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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS North Platte, NE

July 26, 2023Chase County, Hayes County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2023, 7:14 PM MDT for Chase County, Hayes County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 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 26, 2023, 7:14 PM MDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2023, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chase County, NE, Hayes County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 332 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2023-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 871 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2023-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
871 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-254 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2642 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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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 26, 5:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 5:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 2:20 PM MDT, 4 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
320 PM CDT Wed Jul 26 2023

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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-
320 PM CDT Wed Jul 26 2023 /220 PM MDT Wed Jul 26 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop this evening across
southwestern Nebraska. This activity is expected to spread north
into the Sandhills and portions of central Nebraska into the evening
hours. Some storms may be strong to severe with large hail, damaging
winds and an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. The greatest
potential for scattered severe storm development will be across
portions of southwest Nebraska.

A Heat Advisory is in effect for portions of north central Nebraska
this evening, continuing into Thursday. Heat indices of 100 to 105
degrees are expected.

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

The Heat Advisory continues for portions of southwest and north
central Nebraska through late evening on Thursday. Heat indices of
100 to 105 degrees are expected.

There is a Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms Thursday and Friday
across a large portion of western and north central Nebraska.
Damaging wind and large hail are the primary threats for both days.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to send in any reports of hail and
damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:45 PM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 26, 3:56 PM MDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes50 min
Jul 26, 8:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHayes47 min
Jul 27, 12:48 AM MDTHeat AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Boyd, Custer, Frontier, Garfield, Hayes and 6 more43 hr
Jul 27, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan46 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.