PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1122 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015 /1022 PM MDT FRI MAY 15 2015/
...SEVERE STORMS MOVED ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA FRIDAY NIGHT...
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND MOVED INTO SHERIDAN AND GARDEN COUNTIES EARLY
EVENING...DROPPING LARGE HAIL. STORM COVERAGE ACROSS WESTERN
NEBRASKA INCREASED HEADING INTO THE MID EVENING HOURS...MAINLY
ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 61. STORMS CONTINUED TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AS THE WINDS STRENGTHENED...ESPECIALLY IN THE OGALLALA VICINITY.
TORNADO REPORTS WERE ALSO RECEIVED TOWARD THE NORTHERN END OF THE
SYSTEM IN NORTHEAST SHERIDAN AND NORTHWEST CHERRY COUNTIES AROUND
THIS TIME. AS OF 11 PM CDT FRIDAY...THE LINE OF STORMS WAS
APPROACHING HIGHWAY 97 AND HAD GENERALLY WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 IN LINCOLN AND CUSTER COUNTIES DURING THE LATE EVENING
AND PRODUCED SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS RECEIVED.
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM HAIL 4 N ANTIOCH 42.13N 102.62W
05/15/2015 E0.88 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
GROUND COVERED WITH HAIL...MOST WERE DIME SIZE WITH SOME
PENNY AND NICKEL
0615 PM HAIL 5 NNE LISCO 41.57N 102.58W
05/15/2015 E1.00 INCH GARDEN NE PUBLIC
0620 PM HAIL 18 S HAY SPRINGS 42.42N 102.69W
05/15/2015 E2.75 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
HAIL RANGED FROM GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE
0715 PM HAIL 7 E ANTIOCH 42.07N 102.48W
05/15/2015 E1.75 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
0830 PM HAIL 5 N VENANGO 40.83N 102.04W
05/15/2015 E1.00 INCH PERKINS NE PUBLIC
0832 PM HAIL 5 E GORDON 42.81N 102.11W
05/15/2015 E1.00 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
0834 PM TORNADO 12 E GORDON 42.81N 101.97W
05/15/2015 CHERRY NE STORM CHASER
TORNADO CONFIRMED BY CHASERS AT 734 MDT.
0840 PM HEAVY RAIN LAKESIDE 42.06N 102.46W
05/15/2015 M1.40 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL
0855 PM HAIL 5 NW ELLSWORTH 42.11N 102.36W
05/15/2015 E1.00 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
0857 PM TSTM WND GST 18 NE OSHKOSH 41.59N 102.10W
05/15/2015 E60.00 MPH GARDEN NE PUBLIC
WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 60 MPH
0900 PM HAIL 15 NW ELLSWORTH 42.21N 102.49W
05/15/2015 E1.00 INCH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
ESTIMATED TIME OF 900PM CDT
0915 PM TSTM WND GST 25 N ELLSWORTH 42.42N 102.29W
05/15/2015 E60.00 MPH SHERIDAN NE PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS
0918 PM HAIL 5 W GRANT 40.84N 101.82W
05/15/2015 E1.00 INCH PERKINS NE PUBLIC
0924 PM HAIL 8 N GRANT 40.96N 101.73W
05/15/2015 M1.75 INCH PERKINS NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0939 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N OGALLALA 41.16N 101.72W
05/15/2015 E70.00 MPH KEITH NE STORM CHASER
ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH
0941 PM HAIL 1 SSE OGALLALA 41.12N 101.71W
05/15/2015 M1.75 INCH KEITH NE STORM CHASER
0945 PM FUNNEL CLOUD E GORDON 42.81N 102.20W
05/15/2015 SHERIDAN NE TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL REPORTED EAST OF GORDON ESTIMATED TIME OF 845 MDT.
0950 PM HAIL 6 SW ROSCOE 41.07N 101.68W
05/15/2015 E2.00 INCH KEITH NE STORM CHASER
60 MPH WINDS REPORTED AS WELL
1010 PM HAIL 6 E ARTHUR 41.57N 101.58W
05/15/2015 E1.00 INCH ARTHUR NE TRAINED SPOTTER
1010 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S RUSHVILLE 42.70N 102.47W
05/15/2015 SHERIDAN NE TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL REPORTED ESTIMATED TIME 0F 910 PM MDT.
1016 PM HAIL ROSCOE 41.13N 101.60W
05/15/2015 E1.50 INCH KEITH NE TRAINED SPOTTER
...RAINFALL REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS ...
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON
OGALLALA 1.76 IN 0700 AM 05/16 41.13N/101.72W
1 ENE VALENTINE 1.27 IN 0700 AM 05/16 42.88N/100.53W
VALENTINE 1W 1.23 IN 0600 AM 05/16 42.88N/100.56W
VALENTINE AIRPORT 1.19 IN 0652 AM 05/16 42.88N/100.55W
VALENTINE 1.08 IN 0834 AM 05/16 42.88N/100.56W
OGALLALA AIRPORT 0.72 IN 0655 AM 05/16 41.12N/101.77W
THEDFORD AIRPORT 0.68 IN 0655 AM 05/16 41.96N/100.58W
VALENTINE 27S 0.62 IN 0814 AM 05/16 42.48N/100.52W
STAPLETON 5W 0.60 IN 0700 AM 05/16 41.46N/100.60W
BROKEN BOW AIRPORT 0.48 IN 0653 AM 05/16 41.43N/99.65W
MULLEN 0.48 IN 0600 AM 05/16 42.05N/101.05W
SWAN LAKE 0.39 IN 0700 AM 05/16 42.19N/99.09W
KILGORE 1NE 0.35 IN 0800 AM 05/16 42.95N/100.95W
EWING 12S 0.34 IN 0700 AM 05/16 42.09N/98.38W
BARTLETT 4S 0.30 IN 0800 AM 05/16 41.83N/98.55W
OSHKOSH 10NE 0.28 IN 0655 AM 05/16 41.49N/102.19W
WALLACE 2W 0.27 IN 0700 AM 05/16 40.84N/101.21W
AINSWORTH AIRPORT 0.22 IN 0655 AM 05/16 42.58N/99.98W
NORTH PLATTE 1ESE 0.22 IN 0835 AM 05/16 41.13N/100.75W
MASON CITY 0.22 IN 0800 AM 05/16 41.22N/99.30W
SARGENT 0.20 IN 0824 AM 05/16 41.64N/99.38W
CRESCENT LAKE 0.18 IN 0758 AM 05/16 41.76N/102.44W
CALLAWAY 8WSW 0.15 IN 0700 AM 05/16 41.25N/100.08W
ROSCOE 1ESE 0.15 IN 0730 AM 05/16 41.13N/101.58W
EWING 1N 0.14 IN 0745 AM 05/16 42.27N/98.34W
BUTTE 0.12 IN 0600 AM 05/16 42.91N/98.85W
IMPERIAL AIRPORT 0.12 IN 0653 AM 05/16 40.53N/101.63W
SPRINGVIEW 0.12 IN 0600 AM 05/16 42.82N/99.75W
HALSEY 2W 0.11 IN 0823 AM 05/16 41.90N/100.31W
SPRINGVIEW 6S 0.09 IN 0832 AM 05/16 42.74N/99.74W
4 NNE NORTH PLATTE 0.07 IN 0832 AM 05/16 41.19N/100.75W
ONEILL AIRPORT 0.06 IN 0655 AM 05/16 42.47N/98.68W
ERICSON 6WNW 0.05 IN 0700 AM 05/16 41.80N/98.79W
NORTH PLATTE 2S 0.05 IN 0800 AM 05/16 41.06N/100.75W
NORTH PLATTE 0.04 IN 0835 AM 05/16 41.14N/100.77W
NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT 0.04 IN 0653 AM 05/16 41.13N/100.70W
NORTH PLATTE 3ENE 0.04 IN 0600 AM 05/16 41.13N/100.70W
NEWPORT 0.02 IN 0800 AM 05/16 42.60N/99.33W
CHAMPION 5ESE 0.01 IN 0730 AM 05/16 40.43N/101.62W
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
