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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

May 30, 2022Custer County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2022, 2:21 AM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 24 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 30, 2022, 2:21 AM CDT (07:21 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2022, 2:45 AM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40

County Custer County, NE

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 55 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 2022-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 780 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 2022-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 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
780 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2317 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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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 30, 12:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 12:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1233 AM CDT Mon May 30 2022

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday night)
Issued at 318 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022

The main concern in the short term is with storm development later
this afternoon and evening. There will be a two areas of focus
for thunderstorm development.

The frontal boundary across central Nebraska will be one area of
focus for more surface based storm development. The main hazards
will be hail, damaging winds and even a tornado potential. There
will be a narrow corridor of modest low level CAPE values around
2000 to 3000 J/kg. This will generally be from Mills, NE
southwestward to Dickens and east. A weak cap in the area is
expected to erode this afternoon with daytime heating. Once this
occurs can expect a few scattered thunderstorms to develop near
the front. The mode of storm development will be supercellular and
most likely discrete and possibly long tracked supercells. There
is the potential for tornadic development across portions of far
north central Nebraska into northeastern Nebraska, where the low
level Helicity is the greatest.

The second area of focus will be across western Nebraska as the
cold front advances eastward. For this sector the main threats
will be damaging winds and hail. Ongoing convection across
Colorado and Wyoming will move eastward and are expected to
strengthen. There is also the possibility of additional
convection development in western and southwest Nebraska as well
out ahead of the front. Storm wills intensify as the get into the
better environment. CAPE will be marginal across western Nebraska
around 600 to 1000 J/kg and around 1000 to 1600 J/kg generally
east of HWY 83. There is some concern however that moisture is a
little limited for areas across far western and southwest Nebraska
as sfc dewpoints are only in the low to mid 40s, moisture increases
to the east.

Most of the severe thunderstorm activity should diminish by
midnight. However, lingering showers and thunderstorms will still
be possible through the overnight. There is a concern for some
moderate to heavy rainfall across the northwest Sandhills and even
a marginal potential across north central Nebraska. QPF values
range from around 0.65 to 1.60 inches.

As for Monday, there is the potential for more showers and
thunderstorms, with chances lingering through the day as the cold
front continues to advance east. Most showers and thunderstorms
will remain below the severe threshold, however across north
central Nebraska there is still a slight risk of a strong to
severe storm.

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday)
Issued at 318 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022

The next chance for precipitation will arrive on Wednesday night
as an upper level trof moves through the area. An upper level
ridge develops across the Western CONUS on Thursday, giving the
High Plains a northwest flow through the first half of the
weekend. By Sunday the flow will become more amplified. The cold
front passage will keep temperatures cool through Wednesday,
before temperatures begin to warm up towards the end of the week.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Monday night)
Issued at 1233 AM CDT Mon May 30 2022

Thunderstorms will continue across the region into early Monday
morning. Some storms may be severe with large hail and strong winds
as the primary threats. Visibility reductions should be expected in
heavy rainfall from these storms. Storms move out of the area across
the south by mid-morning, but rain showers will linger across the
north through Monday. Some light fog, visibility restrictions, and
ceilings below 1000 feet are expected at KVTN for most of Monday. In
addition to precipitation chances, strong winds are expected through
Monday with gusts up to 25 to 30 knots expected across the entire
region.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...Gomez
LONG TERM...Gomez
AVIATION...Kulik
Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:28 PM CDT, 10 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
328 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-302030-
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-
328 PM CDT Sun May 29 2022 /228 PM MDT Sun May 29 2022/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

Severe weather is likely late this afternoon and tonight across
western and north central Nebraska. Damaging wind gusts in excess
of 70 mph and very large hail greater than 2 inches are possible,
and a tornado cannot be ruled out. Storm activity will begin late
in the afternoon or early evening across western Nebraska and
spread east and northeast throughout the evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

Thunderstorm activity from Sunday night may continue into Monday
morning in north central Nebraska. Additional thunderstorm
activity is possible in the afternoon across much of the forecast
area. Large hail and strong winds are the primary threats.

.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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith45 min
May 29, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Perkins40 min
May 29, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Grant, Hooker, McPherson50 min
May 29, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry61 min
May 29, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup28 min
May 29, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Loup43 min
May 29, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Grant, Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas38 min
May 29, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln46 min
May 29, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry25 min
May 29, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine45 min
May 29, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFGarfield, Loup, Rock48 min
May 29, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry, Hooker, Thomas63 min
May 29, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln52 min
May 29, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Loup48 min
May 29, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan42 min
May 29, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry39 min
May 29, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Logan, Thomas38 min
May 29, 9:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Wheeler49 min
May 29, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan19 min
May 29, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock50 min
May 29, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Custer, Loup, Rock49 min
May 29, 10:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt27 min
May 29, 10:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha22 min
May 29, 10:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock40 min
May 29, 10:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock52 min
May 29, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBoyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock27 min
May 29, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Wheeler51 min
May 29, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster35 min
May 29, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBoyd, Garfield, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock, Wheeler68 min
May 29, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster19 min
May 29, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCuster32 min
May 30, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Wheeler50 min
May 30, 12:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSherman19 min
May 30, 12:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster30 min
May 30, 12:34 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCuster3 hr
May 30, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield36 min
May 30, 12:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFGarfield3 hr
May 30, 12:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup25 min
May 30, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFPerkins37 min
May 30, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Loup24 min
May 30, 1:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFWheeler49 min
May 30, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Perkins33 min
May 30, 1:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes25 min
May 30, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt27 min
May 30, 1:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine22 min
May 30, 1:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Hayes, Keith, Perkins37 min
May 30, 2:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln32 min
May 30, 2:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster33 min
May 30, 2:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker, McPherson32 min
May 30, 3:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln20 min
May 30, 3:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker, Thomas23 min
May 30, 4:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield, Wheeler33 min
May 30, 4:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry48 min
May 30, 4:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt20 min
May 30, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan28 min
May 30, 6:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes25 min
May 30, 6:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFBlaine, Custer, Logan32 min
May 30, 7:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln27 min
May 30, 7:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine30 min
May 30, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln30 min
May 30, 7:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock33 min
May 30, 7:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan32 min
May 30, 8:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Custer, Loup, Rock80 min
May 30, 8:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd49 min
May 30, 9:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock74 min
May 30, 10:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd25 min
May 30, 10:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt38 min
May 30, 10:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt49 min
May 30, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Wheeler45 min
May 30, 11:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt17 min
May 30, 11:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup, Rock43 min
May 30, 12:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Wheeler30 min
May 30, 12:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt44 min
May 30, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd, Holt42 min
May 30, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd33 min
May 30, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Frontier, Hayes67 min
May 30, 3:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHolt, Rock44 min
May 30, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFWheeler16 min
May 30, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd32 min
May 30, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFWheeler27 min

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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.