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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

August 5, 2022Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2022, 4:40 PM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 5, 2022, 4:40 PM MDT (22:40 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2022, 5:30 PM MDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Sheridan County, NE

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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 Aug 5, 2:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:53 PM MDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 1:48 PM MDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 5 2022

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-062000-
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-
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 5 2022 /148 PM MDT Fri Aug 5 2022/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

Heat indices over 100 degrees will continue across parts of
western and north central Nebraska today and could lead to heat
related illnesses. A Heat Advisory and Excessive Heat Warning
remains in effect until 8PM CDT tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening
across the Sandhills into north central Nebraska. Some small hail
and gusty winds are possible with the stronger storms, along with
frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

More widespread shower and thunderstorm chances increase
overnight tonight and continue Saturday and Saturday night.
A few storms could be strong to severe, with damaging winds, hail,
frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall as the primary
threats. The area of greatest concern for a strong storm on
Saturday afternoon is generally east of Highway 83.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:40 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 6:18 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	42 min
Aug 4, 6:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry	36 min
Aug 4, 7:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry	41 min
Aug 5, 1:58 AM MDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LBF	Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock	17 hr
Aug 5, 5:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	44 min
Aug 5, 5:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.