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Eventdex · Heavy Rain

POLK

721180 · 41.180, -97.550

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Event typeevent_typeHeavy Rain
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id721,180
Episode IDepisode_id118,432
Begin UTCbegin_utc2017-08-20T04:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2017-08-20T10:00:00+00:00
StatestateNEBRASKA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_namePOLK
Latitudelat41.180
Longitudelon-97.550
End latitudeend_lat41.180
End longitudeend_lon-97.550
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceCOOP Observer
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeNumerous thunderstorms rumbled across various portions of South Central Nebraska mainly between 9 p.m. CDT on Saturday the 19th and 5 a.m. on Sunday the 20th. The vast majority of this activity was sub-severe, producing no more than gusty winds, small hail and locally heavy rainfall. However, at least one storm breached severe limits, with several reports of penny to quarter size hail and 50-60 MPH wind gusts in Kearney around 11 p.m. CDT. Rainfall-wise, while most areas measured no more than 0.50-1.50, Polk County was a wetter exception with widespread 2-3 amounts and even 3.14 in Osceola (this brought the 5-day Osceola total up to a notable 10.19). Although at least minor flooding likely occurred in the county, it was not as significant as the event several days prior. ||While isolated severe storms got underway before sunset just outside of the local area in central Nebraska, it was not until nightfall that activity rapidly initiated and expanded in coverage within South Central Nebraska. In the mid-upper levels, forcing was fairly weak in quasi-zonal flow aloft, although a weak disturbance was noted tracking east across the region. Likely the more significant player in rapid nocturnal convective development was the onset of a 30-40 knot southwesterly low level jet evident at 850 millibars. In addition, the airmass was rather unstable, featuring steep mid-level lapse rates and surface dewpoints well into the 60s to around 70 F. Late evening mesoscale analysis featured 2000-2500 J/kg most-unstable CAPE and 30-40 knots of effective deep-layer wind shear.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeOvernight rainfall totaled 3.14 in Osceola, bringing the 5-day total up to an impressive 10.19.
Yearyear2,017

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