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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 290, NWS North Platte, NE

August 18, 2024Holt County, Wheeler County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 18, 2024, 6:51 AM CDT for Holt County, Wheeler County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 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: Aug 18, 2024, 6:51 AM CDT (11:51 UTC)
Expired: Aug 18, 2024, 7:30 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Holt County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 18, 4:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

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 Aug 18, 6:28 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 6:28 AM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 2:24 AM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service North Platte NE
224 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-191200-
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-
224 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024 /124 AM MDT Sun Aug 18 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms across central and western Nebraska may
produce large hail and damaging winds today. Locally heavy rainfall
is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered thunderstorms will be around each day through the middle
of next week, especially west of Hwy 83. The overall severe threat is
uncertain at this time, though storms on Tuesday west of Hwy 83 may
have the best potential to produce large hail, isolated wind damage,
and locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 4:23 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
423 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024

NEZ036-037-059-181015-
McPherson NE-Lincoln NE-Logan NE-
423 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN...
SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM
CDT...

At 422 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Tryon, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central
Lincoln, southwestern Logan and southeastern McPherson Counties.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 97 between mile markers 1 and 23.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 86 and 105.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4136 10121 4154 10112 4139 10053 4115 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 0922Z 291DEG 21KT 4139 10102

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Viken

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 5:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
511 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024

NEZ036-037-059-181100-
McPherson NE-Lincoln NE-Logan NE-
511 AM CDT Sun Aug 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHERN
LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM CDT...

At 511 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Ringgold, or 14 miles southwest of Stapleton, moving
east at 25 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...
Stapleton and Gandy.

This includes the following highways...
 Highway 92 between mile markers 221 and 244.
 Highway 83 between mile markers 96 and 112.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4130 10083 4147 10084 4149 10028 4124 10028
TIME...MOT...LOC 1011Z 271DEG 22KT 4139 10077

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

Viken

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:48 AM CDT, 3 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
Aug 18, 4:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	52 min
Aug 18, 4:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LBF	Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock	57 min
Aug 18, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Logan	49 min
Aug 18, 5:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt	50 min
Aug 18, 6:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Holt	48 min
Aug 18, 6:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Thomas	42 min
Aug 18, 6:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Garfield, Wheeler	51 min
Aug 18, 7:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Garfield, Holt, Wheeler	51 min
Aug 18, 7:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	49 min
Aug 18, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keya Paha	64 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.