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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS North Platte, NE

June 28, 2023Chase County, Perkins County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2023, 10:45 PM MDT for Chase County, Perkins County, Nebraska. It was in force for 45 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 28, 2023, 10:45 PM MDT (04:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 2023, 11:30 PM MDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chase County, NE, Perkins County, NE

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 28, 9:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 1288 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -166 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2112 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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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 28, 5:20 PM MDT, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 5:20 PM MDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 1:56 PM MDT, 8 hours 49 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
256 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2023

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-292000-
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-
256 PM CDT Wed Jun 28 2023 /156 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Nebraska, north
central Nebraska, panhandle Nebraska, southwest Nebraska and west
central Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected tonight. A few severe storms are
possible, especially across portions of western into southwest
Nebraska. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms are expected Thursday and
Friday. Though a few strong to briefly severe thunderstorms will be
possible each day, the main concern will be heavy rainfall with
widespread one to two inches and locally higher amounts possible
leading to an increased threat for localized flooding. Continue to
monitor later forecasts for more up to date information regarding
this threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation could be needed across portions of western and
southwest Nebraska.

Taylor

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 28, 11:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Chase	38 min
Jun 28, 11:46 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Chase, Hayes	59 min
Jun 28, 11:59 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Chase	4 hr
Jun 29, 12:31 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LBF	Hayes	44 min
Jun 29, 12:45 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase	45 min
Jun 29, 12:53 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Chase	3 hr
Jun 29, 1:07 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Hayes	53 min
Jun 29, 1:31 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hayes	44 min
Jun 29, 1:46 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Chase	44 min
Jun 29, 1:58 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	32 min
Jun 29, 5:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	30 min
Jun 29, 5:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	45 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.