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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

August 9, 2021Frontier County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT for Frontier County, Nebraska. It was in force for 36 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: Aug 9, 2021, 5:09 PM CDT (22:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2021, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 50

County Frontier County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 44 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: 28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -619 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

732 
WWUS83 KLBF 092209
SPSLBF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
509 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
 
NEZ059-071-092245-
Frontier NE-Lincoln NE-
509 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Frontier and southeastern Lincoln Counties through 545 PM CDT...

At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Moorefield, or 14 miles northeast of Curtis, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Curtis, Moorefield, Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management
Area and Vroman.

This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 203 and
208.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4061 10056 4079 10066 4104 10023 4073 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 238DEG 26KT 4082 10039 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Buttler

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	45 min
Aug 9, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hayes	52 min
Aug 9, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	47 min
Aug 9, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer, Loup	45 min
Aug 9, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hayes	50 min
Aug 9, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	46 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.