Thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours of June 22nd over Logan, northwestern Custer and Blaine Counties. This activity quickly intensified, becoming severe around 5 PM CDT over Blaine County.
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The episode as NWS LBF wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours of June 22nd over Logan, northwestern Custer and Blaine Counties. This activity quickly intensified, becoming severe around 5 PM CDT over Blaine County. Activity persisted over the eastern Sandhills and portions of north central Nebraska into the mid evening hours. This activity produced hail up to 2 inches in diameter. Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 80 MPH, broke a power pole and led to severe tree damage in southwestern Holt County. A second area of severe thunderstorms tracked into the northeastern Panhandle. Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 65 MPH were reported in Garden County.
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 Jun 22, 3:05 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service North Platte NE 405 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - A Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) is in place for much of western and north central Nebraska for this evening and tonight. Large hail and damaging winds are the main hazards, though a tornado cannot be ruled out along and east of Highway 83. - A cold front moves through the area today, ushering in a return of near to slightly below average temperatures (highs in 70s to 80s) and near daily chances for thunderstorms through the upcoming week. - Some threat for strong to severe thunderstorms will exist across the area both Monday and Tuesday, with location being determined by the positioning of a surface frontal boundary. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 404 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025 Currently, a cold front is bisecting the area, located from near Imperial to North Platte to Atkinson. Ahead of this boundary, temperatures have warmed into the upper 90s to low 100s, and is leading to Heat Index values in the lower 100s. A Heat Advisory remains in effect into this evening across portions of central and north central Nebraska. Behind this front, temperatures remain in the 80s, with the exception being near HWY 20, where temperatures remain in the 70s due to cloud cover. The primary concern for the short term will revolve around the threat for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. It appears this will come in two distinct regimes. The first, late this afternoon and evening, will come in association with the aforementioned surface cold front. Here, scattered thunderstorms should develop by 4-5 PM CDT, along the front. This seems plausible, as cumulus development is now underway along this boundary. Deep layer shear remains strongest on the cool side of this boundary, with increasing winds with height noted. There is also a narrow corridor of greater instability immediately on the cool side as well, with deeper moisture pooling amid weaker vertical mixing. Within this regime, deep layer shear remains adequate for updraft organization including multicells and possibly a supercell or two. Soundings in the vicinity of the front show deep inverted-v profiles, suggesting a threat for damaging winds. Large hail will also be a threat in discrete convection, especially on any storms immediately along or behind the boundary where shear is maximized. Any tornado threat will be driven by how storms can interact with the boundary, though this remains low confidence until late evening when a strengthening low level jet leads to better low level shear. Will also have to watch for a threat for landspouts immediately along the boundary, though meager low level instability does shed some doubt on this. Further west, a much more sheared regime should lead to a few supercells across the Panhandle and into the northern Sandhills late this evening and tonight. Large hail will be most prevalent with these supercells in the post-frontal environment. Damaging winds cannot be ruled out through the evening as well, with the expected strong downdrafts. By later evening and tonight, a stabilizing boundary layer should begin to limit any damaging outflow winds. This activity looks to persist into the overnight hours, amid the strengthening low level jet. Convection begins to wane by early Monday morning, along with the cold front beginning to exit the area off to the southeast. This will usher in much milder temperatures for Monday and into the upcoming week, with highs remaining in the 70s to 80s. An additional round of thunderstorms is possible Monday afternoon and evening, as low level flow begins to return to easterly upslope in the wake of the surface front. Confidence in this remains low however, with instability remaining meager across the area in the post-frontal airmass. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 404 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025 The active weather pattern continues into next week, as broad southwesterly flow persists aloft. This broad southwesterly flow will bring ample moisture around the western periphery of the upper ridge, with PWATs climbing well above the 90th percentile climo. This will set the stage for more substantial precipitation accumulations Tuesday into Wednesday. Widespread amounts of 1-1.5" can be expected through Wednesday for much of southwest into central and north central Nebraska. Near daily thunderstorm chances will persist into late week as well, though flow aloft does begin to transition more zonal. Trends will continue to be monitored with respect to any severe weather, as some threat will likely persist into the middle and late parts of next week. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1235 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025 Scattered thunderstorm development is expected this afternoon across southwest Nebraska, spreading into north central Nebraska this evening. An additional round of thunderstorms is expected tonight across western into north central Nebraska. These thunderstorms look to impact both the KLBF (this afternoon) and KVTN (tonight) terminals. Brief MVFR visibilities and gusty, erratic winds are expected with any thunderstorms. A cold front moves through the area by tonight, with winds shifting from south to northwest with its passage. Gusts both ahead and behind the front of 20 to 30kts are expected. Low stratus also moves into the area behind the front, with MVFR/locally IFR CIGs expected into tomorrow morning. && .LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for NEZ007-010-028- 029-038-071. && SHORT TERM...Brown LONG TERM...Brown AVIATION...Brown
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service North Platte NE 408 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025 NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-232115- 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- 408 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025 /308 PM MDT Sun Jun 22 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Tonight. A heat advisory is in effect into this evening across central and north central Nebraska, where heat index values in excess of 100 degrees will continue. There is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening across much of western and north central Nebraska. The primary threats will be large hail and damaging wind gusts, though a tornado cannot be ruled out for areas east of Highway 83 and west of Highway 61. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Near-daily thunderstorm chances are expected through Thursday morning. There is a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms Monday for areas along and south of Interstate 80. On Tuesday, there is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms across the Panhandle, with a Marginal Risk across the rest of the region. Beyond Tuesday, the severe weather risk remains uncertain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
427 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
NEZ008-009-026-027-038-222215-
Brown NE-Loup NE-Custer NE-Rock NE-Blaine NE-
427 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ROCK...NORTHWESTERN
LOUP...SOUTHEASTERN BROWN...NORTHWESTERN CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES
THROUGH 515 PM CDT...
At 427 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dunning, or 9 miles southwest of Brewster, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Brewster, Dunning, Fox Bayou, and Almeria Meadow State Wildlife
Management Area.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 183 between mile markers 137 and 143.
Highway 2 between mile markers 235 and 239.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central and north central Nebraska.
&&
LAT...LON 4173 9998 4185 10016 4220 9980 4197 9935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 221DEG 31KT 4185 10000
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
449 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
NEZ025-026-037-038-222230-
Custer NE-Thomas NE-Blaine NE-Logan NE-
449 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN
CUSTER...SOUTHWESTERN BLAINE AND SOUTHEASTERN THOMAS COUNTIES THROUGH
530 PM CDT...
At 449 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 12 miles northeast of Gandy, or 13 miles northeast of
Stapleton, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Dunning, Logan, Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area,
Linscott, and Brown Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 231 and 253.
Highway 83 near mile marker 124.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central, north central and west central Nebraska.
&&
LAT...LON 4149 10030 4165 10051 4198 10008 4176 9976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 223DEG 28KT 4161 10032
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHThe North Platte radar (KLNX), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Half dollar sized hail along with wind gusts of 35 to 45 MPH were reported at this location.
Public reports severe tree damage along with a snapped power poll at this location. Winds estimated at 80 MPH.
Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 60 MPH, led to tree damage at this location.
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