Isolated thunderstorms in association with a weak upper level disturbance developed over portions of central and southwestern Nebraska during the late afternoon hours. Some storms were severe with hail up to the size of quarters and 60 MPH wind gusts.
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Isolated thunderstorms in association with a weak upper level disturbance developed over portions of central and southwestern Nebraska during the late afternoon hours. Some storms were severe with hail up to the size of quarters and 60 MPH wind gusts. Heavy rain washed out county roads on the Garfield Table area.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 14, 2:27 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 327 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 327 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 UPPER LEVEL SYNOPTIC FLOW BEEN RATHER STEADY STATE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH TROUGHS OVER THE PACIFIC COAST AND EASTERN CONUS. SEVERAL WEAK MID TO UPPER LEVEL PERTURBATIONS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW HAVE BEGUN TO SLOWLY SUPPRESS THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE FROM THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST INTO THE HIGH PLAINS...HOWEVER HOT CONDITIONS PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL CONUS. CLOSER TO THE CWA MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER HAS BEEN SLOWER THAN ORIGINALLY FORECAST. AS A TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN SUGGESTED BY MORNING FORECAST GUIDANCE...GENERALLY IN THE LOW TO UPPER 90S. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 327 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 WEAK MID-LEVEL PV ANOMALY APPROACHES FROM SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE INCREASING DCVA ALOFT WILL HELP SPARK ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT FROM THE HIGH PLAINS INTO WESTERN NEBRASKA. IN ADDITION TO CONVECTION ALREADY DEVELOPING AND MOVING OFF THE FRONT RANGE...HI-RES MODELS HAVE FAVORED THE NOSE OF THE STEEPEST LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES IN NORTHEAST COLORADO/NORTHWEST KANSAS/SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA FOR INITIAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THEN SLOWLY TRACK THE CONVECTION NORTHEAST. ALTHOUGH SHEAR IS MEAGER...MLCAPE AOA 1000 J/KG AND INVERTED-V SOUNDING PROFILES WILL PROMOTE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH THE EVENING. LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW JUST OFF THE SURFACE INCREASES AFTER DARK. WAA/ISENTROPIC ASCENT NORTH OF A DEVELOPING SFC LOW AND WARM FRONT IN WESTERN KANSAS WILL HELP GENERATE AND SUSTAIN MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT. THE OVERALL SEVERE THREAT DECREASES AS CONDITIONS BECOME MORE STABLE. HOWEVER INCREASING PWATS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURGE OF MID TO UPPER LEVEL MONSOONAL MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST...ALONG WITH SLOW STORM MOTIONS...SUGGEST THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. SYNOPTIC PATTERN ALOFT REMAINS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FOR WEDNESDAY WITH A STATIONARY RIDGE AXIS UP THE PLAINS STATES. UPSLOPE FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE CWA AS AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DEEPEN OVER WESTERN KS WITH AN ATTENDANT WARM FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS NORTHERN KANSAS TO NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. NORTH OF THE FRONT NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL ADVECT DEEPER MOISTURE BACK INTO THE CWA...WITH MID TO UPPER 60S DEWPOINTS LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA BY THE AFTERNOON. A BRIEF LULL IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED AS THE OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING CONVECTION PUSHES EAST. MID TO UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE TAP FROM THE SOUTHWEST KEEPS UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER IN PLACE AND LIMITS HIGHS TEMPS TO 10F OR SO COOLER THAN TODAY. HOWEVER THE POOLING OF RICH LOW LEVEL THETA-E AIR IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT SHOULD STILL SUFFICIENTLY DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS BY THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE MOST FAVORABLE AREA FOR CONVECTIVE INITIATION WILL BE FROM SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA WHERE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST STRONG LOW-LEVEL VEERING WIND PROFILES IN ADDITION TO 35-40 KTS OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT LOOKS TO STAY JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CWA WHERE LOW LEVEL HELICITY VALUES WILL BE MAXIMIZED IN THE VICINITY OF THE WARM FRONT. THE NORTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE WARM FRONT WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED...AS WELL AS THE POSITION OF ANY REMNANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM EARLY DAY CONVECTION. .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 327 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 00Z THURSDAY AND BEYOND. ALOFT...BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL EXTEND NORTH ACROSS THE CORNBELT WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS SOUTH ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES. A SECOND TROUGH WILL RESIDE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN SEABOARD...WITH CLOSED LOW PRESSURES NOTED NORTHEAST OF HUDSON BAY...OVER NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA...AND CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A SHORTWAVE WILL HELP TO SUPPRESS THE RIDGE TEMPORARILY TO THE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ALOFT ONCE AGAIN BEHIND THE DEPARTING WAVE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WARMING TEMPERATURES SHOULD HELP LIMIT CONVECTIVE CHANCES THURSDAY...HOWEVER ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA A SLIGHT CHANCE REMAINS AS AN ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A MODERATE TO STRONGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL LIE OVER THE REGION...WITH AMPLE SHEAR FOR SEVERE STORMS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED...RIDGE AMPLIFIES TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CLOSES OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. WARM CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST INTO THE WEEKEND. DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CANNOT BE RULED OUT AT THIS TIME...AS OCCASIONAL LOW -AMPLITUDE WAVES COMBINE WITH A WAFFLING NORTH TO SOUTH FRONT TO BRING ISOLATED STORMS TO THE REGION. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 1227 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE MAJORITY OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ONLY CONCERN IS THE CHANCE FOR TSRA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MOST LIKELY TIMING OF LATE EVENING/EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED WITH PROB30 GROUPS IN THE LATEST TAF. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS LOW AND THE TAFS MAY NEED AN AMENDMENT ONCE FORECAST GUIDANCE COMES INTO BETTER AGREEMENT OR CONVECTION BEGINS TO FIRE. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SYNOPSIS...MARTIN SHORT TERM...MARTIN LONG TERM...JACOBS AVIATION...MARTIN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 305 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-152015- 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- 305 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 /205 PM MDT TUE JUL 14 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN WESTERN NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY...BUT AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL DUE TO SLOW STORM MOVEMENT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. THE BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS...AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER...WILL EXIST FROM SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL NEBRASKA GENERALLY EAST OF AN IMPERIAL TO O'NEILL LINE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. CHANCES FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ENTER THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE) MARTIN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 426 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 NEZ057-058-142215- KEITH NE-PERKINS NE- 326 PM MDT TUE JUL 14 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PERKINS AND SOUTHERN KEITH COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM MDT... AT 324 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MADRID...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRANT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MADRID... THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 62 AND 75. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. CDC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 350 PM MDT TUE JUL 14 2015 NEZ038-142230- CUSTER NE- 450 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 448 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SUMNER...OR 26 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MASON CITY... INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 183 AND CUMRO ROAD... BLOCK HILL BASIN... THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 300 AND 303. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 82. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. CDC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 459 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 NEZ038-142245- CUSTER NE- 459 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 458 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF SUMNER...OR 26 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROKEN BOW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MASON CITY... INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 183 AND CUMRO ROAD... BLOCK HILL BASIN... THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 300 AND 303. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 82. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY. CDC
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
In addition to strong winds, hail of unknown size stripped garden plants at this location.
Severe hail damage to crops reported at this location.
Fire department reported electrical transmission lines down over Garfield Table Road.
Several roads on Garfield Table in northeastern Lincoln County are flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, July 2015
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 587496, 587491, 587492, 587494, 587513.