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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2025, 9:54 PM MDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 51 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 13, 2025, 9:54 PM MDT (03:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2025, 10:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:55 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 13, 8:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 359 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
- 441 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -218 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1120 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
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 13, 5:27 PM MDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- A Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather is in place for both Friday and Saturday as rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms appear probable across western Nebraska.
- Increased rain and thunderstorm potential appears set to return Monday through Tuesday with probabilities of exceeding 0.5" total rainfall above 50% for north central and central Nebraska.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 5:27 PM MDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 627 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - A Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather is in place for both Friday and Saturday as rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms appear probable across western Nebraska. - Increased rain and thunderstorm potential appears set to return Monday through Tuesday with probabilities of exceeding 0.5" total rainfall above 50% for north central and central Nebraska. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 411 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025 For tonight, surface winds late this afternoon will remain from the southeast extending back into southeast Wyoming and eastern Colorado. Dewpoints will be in the low to mid 60s. The surface front will become nearly stationary over north central Nebraska, as surface low pressure extends from central Wyoming to along the Colorado Front Range. SBCAPEs from 2000 to 3000 J/kg by late afternoon across the eastern panhandle and western Sandhills prior to any convection. The increase in instability and effective bulk shear from 25 to 3kts, will be more favorable for strong to severe storms. Also, conditions appear favorable for potential MCS development moving into the southeast Panhandle early this evening, and into southwest Nebraska mid to late evening, as shown by recent runs of the HRRR and RRFS, and NSSL MPAS. The main severe weather concerns are damaging wind gusts, especially if the linear convection develops, as well as some large hail. In these areas, confidence is high that POPs from 60 to 80 percent are forecast. With the enhanced southeasterly low level flow and higher dewpoints, locally heavy rainfall is possible. There is a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) of severe for areas mainly west of a Merriman through Callaway line, with a Marginal Risk to the east.Across north central and central Nebraska, much less activity is expected , with POPS from 20 to 30 percent. Warmer air returns Saturday, with surface winds becoming southerly and the surface front lifting north into southern South Dakota. Highs in the upper 80s to around 90 return to the area with dewpoints mostly in the mid 60s. A Slight Risk is in place across western Nebraska, mainly west of a line from Springview through Callaway and Imperial and a Marginal Risk to the south and east. An upper level disturbance will cross the upper ridge axis Saturday night. Storms are expected to be at least scattered, with 40-60 POPs across the entire forecast area. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 411 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025 A frontal boundary will remain in Place Sunday through Tuesday across the region with daily chances for showers and thunderstorms mainly from late afternoon into the overnight hours. A Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms Sunday and Monday across north central Nebraska. Upper 80s to around 90 Sunday and Monday, then cooler in the upper 70s to lower 80s Tuesday into Wednesday as an upper trough crosses the Northern and Central Plains. Warmer and drier conditions Thursday and Friday as a strong upper ridge builds into the region. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 625 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025 VFR conditions are expected to prevail into tonight outside of thunderstorms. Scattered thunderstorms will move into western and southwest Nebraska late this evening and tonight, with brief MVFR visibilities and gusty, erratic winds. These storms will exit the area after Midnight CDT. By early tomorrow morning, low stratus will overspread portions of north central Nebraska, with IFR/locally LIFR CIGs expected through late tomorrow morning. A gradual return to VFR is expected tomorrow afternoon, with widespread VFR then prevailing into tomorrow evening. Winds remain southerly through the valid period, at around 10 to 15kts. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Roberg LONG TERM...Roberg AVIATION...Brown
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 3:30 PM MDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 430 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-142130- 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- 430 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025 /330 PM MDT Fri Jun 13 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are likely to move into western and southwest Nebraska this evening. Damaging winds and large hail will be the main severe weather risks. Folks should have a reliable source for weather alerts if you have outdoor plans Friday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are again possible each day Saturday through Tuesday for much of western and north central Nebraska. At this time, the main concerns are large hail and damaging winds. A threat for heavy rainfall will also need to be monitored, particularly Tuesday into Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed.
In the hours 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 13, 7:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garden | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 7:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 55 min |
| Jun 13, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 8:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Deuel | 63 min |
| Jun 13, 8:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Chase, Deuel | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 8:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 52 min |
| Jun 13, 9:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith | 54 min |
| Jun 13, 9:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Perkins | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 9:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Sheridan | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 10:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 10:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Hooker | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 11:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 11:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 66 min |
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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.