Tornado Warning 12, NWS Hastings, NE

Issued

Jul 7, 1992, 12:51 AM CDT (05:51 UTC)

Expired

Jul 7, 1992, 1:15 AM CDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Hastings, NE

Area

Whole counties

Counties Greeley County, NE, Nance County, NE

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TTAA00 KGRI 070551
TORGRI
NEC077-125-070615-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
TORNADO WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE
1251 AM CDT TUE JUL 7 1992

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING 
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES

   IN THE CENTRAL PART OF NEBRASKA
      SOUTHEAST GREELEY...WESTERN NANCE

AT 1245 AM A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR WOLBACH.  A TORNADO WAS
REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC NEAR WOLBACH.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO TAKE SHELTER IN A BASEMENT
OR BELOW GROUND.  OTHERWISE GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED
BUILDING.

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
TO SAVE YOUR LIVES.  DO NOT TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO WITH YOUR CAR.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE OPEN...TRY TO HIDE IN A DEPRESSION SUCH
AS A DITCH OR CULVERT.  COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

IN AVDDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE LIKLEY WITH THIS STORM.

 GRIFFITH

In the hours before

NEZ008-013>015-017>019-070545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND ISLAND NE
1142 PM CDT MON JULY 6 1992

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
UNTIL 600 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING...

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...WERE OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.  THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDESTORMS
THAT COVERED MUCH OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  THE STRONGEST WERE FROM
BROKEN BOW TO NORTH PLATTE...WITH THE STRONGEST AT NORTH PLATTE.

THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS IN AN AREA 70 MILES WIDE...WEST OF A LINE
FROM THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATELINE 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF ONEILL TO 35 MILES
NORTH OF GRAND ISLAND TO  HOLDREGE.
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THE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARDS THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH...INCREASING
IN INTENSITY.  COVERAGE REMAINED UNCHANGED.
BW

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