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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2025, 9:14 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 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 16, 2025, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2025, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Custer County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 280 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
- 1943 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1789 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
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 16, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Severe potential and locally heavy rainfall today and Tuesday is the main concern in the near term.
- Heat becomes a concern by the of the week, especially Friday through Sunday when highs in the 90s to lower 100s are expected.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 632 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Severe potential and locally heavy rainfall today and Tuesday is the main concern in the near term. - Heat becomes a concern by the of the week, especially Friday through Sunday when highs in the 90s to lower 100s are expected. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/... Issued at 223 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 Scattered supercell thunderstorm development is expected late this afternoon along/near stalled front located across central into southwest Nebraska. Strong to extreme surface based CAPE has developed near this boundary due to the combination of steepening mid-level lapse rates and moisture/dew points pooling near the boundary. CAPE values are exceeding 4000 J/KG in this moist/warm environment. Deep layer shear is more than adequate to sustain updraft organization once any capping can be overcome. As surface low pressure continues to deepen across northeast Colorado late this afternoon into the evening, low-level flow should remain backed to the southeast. This could locally enhance the tornado threat with any storm near or on the boundary. In addition, the large CAPE, steep mid-level lapse rates, and overall deep shear will be supportive of large to very large hail. Other thunderstorms will organize across the Panhandle within favorable upslope environment late this afternoon. These will quickly organize and surge eastward along and just north of the above mentioned stalled boundary. Very strong winds may accompany this line (with gusts of 75 mph possible). Will have to watch for any interaction with the cells that develop ahead of this line near the boundary late this afternoon/early this evening. Also of concern will be the potential for heavy rainfall tonight. This would most likely occur with any slow moving supercell development along the boundary late this afternoon and early evening. More rainfall and storms are possible Tuesday as another shortwave crosses the area. The severe weather threat is more uncertain compared to today. Abundant cloud cover with the stationary front located to our south in Kansas may keep the better focus for severe to the south. However, if enough recovery occurs could then another round of stronger storms moving southeastward across the area off the high plains will be possible. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 223 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 Heights will rise as ridging aloft builds across the western CONUS Wednesday through the week. This upper level ridging will translate eastward across the region Thursday through Sunday. This will likely bring an end to the severe weather/convection threat but increase the heat threat. Temperatures and heat indicies reach near advisory levels (>100 degrees) Friday and Saturday across portions of the area. The ridge appears to begin to break down the first of next week. Overall looks to be a brief period of hot weather...as temperatures should cool some next week with the break down in the ridge. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 635 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 Widespread thunderstorm development is expected this evening, and these storms will persist into tonight. Inside thunderstorms, brief MVFR visibilities and gusty, erratic winds are expected. Outside of thunderstorms, VFR conditions are expected to prevail into tonight. By early tomorrow morning, stratus development is expected in the wake of thunderstorms, with MVFR CIGs overspreading western and southwest Nebraska. This will persist into early tomorrow afternoon. Winds remain east-northeast outside of thunderstorms through tomorrow evening, at around 10 to 15kts. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Taylor LONG TERM...Taylor AVIATION...Brown
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 336 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-172045- 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- 336 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025 /236 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Late this afteroon and tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are likely to develop along a stalled frontal boundary late this afternoon into the evening. The main concerns will be very large hail up to tennis ball size, damaging wind gusts, and a tornado or two. Locally heavy rain will be possible but widespread flooding is not expected. The area for development appears to favor portions of the southern Sandhills, central and into southwest Nebraska. Additional thunderstorms are expected to roll in across the Panhandle into western and southwest Nebraska this evening. Strong, damaging winds to 75 mph and large hail will be the main threat with these storms. The combination of afternoon high temperatures in the low to middle 90s and muggy conditions will push heat index values into the upper 90s for southwest through central Nebraska. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Scattered to widespread thunderstorms are likely to move in from the west as early as late afternoon Tuesday but more likely during the evening hours. Storms may become strong to severe with damaging winds and heavy rain the main concerns but isolated large hail possible as well. The heavy rain potential will likely continue through much of the evening into early Wednesday morning. A few locations could see rainfall amounts approaching 2" by Wednesday morning. Temperatures climb by late week as afternoon highs reach the upper 90s to lower 100s for both Friday and Saturday. Combined with the humidity, heat indices are forecast to reach the triple digits for portions of the southwest through central Nebraska. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. Taylor
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 16, 7:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service North Platte NE
730 PM CDT Mon Jun 16 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM Hail 5 E Dickens 40.84N 100.90W
06/16/2025 E2.50 Inch Lincoln NE Storm Chaser
&&
BrownLocal storm report, Jun 16, 8:30 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 16, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln | 62 min |
| Jun 16, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 23 min |
| Jun 16, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 18 min |
| Jun 16, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 10:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 11:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Logan | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 11:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield, Loup | 56 min |
| Jun 17, 1:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 66 min |
| Jun 17, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Perkins | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden, Grant | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 3:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Wheeler | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Rock | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 4:32 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | LBF | Lincoln | 3 days |
| Jun 17, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Perkins | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 5:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | McPherson | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hayes | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 52 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.