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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS North Platte, NE

July 13, 2023Frontier County, Hayes County, Lincoln County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2023, 8:35 PM CDT for Frontier County, Hayes County, Lincoln 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 13, 2023, 8:35 PM CDT (01:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2023, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Lincoln County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 13, 2:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 2023-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 551 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 2023-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
551 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-170 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2044 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

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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 13, 6:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 6:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 4:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
401 PM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-142115-
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-
401 PM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023 /301 PM MDT Thu Jul 13 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are possible across much of the area this
morning into the early afternoon, but the severe potential is low.

The severe potential increases this afternoon and evening,
especially for areas primarily along and west of Highway 83. The
primary threats will be very large hail of golf ball sized or larger
and strong winds up to 60 mph. In addition, an isolated tornado
cannot be ruled out. Storms should decrease intensity by mid evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible Friday into the
weekend. The severe potential will be limited with this activity.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening.

Taylor

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 13, 7:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:46 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:58 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant40 min
Jul 13, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Garden, Keith, Perkins45 min
Jul 13, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry39 min
Jul 13, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker, McPherson44 min
Jul 13, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFThomas32 min
Jul 13, 8:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine38 min
Jul 13, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup30 min
Jul 13, 9:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier42 min
Jul 13, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLoup51 min
Jul 14, 12:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel50 min
Jul 14, 1:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden34 min
Jul 14, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel39 min
Jul 14, 2:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry46 min
Jul 14, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan45 min
Jul 14, 3:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan43 min
Jul 14, 3:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBrown30 min
Jul 14, 3:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan44 min
Jul 14, 3:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry49 min
Jul 14, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan37 min
Jul 14, 5:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock37 min
Jul 14, 5:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan31 min
Jul 14, 5:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock45 min
Jul 14, 6:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield, Wheeler52 min
Jul 14, 6:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker37 min
Jul 14, 7:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Grant, Hooker, McPherson41 min
Jul 14, 7:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur41 min
Jul 14, 7:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFMcPherson28 min
Jul 14, 8:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan28 min
Jul 14, 8:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, McPherson50 min
Jul 14, 8:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith, McPherson43 min
Jul 14, 8:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln40 min
Jul 14, 8:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, Logan51 min
Jul 14, 9:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln38 min
Jul 14, 9:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Lincoln49 min
Jul 14, 9:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln43 min
Jul 14, 9:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier47 min
Jul 14, 9:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier46 min
Jul 14, 10:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier48 min
Jul 14, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan39 min
Jul 14, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan54 min
Jul 14, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan45 min
Jul 14, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBoyd43 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.