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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS North Platte, NE

June 24, 20216 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT for 6 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 30 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 24, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT (05:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Blaine County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Loup County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:31 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 24, 12:45 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 70	4 E Ericson, NE	AN OPEN FACED CATTLE SHED WAS DESTROYED. WIND ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH.

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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 176 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: 3468 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -185 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

741 
WUUS53 KLBF 240530
SVRLBF
NEC009-041-071-089-115-183-240600-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0076.210624T0530Z-210624T0600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1230 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Loup County in north central Nebraska...
  Garfield County in north central Nebraska...
  Southeastern Holt County in north central Nebraska...
  Northeastern Custer County in central Nebraska...
  East central Blaine County in north central Nebraska...
  Wheeler County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1229 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles southwest of Creighton to near Bartlett to
  near Taylor, moving east at 50 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...
  Burwell, Taylor, Ewing, Chambers, Page, Bartlett, Ericson, Calamus
  Reservoir State Recreation Area, Inman, Virginia Smith Dam, Kent
  Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area, Sunfish Lake, 
  Homestead Knolls Campground, Goose Lake State Wildlife Management 
  Area.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 183 between mile markers 117 and 136.
 Highway 20 between mile markers 309 and 328.
 Highway 281 between mile markers 132 and 181.

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 these storms. 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 4178 9837 4174 9855 4174 9921 4161 9921
      4183 9985 4200 9916 4256 9850 4252 9830
      4184 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 289DEG 51KT 4241 9803 4190 9862 4174 9936 

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

Gomez

2 follow-up statements

427 
WWUS53 KLBF 240547
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1247 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

NEC009-240556-
/O.CAN.KLBF.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210624T0600Z/
Blaine NE-
1247 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
central and north central Nebraska.

LAT...LON 4178 9837 4174 9855 4174 9921 4161 9921
      4175 9942 4194 9910 4232 9849 4243 9831
      4184 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 270DEG 51KT 4233 9774 4183 9833 4167 9907 

$$

NEC041-071-089-115-183-240600-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210624T0600Z/
Loup NE-Garfield NE-Holt NE-Custer NE-Wheeler NE-
1247 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUP...GARFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN HOLT...NORTHEASTERN
CUSTER AND WHEELER COUNTIES...

At 1246 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Plainview to 9 miles north of Spalding to near
Elyria, moving east at 60 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...
Burwell, Taylor, Ewing, Bartlett, Ericson, Knievels Corner, Virginia
Smith Dam, Buffalo Flats, Kent Diversion Dam State Wildlife
Management Area, Homestead Knolls Campground, Cumminsville, Four
Corners, Pibel Lake State Recreation Area, Goose Lake State Wildlife
Management Area, Deverre and Gables.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 183 between mile markers 121 and 124.
 Highway 20 between mile markers 321 and 328.
 Highway 281 between mile markers 132 and 166.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4178 9837 4174 9855 4174 9921 4161 9921
      4175 9942 4194 9910 4232 9849 4243 9831
      4184 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0546Z 270DEG 51KT 4233 9774 4183 9833 4167 9907 

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

Gomez

570 
WWUS53 KLBF 240558
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1258 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

NEC041-071-089-115-183-240607-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-210624T0600Z/
Loup NE-Garfield NE-Holt NE-Custer NE-Wheeler NE-
1258 AM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUP...
GARFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN HOLT...NORTHEASTERN CUSTER AND WHEELER
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible.


LAT...LON 4178 9837 4174 9855 4174 9921 4161 9921
      4175 9942 4194 9910 4232 9849 4243 9831
      4184 9830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0557Z 289DEG 51KT 4229 9757 4179 9816 4163 9891 

$$

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, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Holt, Wheeler	52 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

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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.