Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 28, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2005, 7:56 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 64 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2005, 7:56 PM MDT (01:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2005, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 2636 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1790 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 280156 TORLBF NEC031-280300- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0028.050628T0156Z-050628T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 756 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA * UNTIL 900 PM MDT * AT 752 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER WEST CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...OR ABOUT 32 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORDON... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... RURAL CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY AT 810 PM MDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4268 10171 4250 10188 4223 10157 4239 10120 $$ JMC
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 280212 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 910 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2005 NEC031-280300- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050628T0300Z/ CHERRY NE- 810 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY... AT 807 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...OR ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY AT 820 PM MDT IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND HAVE THEM PASS THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO 3 INCHES N DIAMETER AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4268 10160 4255 10182 4223 10157 4239 10120 $$ KAR
000 WWUS53 KLBF 280233 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 932 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2005 NEC031-280300- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050628T0300Z/ CHERRY NE- 832 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY... AT 826 PM MDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...OR ABOUT 34 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN AT 850 PM MDT IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND HAVE THEM PASS THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4268 10160 4255 10182 4223 10157 4239 10120 $$ KAR
000 WWUS53 KLBF 280259 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 958 PM CDT MON JUN 27 2005 NEC031-280308- /O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-050628T0300Z/ CHERRY NE- 858 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY EXPIRES AT 900 PM MDT... THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD AT 20 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY. IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND HAVE THEM PASS THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM MDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4268 10160 4255 10182 4223 10157 4239 10120 $$ KAR
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 7:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 67 min |
| Jun 27, 9:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 9:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 42 min |
| Jun 27, 10:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 10:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 41 min |
| Jun 27, 10:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 11:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 60 min |
| Jun 27, 11:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 12:25 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 65 min |
| Jun 28, 12:50 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 24 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.