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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 244, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2023, 7:48 PM CDT for Frontier County, Hayes County, Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 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 22, 2023, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2023, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 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 00:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 959 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
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 22, 7:39 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 7:39 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 304 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-232015- 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- 304 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023 /204 PM MDT Sat Jul 22 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across north central Nebraska and south central Nebraska this evening. The area of concern is generally along and east of highway 83. The hazards are large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Heat index values could approach 100 to 105 degrees by Tuesday and Wednesday across the region. Take precautions if you must be outside next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 22, 7:18 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
718 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0710 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Stapleton 41.48N 100.51W
07/22/2023 E70 mph Logan NE Fire Dept/Rescue
Report of 70 miles plus wind gust. There was also a
report of downed tree limbs and large dumpsters moving
across the street.
0710 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Stapleton 41.48N 100.51W
07/22/2023 Logan NE Fire Dept/Rescue
Report of 70 miles plus wind gust. There was also a
report of downed tree limbs and large dumpsters moving
across the street.
&&
JGSpecial weather statement, Jul 22, 7:22 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
722 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023
NEZ038-230100-
Custer NE-
722 PM CDT Sat Jul 22 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Custer
County through 800 PM CDT...
At 722 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Arnold, or 16 miles east of Stapleton, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
Arnold, Callaway, Pleasant Hill, Pressey State Wildlife Management
Area, Milldale, Finchville and Lodi.
This includes Highway 92 between mile markers 247 and 260.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Nebraska.
&&
LAT...LON 4134 10023 4155 10025 4162 10015 4118 9969
4105 10004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 326DEG 31KT 4150 10019
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CDCLocal storm report, Jul 22, 7:25 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 49 min |
| Jul 22, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 39 min |
| Jul 23, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 35 min |
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