Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 13, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 20, 2006, 5:18 PM MDT for Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 20, 2006, 5:18 PM MDT (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2006, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 5:40 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Wnw Gordon, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -402 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1021 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 202320 TORLBF NEC161-210000- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0013.060620T2318Z-060621T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 518 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 600 PM MDT * AT 517 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO JUST NORTH OF RUSHVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 8 MILES EAST OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND LARABEE ROAD BY 540 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 TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY. LAT...LON 4231 10273 4229 10215 4297 10213 4295 10272 $$ BUTTLER
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 202330 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 630 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006 NEC161-210000- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060621T0000Z/ SHERIDAN NE- 530 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY... AT 526 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 87 MILE MARKER 60...OR JUST NORTH OF RUSHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 87 MILE MARKER 70 BY 535 PM MDT... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 27 MILE MARKER 230 BY 545 PM MDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4231 10273 4229 10215 4297 10213 4295 10272 $$ BUTTLER
000 WWUS53 KLBF 202333 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 632 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006 NEC161-210000- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060621T0000Z/ SHERIDAN NE- 532 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY... AT 531 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 87 MILE MARKER 60...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTH OF RUSHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 27 MILE MARKER 230 BY 545 PM MDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. PERSONS IN THE CITY OF GORDON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH BY 540 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 TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4231 10273 4229 10215 4297 10213 4295 10272 $$ BUTTLER
000 WWUS53 KLBF 202339 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 638 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006 NEC161-210000- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060621T0000Z/ SHERIDAN NE- 538 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY... AT 536 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLINTON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUSHVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF GORDON BY 545 PM MDT... HIGHWAY 27 MILE MARKER 230 BY 555 PM MDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4231 10273 4229 10215 4297 10213 4295 10272 $$ BUTTLER
000 WWUS53 KLBF 210000 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 659 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006 NEC161-210009- /O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-060621T0000Z/ SHERIDAN NE- 559 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHERIDAN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 600 PM MDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY AND NO LONGER POSED A SEVERE THREAT. HOWEVER SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM MDT. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO A HALF AN INCH IN DIAMETER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE. LAT...LON 4231 10273 4229 10215 4297 10213 4295 10272 $$ BUTTLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 10:42 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 60 min |
| Jun 20, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 53 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.