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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 212, NWS North Platte, NE

July 4, 2022Cherry County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2022, 9:50 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2022, 9:50 PM MDT (03:50 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2022, 10:30 PM MDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cherry County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:51 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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 163 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: 671 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3073 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 4, 9:13 PM MDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 9:13 PM MDT, 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 1:44 PM MDT, 8 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
244 PM CDT Mon Jul 4 2022

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-051945-
Sheridan-Eastern Cherry-Keya Paha-Boyd-Brown-Rock-Holt-Garden-
Grant-Hooker-Thomas-Blaine-Loup-Garfield-Wheeler-Arthur-McPherson-
Logan-Custer-Deuel-Keith-Perkins-Lincoln-Chase-Hayes-Frontier-
Western Cherry-
244 PM CDT Mon Jul 4 2022 /144 PM MDT Mon Jul 4 2022/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and
north central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A Heat Advisory remains in effect this evening for areas along
and east of Highway 83 where heat index values in excess of 100
degrees will continue.

Isolated thunderstorms remain possible late this afternoon and
evening across portions of western and north central Nebraska. A
few of the stronger storms may contain hail and gusty winds with
the area of greatest concern for this potential being north of
Highway 92.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A combination of heat and humidity will again lead to dangerous heat
index values as high as 103 degrees on Tuesday afternoon. A Heat
Advisory is in effect Tuesday for areas along and east of a line
from Hayes Center to North Platte to Ainsworth to Butte.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and
evening across much of western and north central Nebraska. Storms
may become severe with large hail, damaging winds, and frequent
lightning as the main concerns.

Additional strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible
Wednesday, but specific details remain uncertain so check later
forecasts regarding this potential.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the
NWS.

&&

Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at
http://www.weather.gov/northplatte

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
829 PM MDT Mon Jul 4 2022

NEZ094-050300-
Western Cherry NE-
829 PM MDT Mon Jul 4 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Cherry
County through 900 PM MDT...

At 829 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 23
miles southeast of Gordon, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Medicine Lake, Highway 61 Crossing The Niobrara River, Intersection
of Highway 61 and Shadbolt Road and Highway 61 crossing the Snake
River.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 121 and 125.
 Highway 61 between mile markers 197 and 217.

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 4251 10174 4258 10206 4287 10188 4270 10129
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 222DEG 31KT 4257 10186

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Gomez

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
833 PM MDT Mon Jul 4 2022

NEZ023-024-094-050300-
Hooker NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-
833 PM MDT Mon Jul 4 2022

...Outflow winds from thunderstorms will impact portions of
southwestern Cherry, northeastern Grant and western Hooker Counties
through 900 PM MDT...

At 832 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking outflow winds from strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 26 miles northeast of
Ashby to near Whitman to 6 miles east of Hyannis. Movement was east
at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Whitman, Carr Lake, Duluth, Hire, Whitman Road crossing the North
Branch of the Middle Loup River, Pratt Lake, Sevenmile Hill and Weir.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 2 between mile markers 148 and 174.
 Highway 61 between mile markers 149 and 155.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4230 10117 4181 10130 4188 10176 4209 10170
      4231 10164
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 263DEG 20KT 4229 10156 4213 10152 4196 10164

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Gomez

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:06 PM MDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:23 PM MDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:36 PM MDT, 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:45 PM MDT, 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 6:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	41 min
Jul 4, 6:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	44 min
Jul 4, 7:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	51 min
Jul 4, 7:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	48 min
Jul 4, 8:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Grant	38 min
Jul 4, 8:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	31 min
Jul 4, 8:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Grant	27 min
Jul 4, 8:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	49 min
Jul 4, 9:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	39 min
Jul 4, 9:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	37 min
Jul 4, 9:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	24 min
Jul 4, 9:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	60 min
Jul 5, 12:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	52 min
Jul 5, 12:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock	45 min
Jul 5, 1:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Rock	45 min
Jul 5, 1:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt	50 min
Jul 5, 1:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Holt, Rock	41 min
Jul 5, 1:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Blaine, Hooker, Loup, Thomas	37 min
Jul 5, 1:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	46 min
Jul 5, 2:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt	41 min
Jul 5, 2:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Holt, Wheeler	44 min
Jul 5, 3:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hayes	52 min
Jul 5, 4:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Deuel	25 min
Jul 5, 4:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Perkins	38 min
Jul 5, 4:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	25 min
Jul 5, 4:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Deuel	29 min
Jul 5, 5:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	27 min
Jul 5, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Deuel	29 min
Jul 5, 5:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Deuel	32 min
Jul 5, 5:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith	41 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.