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Special Weather Statement, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2023, 7:16 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 29 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 5, 2023, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2023, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 30
County Lincoln County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 363 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
- 1774 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1305 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
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 5, 6:39 PM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 6:39 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 309 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-062015- 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- 309 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023 /209 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A strong thunderstorm is possible mainly through early evening over far southwestern Nebraska and portions of north central Nebraska, mainly over Holt and Boyd counties. Hail up to quarters and some gusty winds are possible. Elsewhere over the remainder of north central Nebraska, thunderstorms are possible and should remain below severe limits. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Periodic shower and thunderstorm chances persist Sunday through Tuesday, primarily in the afternoon and evening. The severe weather potential remains uncertain at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:13 PM CDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
413 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023
NEZ006-008-009-052200-
Brown NE-Rock NE-Keya Paha NE-
413 PM CDT Sat Aug 5 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Rock,
northern Brown and central Keya Paha Counties through 500 PM CDT...
At 412 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Norden, or 14 miles west of Springview, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Springview, Norden, Burton, Thomas Creek State Wildlife Management
Area, Bobcat State Wildlife Management Area, Meadville and North
River Trail.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 183 between mile markers 205 and 221.
Highway 12 between mile markers 26 and 67.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4271 10013 4289 10015 4296 9953 4269 9951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 266DEG 23KT 4281 10004
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MBSSpecial weather statement, Aug 5, 4:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 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 5, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Dawson | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hayes | 17 min |
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