Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 32, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 12:24 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 min. 2 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
- May 5, 2007, 12:24 PM CDT (17:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Custer County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 12:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 S Arnold, NE | SPOTTERS HAD BEEN TRACKING TORNADO THAT LIFTED BY 1255 PM CDT. POWER LINES DOWN SOUTH OF THE TOWN ARNOLD. |
| May 5, 1:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 E Arnold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 9:51 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 051724 TORLBF NEC041-051815- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0032.070505T1724Z-070505T1815Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1224 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ARNOLD... * UNTIL 115 PM CDT * AT 1218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CALLAWAY...OR ABOUT 22 MILES SOUTH OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ARNOLD BY 1240 PM CDT... 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 4108 10021 4107 9980 4171 9974 4170 10023 $$ HIRSCH
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 051735 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1234 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 NEC041-051815- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070505T1815Z/ CUSTER NE- 1234 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN CUSTER COUNTY... AT 1228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTH OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ARNOLD BY 1245 PM CDT... 8 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 260 BY 1250 PM CDT... ...PERSONS IN THE CITY OF ARNOLD SHOULD BE IN A SAFE PLACE NOW... ...THIS IS STORM IS SHOWING INCREASING SIGNS OF A TORNADO... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4108 10021 4107 9980 4171 9974 4170 10023 $$ HIRSCH
000 WWUS53 KLBF 051747 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1244 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 NEC041-051815- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070505T1815Z/ CUSTER NE- 1244 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN CUSTER COUNTY... PERSONS IN THE CITY OF ARNOLD WILL SEE GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL IN THE NEXT FEW MINUTES THIS WILL THEN BE FOLLOWED BY THE TORNADO AROUND 1255 PM. TAKE ACTION NOW THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAIL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. AT 1238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ARNOLD BY 1255 PM CDT... 7 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 260 BY 100 PM CDT... IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. 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 4108 10021 4107 9980 4171 9974 4170 10023 $$ HIRSCH
000 WWUS53 KLBF 051800 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1257 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 NEC041-051815- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070505T1815Z/ CUSTER NE- 1257 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR WESTERN CUSTER COUNTY... AT 1253 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED 2 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 47 AND POWERLINES ARE DOWN IN THAT AREA. CURRENTLY THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OR JUST EAST OF ARNOLD...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 9 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 260 BY 100 PM CDT... A SECOND THUNDERSTORM IS NOW ENTERING THE COUNTY NORTHEAST OF BRADY. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AS WELL. LAT...LON 4108 10021 4107 9980 4171 9974 4170 10023 $$ HIRSCH
000 WWUS53 KLBF 051805 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 106 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 NEC069-051845- /O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-070505T1845Z/ GARDEN NE- 1206 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM MDT FOR WESTERN GARDEN COUNTY... AT 1203 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RICHARDSON LAKE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF OSHKOSH...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... CRESCENT LAKE NWR BY 1220 PM MDT... TRALNOR LAKE BY 1235 PM MDT... HERMAN LAKE AND 9 MILES EAST OF MILES LAKE BY 1245 PM MDT... LAT...LON 4132 10261 4126 10234 4200 10218 4199 10267 $$ MASEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd | 22 min |
| May 4, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 56 min |
| May 5, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 28 min |
| May 5, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Wheeler | 31 min |
| May 5, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 54 min |
| May 5, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 34 min |
| May 5, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Loup | 46 min |
| May 5, 12:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Chase | 43 min |
| May 5, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 46 min |
| May 5, 1:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Perkins | 52 min |
| May 5, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 48 min |
| May 5, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Loup | 42 min |
| May 5, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 61 min |
| May 5, 1:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 27 min |
| May 5, 1:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Wheeler | 28 min |
| May 5, 1:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 95 min |
| May 5, 1:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 63 min |
| May 5, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 44 min |
| May 5, 3:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 95 min |
| May 5, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 40 min |
| May 5, 6:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 3 hr |
| May 5, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup | 24 min |
| May 5, 9:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 3 hr |
| May 5, 9:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden, Grant | 56 min |
| May 5, 10:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry | 57 min |
| May 5, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 59 min |
| May 5, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 58 min |
| May 5, 10:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 55 min |
| May 5, 10:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine | 49 min |
| May 5, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown | 67 min |
| May 5, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 60 min |
| May 5, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln | 42 min |
| May 5, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown | 42 min |
| May 5, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 58 min |
| May 5, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keya Paha | 30 min |
| May 5, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Thomas | 30 min |
| May 5, 1:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 45 min |
| May 5, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden, Sheridan | 64 min |
| May 5, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 61 min |
| May 5, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 63 min |
| May 5, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Thomas | 29 min |
| May 5, 2:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Perkins | 53 min |
| May 5, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Perkins | 30 min |
| May 5, 2:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer | 34 min |
| May 5, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 61 min |
| May 5, 2:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 60 min |
| May 5, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith | 39 min |
| May 5, 2:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha | 46 min |
| May 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 37 min |
| May 5, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith | 18 min |
| May 5, 3:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 31 min |
| May 5, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 59 min |
| May 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keya Paha | 26 min |
| May 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Custer, Keya Paha | 3 hr |
| May 5, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Holt, Loup, Rock | 45 min |
| May 5, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 28 min |
| May 5, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 51 min |
| May 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 46 min |
| May 5, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd | 23 min |
| May 5, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha | 38 min |
| May 5, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Rock | 24 min |
| May 5, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown | 24 min |
| May 5, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keya Paha | 14 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.