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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS North Platte, NE

June 25, 2021Garfield County, Wheeler County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT for Garfield County, Wheeler County, Nebraska. It was in force for 49 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 25, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Garfield County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 25, 5:50 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 60	8 Wnw Ericson, NE

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

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 172 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: 612 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 859 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

154 
WUUS53 KLBF 252241
SVRLBF
NEC071-183-252330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.SV.W.0078.210625T2241Z-210625T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
541 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Garfield County in north central Nebraska...
  Southwestern Wheeler County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
  Ericson, or 15 miles north of Ord, moving east at 15 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...
  Bartlett, Ericson and Pibel Lake State Recreation Area. 

This includes Highway 281 between mile markers 132 and 145.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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 4174 9891 4189 9892 4195 9851 4174 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 268DEG 11KT 4181 9882 

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

NMJ

2 follow-up statements

592 
WWUS53 KLBF 252303
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
603 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

NEC071-183-252330-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210625T2330Z/
Garfield NE-Wheeler NE-
603 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD AND SOUTHWESTERN WHEELER COUNTIES...

At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ericson, or 18
miles northeast of Ord, moving east at 15 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...
Bartlett, Ericson and Pibel Lake State Recreation Area. 

This includes Highway 281 between mile markers 132 and 145.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

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.

Heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash 
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4174 9880 4191 9880 4195 9851 4174 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 266DEG 12KT 4182 9870 

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

NMJ

157 
WWUS53 KLBF 252328
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
628 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

NEC071-183-252337-
/O.EXP.KLBF.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-210625T2330Z/
Garfield NE-Wheeler NE-
628 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD AND
SOUTHWESTERN WHEELER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 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
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

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

LAT...LON 4174 9880 4191 9880 4195 9851 4174 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 268DEG 11KT 4182 9860 

$$

NMJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 10:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	51 min
Jun 24, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	59 min
Jun 25, 2:31 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Deuel, Garden	5 hr
Jun 25, 2:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hayes	51 min
Jun 25, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	60 min
Jun 25, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	47 min
Jun 25, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	60 min
Jun 25, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	40 min
Jun 25, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Dawson	32 min
Jun 25, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	67 min
Jun 25, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	40 min
Jun 25, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	52 min
Jun 25, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	48 min
Jun 25, 5:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Wheeler	41 min
Jun 25, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Wheeler	51 min
Jun 25, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	66 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.