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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS North Platte, NE

May 26, 20214 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 8:17 PM MDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 43 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, 8:17 PM MDT (02:17 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hooker County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:16 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 1:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 26, 5:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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

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The text

As transmitted.

651 
WUUS53 KLBF 270217
SVRLBF
NEC091-113-117-171-270300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0043.210527T0217Z-210527T0300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Hooker County in west central Nebraska...
  Logan County in west central Nebraska...
  McPherson County in west central Nebraska...
  Thomas County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/.

* At 917 PM CDT/817 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Tryon, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Stapleton, Thedford, Tryon, Halsey, Seneca, Gandy, Ringgold, Logan,
  Highway 83 crossing The Dismal River, East Cody Lake, Shanklin
  Bluff, Tarboz Lake, Hoagland, Brown Lake, Norway, Highway 97
  crossing the Dismal River, Natwick and Shimmons Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 2 between mile markers 193 and 227.
 Highway 92 between mile markers 193 and 246.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 18 and 59.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 106 and 155.

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/100 AM MDT/ for
southwestern Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4194 10027 4178 10026 4175 10027 4174 10029
      4173 10026 4139 10025 4140 10107 4176 10131
      4209 10081 4209 10057
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 240DEG 49KT 4162 10101 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Taylor
2 follow-up statements
593 
WWUS53 KLBF 270232
SVSLBF

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

NEC091-113-117-171-270300-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210527T0300Z/
Hooker NE-Logan NE-McPherson NE-Thomas NE-
932 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM
CDT/900 PM MDT/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOOKER...LOGAN...EASTERN MCPHERSON
AND THOMAS COUNTIES...

At 931 PM CDT/831 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles
north of Ringgold, or 9 miles northeast of Tryon, moving east at 50
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Stapleton, Thedford, Tryon, Halsey, Seneca, Gandy, Ringgold, Logan,
Highway 83 crossing The Dismal River, Shanklin Bluff, Tarboz Lake,
Hoagland, Brown Lake, Norway, Natwick and Shimmons Lake.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 2 between mile markers 195 and 227.
 Highway 92 between mile markers 203 and 246.
 Highway 97 between mile markers 18 and 50.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 106 and 155.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4194 10027 4178 10026 4175 10027 4174 10029
      4173 10026 4139 10025 4140 10095 4179 10104
      4209 10081 4209 10057
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 251DEG 44KT 4163 10079 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Taylor
609 
WWUS53 KLBF 270250
SVSLBF

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

NEC091-113-117-171-270300-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-210527T0300Z/
Hooker NE-Logan NE-McPherson NE-Thomas NE-
950 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOOKER...LOGAN...
EASTERN MCPHERSON AND THOMAS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT/900
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 gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT/100 AM MDT/ for
southwestern Nebraska.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT/900
PM MDT/ for north central and west central Nebraska. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch also remains in effect until 200 AM CDT/100 AM
MDT/ for central, north central and west central 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 4194 10027 4178 10026 4175 10027 4174 10029
      4173 10026 4139 10025 4140 10095 4179 10104
      4209 10081 4209 10057
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 240DEG 49KT 4175 10051 

$$

Taylor

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 6:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden30 min
May 26, 6:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel33 min
May 26, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan30 min
May 26, 6:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden25 min
May 26, 6:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes37 min
May 26, 6:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan35 min
May 26, 6:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan47 min
May 26, 6:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes44 min
May 26, 6:47 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes10 hr
May 26, 6:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith48 min
May 26, 7:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes42 min
May 26, 7:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes41 min
May 26, 7:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins40 min
May 26, 7:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins32 min
May 26, 7:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson36 min
May 26, 7:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier33 min
May 26, 7:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins46 min
May 26, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Hayes65 min
May 26, 7:56 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFLincoln62 min
May 26, 8:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier27 min
May 26, 8:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier49 min
May 26, 8:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln45 min
May 26, 9:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier56 min
May 26, 10:41 PM MDTRiver Flood AdvisoryLBFHayes87 min
May 27, 12:08 AM MDTRiver 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.