Tornado Warning 50, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

May 29, 2007, 12:40 PM CDT (17:40 UTC)

Expired

May 29, 2007, 1:15 PM CDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lincoln County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 291740
TORLBF
NEC111-291815-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0050.070529T1740Z-070529T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1240 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1238 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SMALL FUNNEL 
CLOUD JUST SOUTHEAST OF DICKENS...OR ABOUT 21 MILES NORTH OF HAYES 
CENTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS 
DEVELOPING NORTHEAST OF DICKENS ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA BY 115 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 4083 10113 4070 10094 4090 10060 4107 10079

$$

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000 
WWUS53 KLBF 291754
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1254 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

NEC111-291815-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-070529T1815Z/
LINCOLN NE-
1254 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTY...

AT 1250 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 70...OR ABOUT 15
MILES SOUTH OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 70 BY 100 PM CDT...
  LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA BY 110 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 4083 10113 4070 10094 4090 10060 4107 10079

$$

DDB

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 291815
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
113 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

NEC111-291823-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-070529T1815Z/
LINCOLN NE-
113 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 115 PM
CDT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE WILL ALLOW THE TORNADO 
WARNING TO EXPIRE.  WEAK ROTATION WITH THE STORMS HAS DIMINISHED.  
HOWEVER...RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO CONTAIN WEAK 
ROTATION.

LAT...LON 4083 10113 4070 10094 4090 10060 4107 10079

$$

DDB

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