG 20KT 4236 10168 

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

$$

Snively
2 follow-up statements
012 
WWUS53 KLBF 170139
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
739 PM MDT Thu Sep 16 2021

NEC031-170200-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-210917T0200Z/
Cherry NE-
739 PM MDT Thu Sep 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY...

At 739 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 miles north of
Whitman, or 33 miles northwest of Mullen, moving northeast at 35 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...
Round Lake, Intersection of Highway 61 and Survey Valley Road and
Speckel Meir Lake.

This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 179 and 191.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4254 10126 4230 10128 4224 10161 4228 10179
      4243 10179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 231DEG 31KT 4236 10153 

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

$$

NMJ
548 
WWUS53 KLBF 170158
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
758 PM MDT Thu Sep 16 2021

NEC031-170206-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0180.000000T0000Z-210917T0200Z/
Cherry NE-
758 PM MDT Thu Sep 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM MDT...
                
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 small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM MDT for
north central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4254 10126 4230 10128 4224 10161 4228 10179
      4243 10179
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 264DEG 20KT 4237 10140 

$$

NMJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 6:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins40 min
Sep 16, 6:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith52 min
Sep 16, 6:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan39 min
Sep 16, 6:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson, Perkins47 min
Sep 16, 7:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins33 min
Sep 16, 7:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry42 min
Sep 16, 7:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Hooker, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson and 1 more55 min
Sep 16, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry50 min
Sep 16, 8:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln45 min
Sep 16, 8:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry36 min
Sep 16, 8:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster, Logan63 min
Sep 16, 8:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln59 min
Sep 16, 8:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry39 min
Sep 16, 8:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase68 min
Sep 16, 8:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur, Hooker, McPherson, Thomas43 min
Sep 16, 8:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield, Holt, Loup, Rock49 min
Sep 16, 9:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln45 min
Sep 16, 9:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster62 min
Sep 16, 9:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFMcPherson45 min
Sep 16, 9:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln25 min
Sep 16, 9:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd51 min
Sep 16, 9:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase34 min
Sep 16, 10:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan, Thomas46 min
Sep 16, 10:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Perkins39 min
Sep 16, 10:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes, Keith, Perkins48 min
Sep 16, 10:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine47 min
Sep 16, 11:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln48 min
Sep 17, 12:30 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier45 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.