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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS North Platte, NE

July 19, 2024Cherry County, Grant County, Hooker County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2024, 4:48 PM MDT for Cherry County, Grant County, Hooker County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 19, 2024, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2024, 5:30 PM MDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Cherry County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE

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NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 19, 2:20 PM MDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 2:20 PM MDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 2:51 PM MDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 11:27 AM MDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 12:03 PM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
103 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024

NEZ010-028-029-191845-
Wheeler NE-Holt NE-Garfield NE-
103 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GARFIELD...SOUTH
CENTRAL HOLT AND NORTHERN WHEELER COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM CDT...

At 103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles south of Amelia, or 23 miles northeast of Burwell, moving
southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sunfish Lake, Cumminsville, Four Corners, Buffalo Flats, Goose Lake
State Wildlife Management Area, Carson Lake, and Gables.

This includes Highway 281 between mile markers 145 and 161.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4210 9923 4224 9888 4203 9836 4177 9883
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 304DEG 16KT 4208 9890

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 1:46 PM MDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
246 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024

NEZ071-192030-
Frontier NE-
246 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL FRONTIER COUNTY THROUGH
330 PM CDT...

At 245 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Stockville, or near Curtis, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Curtis, Stockville, Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area,
Orafino, Freedom, and Dancing Leaf Earth Lodge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4066 10056 4070 10029 4044 9998 4044 10009
      4035 10010 4035 10048
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 346DEG 18KT 4057 10042

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Local storm report, Jul 19, 2:21 PM MDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:58 PM MDT, 50 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 1:48 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	42 min
Jul 19, 2:30 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	45 min
Jul 19, 3:09 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	51 min
Jul 19, 3:46 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	59 min
Jul 19, 4:43 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	62 min
Jul 19, 6:21 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	54 min
Jul 19, 6:56 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	64 min
Jul 19, 9:49 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garfield	41 min
Jul 19, 10:10 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	50 min
Jul 19, 11:12 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Wheeler	48 min
Jul 19, 11:27 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	48 min
Jul 19, 12:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garfield	42 min
Jul 19, 1:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	44 min
Jul 19, 2:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier	33 min
Jul 19, 3:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	43 min
Jul 19, 3:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Cherry	47 min
Jul 19, 4:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	44 min
Jul 19, 5:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	44 min
Jul 19, 5:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garden, Sheridan	33 min
Jul 19, 5:24 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Grant, Hooker, McPherson	51 min
Jul 19, 5:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	45 min
Jul 19, 5:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Frontier, Hayes	37 min
Jul 19, 5:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Keith, McPherson	47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.