Tornado Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Apr 19, 2005, 7:09 PM MDT (01:09 UTC)

Expired

Apr 19, 2005, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

51 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Cherry County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 200109
TORLBF
NEC031-200200-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0005.050420T0109Z-050420T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
709 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA

* UNTIL 800 PM MDT

* AT 706 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER SOUTH
  CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...OR ABOUT 29 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  RURAL SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY AT 720 PM MDT
  RURAL CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY AT 800 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.

LAT...LON 4209 10186 4209 10147 4226 10124 4242 10142
      4241 10174

$$

MASEK

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 200135
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
834 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2005

NEC031-200200-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-050420T0200Z/
CHERRY NE-
734 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
CHERRY COUNTY...

AT 731 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL 
CHERRY COUNTY...OR ABOUT 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING EAST 
AT 15 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY AT 8 PM MDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 4209 10186 4209 10147 4226 10124 4242 10142
      4241 10174

$$

TLK

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