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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2023, 7:10 PM MDT for 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2023, 7:10 PM MDT (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2023, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 55
County Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 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 nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 864 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</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 Aug 1, 5:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 5:25 PM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 319 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-022030- 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- 319 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023 /219 PM MDT Tue Aug 1 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms will be possible later this evening into the overnight hours across a large portion of western and north central Nebraska. At this time, the main severe threat is over southwestern Nebraska where strong winds and hail up to the size of quarters are the main threats. In addition, heavy rain may also be a threat over southwestern Nebraska. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorms will be possible during the late afternoon, into the evening hours Wednesday through Monday. On Thursday, there is a marginal threat for severe storms mainly west of a line from Valentine to North Platte. Severe storms are also possible on Saturday across a large portion of western and north central Nebraska. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight. Reports of severe weather tonight are greatly appreciated. CLB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 7:10 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
710 PM MDT Tue Aug 1 2023
NEZ004-094-020200-
Sheridan NE-Western Cherry NE-
710 PM MDT Tue Aug 1 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Cherry
and northeastern Sheridan Counties through 800 PM MDT...
At 709 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gordon, moving southeast at 10 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...
Gordon, Clinton, Rock Hill, Bayonne and Intersection of Highway 27
and Mills Road.
This includes Highway 20 between mile markers 98 and 119.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4276 10237 4287 10229 4283 10191 4259 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 298DEG 9KT 4282 10225
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CDCThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Cherry | 49 min |
| Aug 1, 8:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 9:26 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Cherry | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 52 min |
| Aug 1, 9:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Deuel | 44 min |
| Aug 1, 10:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 10:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 41 min |
| Aug 1, 11:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 11:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 51 min |
| Aug 1, 11:39 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier | 5 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:52 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Deuel, Keith | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith | 49 min |
| Aug 2, 12:09 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 12:16 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Arthur | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 1:09 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Cherry | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:13 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker | 32 min |
| Aug 2, 1:39 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry, Hooker | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 2:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 40 min |
| Aug 2, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Deuel | 47 min |
| Aug 2, 4:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 18 min |
| Aug 2, 4:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Deuel, Garden | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 5:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 58 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.