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Tornado Warning 9, NWS North Platte, NE

June 10, 2006Cherry County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2006, 3:56 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 34 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 10, 2006, 3:56 PM MDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2006, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
34 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), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 10, 1:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 180 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2006-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2006-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-578 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1751 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KLBF 102156
TORLBF
NEC031-102230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0009.060610T2156Z-060610T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
356 PM MDT SAT JUN 10 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 430 PM MDT

* AT 347 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORGAN LAKE TO 8 MILES
  WEST OF MOTHER LAKE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 22 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF GORDON TO 40 MILES NORTH OF ARTHUR...MOVING EAST AT 15
  MPH.

* TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS ARE WILL BE NEAR...
  MOTHER LAKE BY 410 PM MDT...
  HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING THE SNAKE RIVER AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SHADBOLT ROAD BY 415 PM MDT...
  INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SURVEY VALLEY ROAD BY 420 PM MDT...
  ROUND LAKE BY 430 PM MDT...

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 900 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4269 10205 4209 10201 4209 10149 4284 10142

$$

CDC
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KLBF 102207
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
507 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 2006

NEC031-102230-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060610T2230Z/
CHERRY NE-
407 PM MDT SAT JUN 10 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR WESTERN
CHERRY COUNTY...

AT 358 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOTHER LAKE...OR
ABOUT 40 MILES WEST OF MULLEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WHITMAN ROAD CROSSING THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE MIDDLE LOUP RIVER BY
  425 PM MDT...

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 900 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4269 10205 4209 10201 4209 10149 4284 10142

$$

CDC
000 
WWUS53 KLBF 102230
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
530 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 2006

NEC031-102240-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060610T2230Z/
CHERRY NE-
430 PM MDT SAT JUN 10 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN CHERRY COUNTY EXPIRES AT 430 PM
MDT...

THIS WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHERRY 
COUNTY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN
NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4269 10205 4209 10201 4209 10149 4284 10142

$$

CDC

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry27 min
Jun 9, 6:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry45 min
Jun 9, 6:34 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFCherry41 min
Jun 9, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry59 min
Jun 10, 2:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden49 min
Jun 10, 3:02 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFGarden28 min
Jun 10, 3:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan20 min
Jun 10, 3:31 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFGarden59 min
Jun 10, 3:36 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan54 min
Jun 10, 4:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel63 min
Jun 10, 4:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant, Hooker55 min
Jun 10, 4:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Garden, Keith49 min
Jun 10, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry46 min
Jun 10, 4:36 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFCherry39 min
Jun 10, 4:54 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFKeith36 min
Jun 10, 5:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins58 min
Jun 10, 5:05 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFArthur, McPherson31 min
Jun 10, 5:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln60 min
Jun 10, 5:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins32 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.