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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS North Platte, NE

May 26, 2021Keith County, Lincoln County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 2:20 PM MDT for Keith County, Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 40 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: May 26, 2021, 2:20 PM MDT (20:20 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 3:00 PM MDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 1:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 68 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2021 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

122 
WUUS53 KLBF 262020
SVRLBF
NEC101-111-262100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0031.210526T2020Z-210526T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
320 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska...
  Northwestern Lincoln County in southwestern Nebraska...

* Until 400 PM CDT/300 PM MDT/.

* At 319 PM CDT/219 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Paxton, or 15 miles east of Ogallala, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Paxton, Sarben, Big Bald Hill, Nevens and Broganville. 

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 134 and
150.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4108 10160 4140 10142 4140 10133 4129 10109
      4100 10138 4101 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 215DEG 25KT 4112 10142 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gomez

2 follow-up statements

986 
WWUS53 KLBF 262036
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
336 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC101-111-262100-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210526T2100Z/
Keith NE-Lincoln NE-
336 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM
CDT/300 PM MDT/ FOR NORTHEASTERN KEITH AND NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN
COUNTIES...

At 336 PM CDT/236 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Sarben, or 21 miles east of Ogallala, moving northeast at 30 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...
Paxton, Sarben, Big Bald Hill and Nevens. 

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 146 and
150.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4118 10148 4135 10137 4140 10133 4129 10109
      4108 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 215DEG 25KT 4122 10133 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Gomez

943 
WWUS53 KLBF 262058
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
358 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NEC101-111-262108-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210526T2100Z/
Keith NE-Lincoln NE-
358 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEITH AND
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM CDT/300 PM
MDT/...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However small hail is still possible with this
thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT/900
PM MDT/ for southwestern and west central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4118 10148 4135 10137 4140 10133 4129 10109
      4108 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 215DEG 25KT 4134 10122 

$$

Gomez

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 12:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	47 min
May 26, 1:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier	44 min
May 26, 1:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	41 min
May 26, 1:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	39 min
May 26, 1:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith, Perkins	51 min
May 26, 2:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Logan	32 min
May 26, 2:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Thomas	34 min
May 26, 3:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	30 min
May 26, 3:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	38 min
May 26, 3:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Logan, McPherson	42 min
May 26, 3:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	33 min
May 26, 4:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	45 min
May 26, 4:00 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes	60 min
May 26, 4:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Lincoln	31 min
May 26, 4:30 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Hayes	45 min
May 26, 4:30 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Hayes	45 min
May 26, 4:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Custer, Logan, Thomas	36 min
May 26, 4:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	33 min
May 26, 4:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	31 min
May 26, 4:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	35 min
May 26, 5:07 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Hayes	31 min
May 26, 5:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Blaine	50 min
May 26, 5:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	42 min
May 26, 5:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	34 min
May 26, 5:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	33 min
May 26, 5:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	46 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.