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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 225, NWS North Platte, NE

July 16, 2023Garden County, Grant County, Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2023, 6:19 PM MDT for Garden County, Grant County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 41 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 16, 2023, 6:19 PM MDT (00:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2023, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

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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 16, 5:39 PM MDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 5:39 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 1:45 PM MDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:20 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
520 PM MDT Sun Jul 16 2023

NEZ004-094-162345-
Sheridan NE-Western Cherry NE-
520 PM MDT Sun Jul 16 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Cherry
and northeastern Sheridan Counties through 545 PM MDT...

At 520 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wolf Creek Housing, or 11 miles east of Pine Ridge, moving southeast
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Gordon, Merriman, Hoover Lake, Irwin, Intersection of Highway 20 and
Irwin Road, Shell Lake State Wildlife Management Area and Bayonne.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 20 between mile markers 103 and 139.
 Highway 61 between mile markers 224 and 229.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4300 10182 4294 10161 4266 10213 4300 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 310DEG 35KT 4301 10233

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Gomez
Local storm report, Jul 16, 5:38 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 5:51 PM MDT, 28 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant47 min
Jul 16, 6:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFArthur, Garden, Grant, Keith, McPherson48 min
Jul 16, 7:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson, Perkins49 min
Jul 17, 3:20 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster25 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Nebraska, 2023Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.