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Mesoscale Discussion 1067

June 23, 202122 counties in Nebraska

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 23, 2021, 2:51 PM MDT for 22 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 114 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2021, 2:51 PM MDT (20:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
114 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch possible
Chance of a watch
40%
All 22 counties

Arthur County, NE, Banner County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 211 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
211 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-469 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

710 
ACUS11 KWNS 232051
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 232051 
NEZ000-COZ000-232245-

Mesoscale Discussion 1067
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0351 PM CDT Wed Jun 23 2021

Areas affected...Portions of the Nebraska Panhandle and
north-central Nebraska.

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch possible 

Valid 232051Z - 232245Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...40 percent

SUMMARY...Increasing storm coverage and intensity expected into the
evening.

DISCUSSION...A few towers have started to develop in the well-mixed
air in the Nebraska Panhandle where temperatures are over 100
degrees and inhibition is eroded according to SPC mesoanalysis.
MLCAPE is only around 500 J/kg in this region and thus, storms are
expected to strengthen gradually. However, as this activity moves
eastward and as the upper trough advances east toward the better
instability, storm intensity/coverage is expected to increase. In
addition, shear is relatively weak where early development has
begun, but it is stronger across central and eastern Nebraska. This
should also aid in storm intensity/organization as activity moves
east. Additionally, the low-level jet is expected to strengthen
substantially during the evening hours which should provide
additional forcing for storm development. 

At some point during this evening, a severe thunderstorm watch will
likely be needed, especially as storms organize into
supercells/bowing segments. However, the timing of this transition
remains unclear and thus storm trends will be monitored over the
next few hours.

..Bentley/Hart.. 06/23/2021

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...GID...LBF...BOU...CYS...

LAT...LON   42280331 42910169 42949956 42369904 41529924 41060000
            41040120 40990238 41050333 41480389 42280331

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:51 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCButler, Clay, Fillmore, Gage, Hamilton, Jefferson and 6 more54 min
Jun 23, 3:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer and 16 more6 hr
Jun 23, 5:13 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAntelope, Blaine, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Burt and 25 more92 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.