Thunderstorms developed along a stationary front, situated over western Nebraska during the afternoon and evening hours of September 14th. Two areas of storms developed, the first over Lincoln county and a second area over the northwestern Sandhills.
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The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed along a stationary front, situated over western Nebraska during the afternoon and evening hours of September 14th. Two areas of storms developed, the first over Lincoln county and a second area over the northwestern Sandhills. Ping pong ball sized hail was reported with the strongest storms.
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 Sep 14, 5:16 AM CST, 5 hours 57 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 616 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Isolated storms are possible, mainly over north western into north central Nebraska this afternoon and evening. - Gusty southerly winds are expected Monday and Tuesday, however relative humidity will be elevated enough to avoid critical fire weather conditions. - A cold front will bring an increased threat for precipitation Tuesday night into Wednesday, with a secondary threat for precipitation late next week. && .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 336 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 H5 analysis from earlier this evening had the remnants of Francine over Memphis TN. North of this feature, high pressure was located over southeastern portions of Ontario, just north of Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. Ridging extended north of this feature to southern portions of Hudson Bay. West of the high and ridge, closed low pressure was noted over central Saskatchewan. A trough extended south of this feature into northwestern South Dakota. A secondary shortwave trough was noted over southeastern Idaho. These features were embedded in a more broad trough of low pressure which was located over the northwestern CONUS and southwestern Canada. At the surface tonight, low pressure was located over far western portions of the Oklahoma Panhandle. A weaker low pressure was located over central South Dakota. A weak frontal boundary extended from central South Dakota into southwestern Nebraska. Overnight, this boundary had begun to move west per the latest radar imagery. Dew points east of this feature were higher with readings in the 50s. West of the boundary, dew points were in the 30s. Skies were clear to mostly clear overnight and 2 AM CT temperatures ranged from 45 degrees at Gordon to 66 degrees at Imperial. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 336 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 The surface boundary will drift west this morning, stalling over the central panhandle by midday. Immediately east of the boundary, and thanks to southerly and southeasterly winds, surface dew points will rise into the middle to upper 50s this afternoon. By afternoon, a mid level disturbance will approach western Nebraska from eastern Wyoming. With surface heating, lapse rates will steepen across the western Sandhills into north central Nebraska. The latest CAMS including the 00z HRRR, 06Z RAP and the 3km NAM develop convection over northwestern Nebraska late this afternoon and transition this east into the early evening hours across northern Nebraska. As for the severe threat with this convection, deep layer shear of 20 to 30 KTS is present this afternoon with SB CAPES around 1500J/KG in the panhandle, could support a strong storm or two, especially over northwestern areas where there is a combination of steep lapse rates, favorable CAPE and best deep layer shear. The threat for storms should quickly diminish after sunset as the boundary layer cools. Low level moisture will remain prevalent across the area tonight, which will lead to lows in the middle 50s in the west and lower 60s in the east. On Sunday, an upper level trough will deepen across the western CONUS, this will lead to a deepening surface trough of low pressure across eastern Wyoming into eastern Colorado. East of this feature, southerly winds will increase, forcing warmer air into southwestern and western Nebraska. Highs on Sunday will run 2 to 5 degrees higher than forecasted highs this afternoon. Readings will reach into the upper 80s with some readings around 90 in the eastern panhandle and northwestern areas, where slightly lower dew points are expected. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 336 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 The west coast upper level trough will deepen Sunday night along the California coast. A lead disturbance will approach the high plains of eastern Colorado Sunday evening initiating storms over eastern Colorado. This activity will lift into western portions of the forecast area Sunday night. The latest DESI probabilistic QPF forecast has around a 40 percent chance for >0.10 inches of QPF Sunday night, generally west of highway 61. With this in mind, will favor the highest pops Sunday night in western areas. The upper level trough of low pressure, will remain entrenched across the western quarter of the CONUS into next week. This will allow a persistent surface trough of low pressure to remain off to the west of the area. The result will be gusty southerly winds on Monday and Tuesday which is supported by the latest EFI wind speed forecast both days. Though not extreme by any means, this does indicate some decent gusty winds both days. Would be concerned somewhat about critical fire weather conditions both days, however low level moisture will be prevalent across the area and will limit fire weather concerns into midweek. By Tuesday night, a strong upper level shortwave, will lift into the northern Rockies. This will force a frontal boundary through the area, leading to an increased threat for showers and thunderstorms. The upper level trough of low pressure will remain across the western CONUS through the end of the week. This will allow a persistent surface trough to remain along the front ranges of Colorado and Wyoming. The result will be continued southerly winds, above normal temperatures, and a continued threat for precipitation into the end of the week. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 613 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 VFR conditions prevail across western and north central Nebraska through the period. Southerly winds strengthen this afternoon, gusting up to 25 kts. Gusty winds continue across northern Nebraska (VTN) through the period, subsiding down to 10 kts or less across south central Nebraska (LBF) late this evening. Confidence on shower and thunderstorm development across north central Nebraska for this evening has lowered significantly since last forecast issuance, thus omitted any mention of -TSRA. Future amendments or inclusions are possible should confidence increase. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SYNOPSIS...Buttler SHORT TERM...Buttler LONG TERM...Buttler AVIATION...Viken
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 1151 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-151700- 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- 1151 AM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024 /1051 AM MDT Sat Sep 14 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A strong to perhaps severe storm cannot be ruled out across northern Nebraska. Damaging wind gusts and large hail would be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms are likely across western and north central Nebraska Tuesday night. The risk of severe weather is uncertain at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. Taylor
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1203 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024
NEZ037-038-059-141800-
Custer NE-Lincoln NE-Logan NE-
1203 PM CDT Sat Sep 14 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...
SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN AND WEST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM
CDT...
At 1203 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Stapleton, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Stapleton, Arnold, Gandy, Logan, Tarboz Lake, Shanklin Bluff,
Hoagland, and Finchville.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 92 between mile markers 225 and 252.
Highway 83 between mile markers 93 and 115.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4120 10064 4135 10077 4164 10033 4137 10008
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 238DEG 20KT 4132 10062
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe North Platte radar (KLNX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:12 UTC.
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail covered the ground at this location. Leaves were stripped off of trees and pasture was damaged at this location.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nebraska in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, September 2024
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: 1212898, 1212899, 1212900, 1212901.