Tornado Warning 34, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Aug 9, 2005, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)

Expired

Aug 9, 2005, 6:17 PM CDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Blaine County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS53 KLBF 092255
TORLBF
NEC009-092330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0034.050809T2254Z-050809T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
554 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 546 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BREWSTER...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE 
  THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BLAINE COUNTY.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  BREWSTER AT 600 PM CDT

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF 
BALL 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4207 9999 4174 10020 4175 9969 4206 9970

$$

CDC

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 092309
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
608 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

NEC009-092330-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050809T2330Z/
BLAINE NE-
608 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR BLAINE COUNTY...

AT 600 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF 
BREWSTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WAS 
REPORTED NEAR BREWSTER WITH THIS STORM.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL EASTERN BLAINE COUNTY AT 620 PM CDT

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 GOLF 
BALL 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4207 9999 4174 10020 4175 9969 4206 9970

$$

CDC

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 092317
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
616 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

NEC009-092326-
/O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050809T2330Z/
BLAINE NE-
616 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR BLAINE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER 
POSES EITHER A TORNADO OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT.

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.

LAT...LON 4207 9999 4174 10020 4175 9969 4206 9970

$$

CDC

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