Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 11, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 1992, 7:05 PM MDT for Keith County, Nebraska. It was in force for 40 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 7, 1992, 7:05 PM MDT (01:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 1992, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Whole counties
County Keith County, NE
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 89 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 371 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1295 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLBF 080101 TORLBF NEC101-080145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 805 PM CDT (705 PM MDT) SUN JUN 7 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT (745 PM MDT) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA ...KEITH COUNTY AT 653 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRULE OR 60 MILES WEST OF NORTH PLATTE. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN BRULE AND ON BIG MAC SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY. THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR KEITH COUNTY. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS ALSO REPORTED NEAR BIG SPRINGS AT 650 PM MDT. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. IF YOU LIVE IN A HOME OR APARTMENT...SEEK SHELTER IN THE INNERMOST PORTION OF THE BUILDING ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. GET TO A BASEMENT IF ONE IS AVAILABLE. AVOID WINDOWS AND PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS WITH CUSHIONS...BLANKETS...OR PILLOWS. MONSON 0100 Z
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:32 PM MDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
NEZ006-007-012-016-017-062230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 430 PM CDT SUN JUN 6 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MULLEN OR ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE COMMUNITY OF MULLEN AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THIS REGION ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WHERE A WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. MONSON
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 4:51 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
NEZ006-007-012-016-017-072330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 545 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF HYANNIS OR ABOUT 45 MILES EAST OF ALLIANCE. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF MULLEN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 15 MILES AN HOUR. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA SHOULD CONTINUE TO WATCH ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPuMENT CLOSELY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MONSON
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 5:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
NEZ006-007-012-016-017-080030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 630 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA WITH SOME VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS LINE. AT 625 PM CDT THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. ONE WAS ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF ARTHUR OR ABOUT 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE...ANOTHER ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF OGALLALA OR ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF NORTH PLATTE AND FINALLY ONE ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF MULLEN OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MILES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS ABOUT 15 MILES WIDE AND EXTENDED FROM WEST OF OGALLALA ABOUT 55 MILES WEST OF NORTH PLATTE TO ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF MULLEN. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MOVING EAST AT 1O MILES AN HOUR. MONSON
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 6:22 PM MDT, 43 minutes before
NEZ006-007-012-016-017-080130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 722 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 15 MILES WIDE CONTINUES TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED WITHIN THIS LINE BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OGALLALA OR ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF NORTH PLATTE...ONE ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARTHUR OR ABOUT 45 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE...ONE 10 MILES EAST OF ARTHUR AND FINALLY ONE 5 MILES SOUTH OF MULLEN OR ABOUT 55 MILES SOUTH OF VALENTINE. HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR. SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WITH THE THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF OGALLALA WHICH IS MOVING TOWARD THE COMMUNITY OF OGALLALA. MONSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith | 61 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.