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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 260, NWS North Platte, NE

July 30, 2023Garden County, Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2023, 5:55 PM MDT for Garden County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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 30, 2023, 5:55 PM MDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2023, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Garden County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 30, 5:43 PM MDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 5:43 PM MDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 1:47 PM MDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
247 PM CDT Sun Jul 30 2023

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-312000-
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-
247 PM CDT Sun Jul 30 2023 /147 PM MDT Sun Jul 30 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible late this
afternoon and more likely this evening across western Nebraska.
The storms will spread east into the overnight across the Sandhills
into north central and central Nebraska. The main hazards will be
strong winds and large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Near daily thunderstorm chances continue into next week. Severe
potential is unclear at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation could be needed across mainly northwest Nebraska
this evening.

Taylor

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 5:44 PM MDT, 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
544 PM MDT Sun Jul 30 2023

NEZ004-022-023-094-310030-
Sheridan NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-Garden NE-
544 PM MDT Sun Jul 30 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Cherry,
northwestern Grant, northeastern Garden and southeastern Sheridan
Counties through 630 PM MDT...

At 544 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ellsworth, or 34 miles east of Alliance. This storm was nearly
stationary.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Finnegan Lake, Bingham, Kincaid Lake, Kennedy Lake and
Wild Horse Flats.

This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 117 and 133.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT for
the Panhandle of, north central and west central Nebraska.

&&

LAT...LON 4199 10235 4215 10224 4209 10195 4185 10211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 296DEG 4KT 4204 10221

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Taylor

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 30, 5:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Grant	46 min
Jul 30, 5:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Box Butte	47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.