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Tornado Warning 32, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2005, 5:38 PM MDT for Cherry County, Hooker County, Nebraska. It was in force for 37 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2005, 5:38 PM MDT (23:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2005, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cherry County, NE, Hooker County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 5:57 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | Mullen, NE | |
| Jul 1, 6:05 PM MDT | HAIL 2.5 | Mullen, NE | HAIL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES. ALSO SAW ROTATION WITH THE STORM. |
| Jul 1, 6:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 E Mullen, NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 012339 TORLBF NEC031-091-020015- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0032.050701T2338Z-050702T0015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 538 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN HOOKER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA * UNTIL 615 PM MDT(715 PM CDT) * AT 536 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MULLEN... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHEASTERN HOOKER COUNTY AT 550 PM MDT RURAL SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY AT 550 PM MDT 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 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING(1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING) FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4217 10118 4199 10118 4192 10089 4222 10077 $$ SPRINGER
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 012347 RRA SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 648 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2005 NEC031-091-020015- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-050702T0015Z/ HOOKER NE-CHERRY NE- 548 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM MDT(715 PM CDT) FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY AND NORTHEASTERN HOOKER COUNTIES... AT 546 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MULLEN...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHERN HOOKER COUNTY AT 600 PM MDT RURAL CENTRAL HOOKER COUNTY AT 610 PM MDT IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND HAVE THEM PASS THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING(1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING) FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4217 10118 4199 10118 4192 10089 4222 10077 $$ SPRINGER
000 WWUS53 KLBF 020002 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 702 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2005 NEC031-091-020015- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-050702T0015Z/ HOOKER NE-CHERRY NE- 602 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM MDT(715 PM CDT) FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY AND NORTHEASTERN HOOKER COUNTIES... AT 556 PM MDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MULLEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. 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. 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 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING(1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING) FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4217 10118 4199 10118 4192 10089 4222 10077 $$ SPRINGER
000 WWUS53 KLBF 020005 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 705 PM CDT FRI JUL 1 2005 NEC031-020015- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-050702T0015Z/ CHERRY NE- 605 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... IF SEVERE WEATHER WAS OBSERVED...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND HAVE THEM PASS THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NORTH PLATTE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING(1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING) FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4207 10119 4194 10118 4191 10086 4207 10085 $$ NEC091-020015- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-050702T0015Z/ HOOKER NE- 605 PM MDT FRI JUL 1 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR NORTHEASTERN HOOKER COUNTY... AT 602 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MULLEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. 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. 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 4207 10119 4194 10118 4191 10086 4207 10085 $$ SPRINGER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 3:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Perkins | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 4:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 62 min |
| Jul 1, 4:49 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hooker | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 4:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 5:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hooker | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 5:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 5:35 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 5:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.