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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

May 22, 2021Hooker County, McPherson County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at May 22, 2021, 11:47 PM MDT for Hooker County, McPherson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 58 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 22, 2021, 11:47 PM MDT (05:47 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2021, 12:45 AM MDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Hooker County, NE, McPherson County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:46 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 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2021-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 979 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2021-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
979 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1090 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 22, 10:59 PM MDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 10:59 PM MDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 9:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 8:29 PM MDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
929 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0929 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S MULLEN              42.01N 101.04W
05/22/2021  M1.42 INCH       HOOKER             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

SNIVELY
Special weather statement, May 22, 8:49 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
849 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

NEZ058-069-230330-
Chase NE-Perkins NE-
849 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PERKINS AND NORTH CENTRAL
CHASE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM MDT...

At 849 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Imperial, moving north at 35 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Grant, Madrid, Chase and Wild Horse Spring.

This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 44 and 78.

LAT...LON 4056 10157 4056 10182 4100 10190 4100 10147
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 183DEG 29KT 4064 10169

Snively
Special weather statement, May 22, 9:07 PM MDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1007 PM CDT Sat May 22 2021

NEZ059-230330-
Lincoln NE-
1007 PM CDT Sat May 22 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL
1030 PM CDT...

At 1006 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Maxwell, or 13 miles southeast of North Platte, moving north at
35 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Maxwell, Keith and Cottonwood Canyon State Wildlife Management Area.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 185 and
197.

LAT...LON 4099 10041 4099 10062 4130 10063 4130 10035
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 183DEG 29KT 4104 10055

Snively
Special weather statement, May 22, 9:34 PM MDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
934 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

NEZ057-058-069-230400-
Chase NE-Perkins NE-Keith NE-
934 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERKINS...KEITH AND CHASE
COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM MDT...

At 933 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
extending from near Roscoe to Champion. Movement was north at 45 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Ogallala, Imperial, Grant, Paxton, Brule, Madrid, Venango, Lamar,
Sarben, Keystone, Champion, Roscoe, Kingsley Dam, Crete, Chase,
Brandon, Nevens, Broganville, Big Bald Hill and Wild Horse Spring.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 61 between mile markers 41 and 101.
 Highway 92 between mile markers 137 and 138.
 Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 116 and 148.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4067 10205 4093 10206 4140 10160 4140 10127
      4116 10127 4035 10168 4035 10198
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 183DEG 40KT 4116 10156 4043 10187

Snively
Special weather statement, May 22, 10:00 PM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 11:47 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 8:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase43 min
May 22, 8:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln39 min
May 22, 8:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins41 min
May 22, 9:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln23 min
May 22, 9:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Keith, Perkins26 min
May 22, 10:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Keith, Perkins45 min
May 22, 10:21 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFKeith, Perkins3 hr
May 23, 1:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDawes41 min
May 23, 1:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden33 min
May 23, 2:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan34 min
May 23, 3:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan45 min
May 23, 4:33 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel, Garden42 min
May 23, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan38 min
May 23, 5:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Garden, Grant51 min
May 23, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan44 min
May 23, 5:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel52 min
May 23, 5:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.