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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS North Platte, NE

May 26, 2021Frontier County, Hayes County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 8:03 PM CDT for Frontier County, Hayes County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 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
May 26, 2021, 8:03 PM CDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 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
May 26, 8:05 PM CDTHAIL 12 Ne Palisade, NEREPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
May 26, 8:18 PM CDTHAIL 18 Ssw Hayes Center, NE1 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 4:42 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 83 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 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 124 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 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 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
124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
363 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
9.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

082 
WUUS53 KLBF 270103
SVRLBF
NEC063-085-270145-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0037.210527T0103Z-210527T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Frontier County in southwestern Nebraska...
  Southeastern Hayes County in southwestern Nebraska...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 803 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Palisade, or
  10 miles south of Hayes Center, moving east at 30 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...
  Quick, Bluegill Haven Campground, Willow View Campground and Red
  Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area.

This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 43.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4042 10119 4060 10062 4035 10051 4035 10116
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 252DEG 24KT 4036 10107 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CDC
2 follow-up statements
999 
WWUS53 KLBF 270126
SVSLBF

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

NEC063-085-270145-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210527T0145Z/
Frontier NE-Hayes NE-
826 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER AND SOUTHEASTERN HAYES COUNTIES...

At 825 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
of Hayes Center, moving east at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 818 PM CDT, quarter size hail was 
         reported near Palisade.

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...
Quick, Bluegill Haven Campground, Willow View Campground and Red
Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area.

This includes Highway 83 between mile markers 27 and 43.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4045 10101 4060 10062 4035 10051 4035 10110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 252DEG 24KT 4041 10088 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NMJ
273 
WWUS53 KLBF 270142
SVSLBF

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

NEC063-085-270152-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210527T0145Z/
Frontier NE-Hayes NE-
842 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER AND
SOUTHEASTERN HAYES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM 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 small hail
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southwestern
Nebraska.

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

LAT...LON 4045 10101 4060 10062 4035 10051 4035 10110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 252DEG 24KT 4044 10075 

$$

NMJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden30 min
May 26, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel33 min
May 26, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan30 min
May 26, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden25 min
May 26, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes37 min
May 26, 7:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan35 min
May 26, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan47 min
May 26, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes44 min
May 26, 7:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes10 hr
May 26, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith48 min
May 26, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes41 min
May 26, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins40 min
May 26, 8:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins32 min
May 26, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson36 min
May 26, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier33 min
May 26, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins46 min
May 26, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Hayes65 min
May 26, 8:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFLincoln62 min
May 26, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas43 min
May 26, 9:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier27 min
May 26, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier49 min
May 26, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln45 min
May 26, 10:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier56 min
May 26, 11:41 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLBFHayes87 min
May 27, 1:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLBFHayes10 hr

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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.