Alert archive / Nebraska / Special Weather Statements in 2023

Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE

May 4, 2023Boyd County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2023, 4:51 PM CDT for Boyd County, Nebraska. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2023, 4:51 PM CDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2023, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 40

County Boyd County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The text

As transmitted.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 4, 3:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 3:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 3:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
305 PM CDT Thu May 4 2023

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-052015-
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-
305 PM CDT Thu May 4 2023 /205 PM MDT Thu May 4 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon
and evening. A few could become strong to severe. Hail up to one
inch diameter and wind gusts up to 60 mph are possible with the
strongest storms.

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will also be possible Friday
afternoon into Friday night across most of western and north central
Nebraska. A few could be strong to severe. Hail up to one inch
diameter and wind gusts up to 60 mph are possible with the strongest
storms.

Chances for isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue across
the area Saturday through Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 4, 3:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, May 4, 4:14 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, May 4, 4:45 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, May 4, 4:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Grant	66 min
May 3, 8:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Arthur	26 min
May 3, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Deuel	46 min
May 3, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	46 min
May 3, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	15 min
May 3, 10:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	27 min
May 3, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden	51 min
May 3, 10:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Deuel	34 min
May 3, 10:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keith	45 min
May 4, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garden	28 min
May 4, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Boyd	31 min
May 4, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	15 min
May 4, 5:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Boyd	35 min
May 4, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	24 min
May 4, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Boyd	30 min
May 4, 6:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Deuel	27 min
May 4, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Rock	24 min
May 4, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	50 min
May 4, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Rock	47 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Nebraska, 2023 Every special weather statement 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.