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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS North Platte, NE

September 16, 2025Chase County, Hayes County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this flash flood warning at Sep 16, 2025, 5:35 PM MDT for Chase County, Hayes County, Nebraska. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2025, 5:35 PM MDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Sep 16, 2025, 11:00 PM MDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Chase County, NE, Hayes County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 318 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2025-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1220 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2025-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1220 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-130 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

393 
WGUS53 KLBF 162335
FFWLBF
NEC029-085-170500-
/O.NEW.KLBF.FF.W.0013.250916T2335Z-250917T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
535 PM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska...
  Southern Hayes County in southwestern Nebraska...

* Until 1100 PM MDT /midnight CDT/.

* At 535 PM MDT /635 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 
  inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 2 
  inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Imperial, Wauneta, Enders, Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, 
  Hamlet, Area A Campground, Center Dam Campground and Church Grove 
  Campground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4055 10158 4052 10134 4044 10080 4036 10079
      4035 10127 4035 10128 4035 10132 4035 10134
      4035 10145 4035 10183

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Jacobs
2 follow-up statements
484 
WGUS73 KLBF 170112
FFSLBF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
712 PM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025

NEC029-085-170500-
/O.CON.KLBF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250917T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chase NE-Hayes NE-
712 PM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025 /812 PM CDT Tue Sep 16 2025/

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT /MIDNIGHT 
CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHASE AND SOUTHERN HAYES 
COUNTIES...

At 712 PM MDT /812 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3.5 
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.25 
inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.3 inches are 
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Imperial, Wauneta, Enders, Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area, 
  Hamlet, Area A Campground, Center Dam Campground and Church Grove 
  Campground.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4055 10158 4052 10134 4044 10080 4036 10079
      4035 10127 4035 10128 4035 10132 4035 10134
      4035 10145 4035 10183

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.25 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

Roberg
352 
WGUS73 KLBF 170452
FFSLBF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1052 PM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025

NEC029-085-170502-
/O.EXP.KLBF.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250917T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chase NE-Hayes NE-
1052 PM MDT Tue Sep 16 2025 /1152 PM CDT Tue Sep 16 2025/

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ THIS 
EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHASE AND SOUTHERN HAYES COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 4055 10158 4052 10134 4044 10080 4036 10079
      4035 10127 4035 10128 4035 10132 4035 10134
      4035 10145 4035 10183

$$

Richie

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 1:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGrant25 min
Sep 16, 1:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Grant46 min
Sep 16, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFArthur45 min
Sep 16, 1:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry26 min
Sep 16, 1:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Grant52 min
Sep 16, 1:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry46 min
Sep 16, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry46 min
Sep 16, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase43 min
Sep 16, 2:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFCherry49 min
Sep 16, 2:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson44 min
Sep 16, 2:41 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCherry5 hr
Sep 16, 2:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins45 min
Sep 16, 2:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase51 min
Sep 16, 3:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry48 min
Sep 16, 3:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson, Perkins44 min
Sep 16, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins47 min
Sep 16, 3:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Hayes100 min
Sep 16, 3:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins48 min
Sep 16, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha45 min
Sep 16, 4:10 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFKeith, Perkins3 hr
Sep 16, 4:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, McPherson45 min
Sep 16, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBrown, Keya Paha28 min
Sep 16, 5:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln42 min
Sep 16, 5:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln111 min
Sep 16, 5:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins30 min
Sep 16, 5:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes49 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.