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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS North Platte, NE

June 23, 2021Holt County, Wheeler County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2021, 10:53 PM CDT for Holt County, Wheeler County, Nebraska. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report 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: Jun 23, 2021, 10:53 PM CDT (03:53 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2021, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Holt County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:56 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 23, 10:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	Oneill, NE	KONL AWOS

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 23, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 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: 2039 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -306 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1664 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

502 
WUUS53 KLBF 240353
SVRLBF
NEC089-183-240445-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0072.210624T0353Z-210624T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1053 PM CDT Wed Jun 23 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Holt County in north central Nebraska...
  Northeastern Wheeler County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1052 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near O'neill,
  moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  O'neill, O'Neill, Ewing, Chambers, Page, Inman, Emmet, Knievels
  Corner, Cumminsville, Four Corners and Goose Lake State Wildlife
  Management Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 291 and 328.
 Highway 281 between mile markers 144 and 196.

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 4184 9848 4246 9906 4267 9872 4252 9830
      4210 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 315DEG 27KT 4243 9875 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Gomez

2 follow-up statements

687 
WWUS53 KLBF 240411
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1111 PM CDT Wed Jun 23 2021

NEC089-183-240445-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210624T0445Z/
Holt NE-Wheeler NE-
1111 PM CDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN HOLT AND NORTHEASTERN WHEELER COUNTIES...

At 1110 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Page, or 8
miles southeast of O'neill, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
O'neill, O'Neill, Ewing, Chambers, Page, Inman, Emmet, Knievels
Corner, Cumminsville, Four Corners and Goose Lake State Wildlife
Management Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 291 and 328.
 Highway 281 between mile markers 144 and 196.

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 4184 9848 4246 9906 4267 9872 4252 9830
      4210 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 291DEG 41KT 4237 9853 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Gomez

725 
WWUS53 KLBF 240424
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1124 PM CDT Wed Jun 23 2021

NEC089-183-240445-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210624T0445Z/
Holt NE-Wheeler NE-
1124 PM CDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOLT AND NORTHEASTERN WHEELER COUNTIES...

At 1124 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ewing, or 15
miles southeast of O'neill, moving east 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...
O'neill, O'Neill, Ewing, Chambers, Page, Inman, Knievels Corner, 
Cumminsville, Four Corners, Goose Lake State Wildlife Management 
Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 302 and 328.
 Highway 281 between mile markers 144 and 196.

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 4184 9848 4229 9890 4265 9865 4252 9830
      4210 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0424Z 270DEG 27KT 4231 9842 

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

Gomez

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 7:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keya Paha	50 min
Jun 23, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Keya Paha	41 min
Jun 23, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha	18 min
Jun 23, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Grant	36 min
Jun 23, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Keya Paha	46 min
Jun 23, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Keya Paha, Rock	53 min
Jun 23, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Keya Paha	32 min
Jun 23, 9:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock	43 min
Jun 23, 9:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Keya Paha	40 min
Jun 23, 10:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock	35 min
Jun 23, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Holt, Wheeler	33 min
Jun 23, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Brown	27 min
Jun 23, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Loup, Rock	48 min
Jun 23, 11:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Blaine, Logan, Loup	40 min
Jun 23, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Brown, Custer, Loup	25 min
Jun 23, 11:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock, Wheeler	3 hr
Jun 23, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Custer, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock and 1 more	50 min
Jun 24, 12:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Custer, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Wheeler	30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.