Scattered thunderstorms developed across north central Nebraska and portions of southwest Nebraska and moved south.
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The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across north central Nebraska and portions of southwest Nebraska and moved south.
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 Aug 2, 5:38 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 638 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Saturday) Issued at 340 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 Precipitable water peaked around 1.5-1.75 inches midnight Thursday night. It is forecast to slowly fall today and tonight. Forcing is underway across swrn SD and sctnl Neb/ern KS this morning. The energy across SD should move through ncntl Nebraska this morning. A second forcing mechanism is suggested by the RAP, HRRR and NAMnest this afternoon viz diurnal heating. Rain chances decrease this evening with dry conditions expected Saturday and Sunday. POPs for this forecast are limited to 50 percent as the models have underperformed thus far. The weak forcing suggests the threat for locally heavy rainfall is low despite the high atmospheric moisture. The HRRR, RAP and HREF models are the basis for the rain forecast. The bias corrected guidance blend was the basis for the temperature forecast today, tonight and Saturday. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Thursday) Issued at 340 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 Winds aloft at 500mb increase to 35-45kts Tuesday through Thursday. The models are in fairly good agreement placing a stationary front across Nebraska this week and this should pool moisture across the region. The GFS suggested between 1.25 and 1.75 inches of precipitable water. Rain chances are in place Monday through Thursday which range from isolated to scattered storm coverage. The flow aloft is northwest. SPC suggest low predictability for severe weather but the strong winds aloft and dew points in the 60s suggest weather conditions could be active at times. The temperature forecast is cool with highs generally in the low to mid 80s; No 90s are predicted. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Saturday morning) Issued at 635 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 MVFR/IFR ceilings persist across much of western and north central Nebraska early this morning. These will continue through mid-morning. Thereafter ceilings will gradually lift to mostly above MVFR around midday into the afternoon hours. Ceilings will lower again tonight as abundant low-level moisture remains in the area. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms can also be expected through the day today. Winds will be light. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...CDC LONG TERM...CDC AVIATION...Taylor
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 526 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-031030- 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- 526 AM CDT Fri Aug 2 2019 /426 AM MDT Fri Aug 2 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected today into tonight. At this time severe weather is not expected. Locally heavy rainfall is possible in spots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. After a mainly dry weekend, storm chances return next week. Later forecasts will refine any severe potential. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today or tonight. && Get your weather, hydrological, and climate information at http://www.weather.gov/northplatte Taylor
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:26 UTC.
2 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
There was at least 12 inches of water reported over highway 6 between Calamus River Bridge and Calamus Lake.
There was reports of water over Highway 91 from Taylor to Burwell.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, August 2019
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: 853213, 853212, 853214.