Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 38, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 2:59 PM CDT for Brown County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 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
- May 5, 2007, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Brown County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 3:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | Springview, NE | AT 345 PM A TORNADO DAMAGED A BED AND BREAKFAST AND INJURED AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPRINGVIEW...THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHWARD DESTROYING SEVERAL OUT BUILDINGS...UPROOTING TREES...AND RIPPING ROOFS OFF OTHER STRUCTURES. |
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, 10:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 051959 TORLBF NEC017-103-052045- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0038.070505T1959Z-070505T2045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 259 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF AINSWORTH... CENTRAL KEYA PAHA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPRINGVIEW... * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR AINSWORTH...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KELLER PARK STATE RECREATION AREA BY 310 PM CDT... BOBCAT STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BY 320 PM CDT... SPRINGVIEW BY 330 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 4250 10002 4248 9977 4299 9962 4299 10000 $$ HIRSCH
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 052020 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 318 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 NEC017-103-052045- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-070505T2045Z/ BROWN NE-KEYA PAHA NE- 318 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL KEYA PAHA AND NORTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTIES... AT 313 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOBCAT STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR ABOUT 9 MILES NORTH OF AINSWORTH... MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 8 MILES WEST OF THOMAS CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BY 325 PM CDT... HIGHWAY 12 MILE MARKER 40 AND SPRINGVIEW BY 335 PM CDT... HIGHWAY 183 MILE MARKER 220 BY 345 PM CDT... A SECOND STRONG TORNADO HAD DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY AND WILL TRACK BACK OVER THE SAME AREA. DO NOT LEAVE COVER AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAT...LON 4250 10002 4248 9977 4299 9962 4299 10000 $$ HIRSCH
000 WWUS53 KLBF 052038 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 336 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 NEC017-103-052045- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-070505T2045Z/ BROWN NE-KEYA PAHA NE- 336 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL KEYA PAHA AND NORTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTIES... AT 331 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A WEAKING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 12 MILE MARKER 40...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRINGVIEW...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS SHOWN INDICATIONS OF WEAKING BUT ADDITIONAL STORMS AND TORNADOES ARE YET POSSIBLE. LAT...LON 4250 10002 4248 9977 4299 9962 4299 10000 $$ HIRSCH
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, 12:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer | 51 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, 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 |
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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.