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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2021, 7:49 AM MDT for Arthur County, Keith County, McPherson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 15, 2021, 7:49 AM MDT (13:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2021, 8:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Arthur County, NE, Keith County, NE, McPherson County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 88 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1489 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
548
WUUS53 KLBF 151349
SVRLBF
NEC005-101-117-151430-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0054.210615T1349Z-210615T1430Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
849 AM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Arthur County in west central Nebraska...
Northeastern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska...
Southwestern McPherson County in west central Nebraska...
* Until 930 AM CDT/830 AM MDT/.
* At 849 AM CDT/749 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 7
miles east of Arthur, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Bucktail Lake.
This includes Highway 92 between mile markers 168 and 174.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and 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 4163 10163 4165 10154 4136 10128 4127 10157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1349Z 329DEG 18KT 4161 10156
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CDC2 follow-up statements
328 WWUS53 KLBF 151411 SVSLBF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 911 AM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021 NEC005-101-117-151430- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210615T1430Z/ Arthur NE-Keith NE-McPherson NE- 911 AM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT/830 AM MDT/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARTHUR...NORTHEASTERN KEITH AND SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES... At 911 AM CDT/811 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of Arthur, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Bucktail Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4157 10162 4156 10147 4136 10128 4127 10157 TIME...MOT...LOC 1411Z 329DEG 18KT 4152 10148 HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH $$ CDC
390
WWUS53 KLBF 151427
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
927 AM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021
NEC005-101-117-151437-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-210615T1430Z/
Arthur NE-Keith NE-McPherson NE-
927 AM CDT Tue Jun 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARTHUR...
NORTHEASTERN KEITH AND SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
930 AM CDT/830 AM 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
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 4157 10162 4156 10147 4136 10128 4127 10157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1427Z 329DEG 18KT 4147 10144
$$
CDCThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:32 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 43 min |
| Jun 15, 3:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 4:48 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 5:09 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 6:08 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 7:26 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 7:57 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 8:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 1:40 PM MDT | Heat Advisory | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Custer and 15 more | 53 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.