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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2023, 1:40 AM CDT for Logan 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 3, 2023, 1:40 AM CDT (06:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2023, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
County Logan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 1555 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1582 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 3, 12:43 AM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 12:43 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 333 PM CDT Wed Aug 2 2023 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-032045- 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- 333 PM CDT Wed Aug 2 2023 /233 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible late this afternoon into the overnight hours across portions of western and north central Nebraska. Though the severe threat appears low, a strong to severe storm cannot be ruled out, especially over far southwestern Nebraska and portions of western Deuel and southwestern Garden County. Gusty winds will be the main severe threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Scattered to widespread thunderstorms are expected late Thursday afternoon into the evening hours across most of western and north central Nebraska. Strong winds will be the main threat, along with large hail and the possibility of heavy rain. At this time, the greatest threat for severe storms is roughly south and west of a line from Gordon to Broken Bow. Across far southwestern Nebraska, there is the potential for thunderstorm wind gusts above 75 MPH. Thunderstorms will be possible Friday night through Sunday night across the area. At this time, the greatest threat for severe storms is on Saturday across the southern half of the outlook area, or more specifically, south of a line from Big Springs to Sargent. The threat for thunderstorms will continue Monday into Tuesday across the outlook area. At this time, the threat for severe storms is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 8:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
736 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023
NEZ004-023-094-030215-
Sheridan NE-Grant NE-Western Cherry NE-
736 PM MDT Wed Aug 2 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Cherry,
northwestern Grant and southeastern Sheridan Counties through 815 PM
MDT...
At 736 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Ashby to near Ellsworth. Movement was
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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...
Ashby, Watson Lake, Dipping Vat Meadow, Hire, Wolf Hill, Finnegan
Lake, Whitman Road crossing the North Branch of the Middle Loup
River, Mother Lake, Argo Hill and Kennedy Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 133 and 144.
Highway 61 between mile markers 160 and 181.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4221 10127 4241 10220 4205 10225 4199 10182
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 235DEG 17KT 4204 10185 4209 10221
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CDCSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 8:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
849 PM CDT Wed Aug 2 2023
NEZ036-057-059-030230-
McPherson NE-Lincoln NE-Keith NE-
849 PM CDT Wed Aug 2 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Keith,
northwestern Lincoln and southwestern McPherson Counties through 930
PM CDT/830 PM MDT/...
At 848 PM CDT/748 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 12 miles north of Sarben, or 22 miles southwest of
Tryon, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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...
Schnick Lake, Diamond Bar Lake and Big Bald Hill.
This includes Highway 92 between mile markers 184 and 201.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4124 10117 4129 10140 4163 10133 4155 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 196DEG 13KT 4134 10127
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
CDCSpecial weather statement, Aug 2, 9:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden, Sheridan | 55 min |
| Aug 2, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 47 min |
| Aug 2, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Grant | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 47 min |
| Aug 2, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker, McPherson | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 4:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:22 PM CDT | Flood Watch | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 13 hr |
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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.