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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS North Platte, NE

June 14, 2024Frontier County, Hayes County, Lincoln County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2024, 9:30 PM CDT for Frontier County, Hayes County, Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 14, 2024, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2024, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Lincoln County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 49 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1490 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1490 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1202 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
6.2

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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 Jun 14, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 10:24 AM CDT, 11 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1024 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-151530-
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-
1024 AM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 /924 AM MDT Fri Jun 14 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms are likely across western and north central Nebraska
this evening and tonight, some of which may become severe. The main
area of concern for severe weather is generally along and south of
Highway 2. The primary hazards are large hail, wind gusts to 75+ mph,
isolated tornadoes and the potential for locally heavy rainfall
which may cause flooding in some areas. Timing of the severe risk is
from 7 PM to Midnight CT / 6 to 11 PM MT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Daily thunderstorm chances exist Saturday through Thursday with the
potential for severe weather across northern Nebraska Sunday night.
Storm coverage is expected to remain isolated and the main hazard is
large hail.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFGarden3 hr
Jun 14, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden26 min
Jun 14, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Perkins44 min
Jun 14, 8:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFGarden3 hr
Jun 14, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden52 min
Jun 14, 8:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith45 min
Jun 14, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase43 min
Jun 14, 8:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes43 min
Jun 14, 9:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFGarden3 hr
Jun 14, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur50 min
Jun 14, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith47 min
Jun 14, 9:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln39 min
Jun 14, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln44 min
Jun 14, 10:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier47 min
Jun 14, 10:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan39 min
Jun 14, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDawson44 min
Jun 14, 11:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster, Logan38 min
Jun 14, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster48 min
Jun 14, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCuster18 min
Jun 15, 12:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield, Wheeler37 min
Jun 15, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan49 min
Jun 15, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan45 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.