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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS North Platte, NE

June 24, 20239 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2023, 1:21 AM CDT for 9 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 39 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: Jun 24, 2023, 1:21 AM CDT (06:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2023, 2:00 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 23, 6:17 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 23, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 3021 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1262 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 306 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.0
Supercell composite: 19.8

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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 Jun 24, 12:48 AM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 12:48 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 3:53 PM CDT, 9 hours 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
353 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2023

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-242100-
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-
353 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2023 /253 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected this evening into
the overnight. There is an enhanced risk for severe weather across
much of western Nebraska into the Sandhills and north central
Nebraska. The main threats will be damaging winds of 75+ mph, large
hail of 2+ inches in diameter, and frequent lightning. Locally heavy
rainfall will also be likely with the greatest potential across
northern Nebraska. An isolated tornado threat is also possible for
this evening. The greatest potential for severe weather will
generally be between 8PM and 2AM CT with the heavy rain threat
between Midnight and 6AM CT.

A flood warning is in effect along the stretch of the South Platte
River in Deuel and Keith Counties. The river stage will rise to just
above flood stage this afternoon. See the flood warning product for
more details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Near daily thunderstorm chances return on Monday night lasting
through Thursday night. At this time the severe potential remains
uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 12:30 AM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 12:37 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 12:42 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 12:47 AM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:06 AM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 24, 1:17 AM CDT, 4 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
Jun 23, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	41 min
Jun 23, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Holt	18 min
Jun 23, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	43 min
Jun 23, 8:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	41 min
Jun 23, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Arthur	50 min
Jun 23, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	44 min
Jun 23, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Deuel, Garden	44 min
Jun 23, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith	42 min
Jun 23, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry, Sheridan	38 min
Jun 23, 9:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel	46 min
Jun 23, 9:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Deuel, Garden	19 min
Jun 23, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Holt	31 min
Jun 23, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Rock	30 min
Jun 23, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel, Garden	50 min
Jun 23, 9:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Grant, Sheridan	49 min
Jun 23, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Arthur, Garden, Grant, Keith	48 min
Jun 23, 10:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LBF	Deuel, Garden	3 hr
Jun 23, 10:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Arthur, Keith	41 min
Jun 23, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	38 min
Jun 23, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock	51 min
Jun 23, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Holt	49 min
Jun 23, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Holt	28 min
Jun 23, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hooker	27 min
Jun 23, 10:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	23 min
Jun 23, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Arthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith	48 min
Jun 23, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Grant	46 min
Jun 23, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	45 min
Jun 23, 10:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Boyd	56 min
Jun 23, 10:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	39 min
Jun 23, 10:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden, Sheridan	50 min
Jun 23, 11:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Deuel, Garden	91 min
Jun 23, 11:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson, Perkins	51 min
Jun 23, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	46 min
Jun 23, 11:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keya Paha	43 min
Jun 23, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan	30 min
Jun 23, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Cherry	39 min
Jun 23, 11:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt	48 min
Jun 23, 11:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Arthur, Grant, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln, Logan and 3 more	47 min
Jun 23, 11:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Thomas	39 min
Jun 23, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Keya Paha	64 min
Jun 23, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Hooker, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Thomas	48 min
Jun 24, 12:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Holt	52 min
Jun 24, 12:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Cherry	3 hr
Jun 24, 12:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock	5 hr
Jun 24, 12:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock, Thomas	54 min
Jun 24, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Boyd	49 min
Jun 24, 12:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Blaine, Custer, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Thomas	48 min
Jun 24, 1:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	39 min
Jun 24, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock	48 min
Jun 24, 1:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	42 min
Jun 24, 1:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Boyd, Custer, Garfield, Holt, Loup, Rock and 1 more	80 min
Jun 24, 2:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Boyd, Holt, Wheeler	28 min
Jun 24, 9:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Boyd	9 hr
Jun 24, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Boyd	43 min
Jun 24, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Boyd	36 min
Jun 24, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Boyd	35 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.