Tornado Warning 51, NWS North Platte, NE

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 292146
SVSLBF

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

NEC111-292200-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-070529T2200Z/
LINCOLN NE-
447 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...

AT 440 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DICKENS...OR ABOUT
21 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 70 AND 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 60 BY 500 PM CDT...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 4077 10111 4070 10106 4070 10065 4093 10066
      4102 10108

$$

CDC

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 292200
SVSLBF

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

NEC111-292209-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-070529T2200Z/
LINCOLN NE-
459 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

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

RADAR NO LONGER INDICATES STRONG ROTATION SO IT IS UNLIKELY A 
TORNADO WILL FORM AT THIS TIME.

LAT...LON 4077 10111 4070 10106 4070 10065 4093 10066
      4102 10108

$$

CDC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
338 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL SWING ACROSS FCST AREA THIS EVENING. ANOTHER
MCS IS FCST TO DEVELOP IN ADDITION TO THE ONE THAT IS ONGOING THIS
AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST RAIN IS FCST THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN ZONES AND THEN JUST THE NORTHEAST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
MORNING. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH RUNS UNTIL 7 AM CDT. FLOODING LAST
NIGHT TOOK OUT A COUPLE BRIDGES ENHANCING THE NIGHTTIME DANGERS OF
FLOODING SO THE WATCH RUNS UNTIL DAYLIGHT.

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 304 RUNS UNTIL 9 PM CDT. NUMEROUS FUNNELS HAVE
BEEN SIGHTED THIS AFTN BUT THINGS HAVE SETTLED DOWN SOME. TORNADO
POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTN AND THIS EVENING
AS NEXT MAJOR WAVE MOVES ACROSS COLO AND INTO SWRN NEB.

THE OFFICIAL QPF FCST IS A BLEND OF THE HPC AND NAM12 SOLNS. THIS
PLACES SWRN AND NERN PORTIONS OF FCST IN A FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THE
GFS IS FARTHER NW WITH THE SECOND HEAVY RAIN CENTER EXPECTED TO
FORM THIS EVENING. SFC FOCUS FAVORS THE MORE SOUTHERLY NAM12 SOLN.
1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

WEDNESDAY...UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND SFC FOCUS WILL BE CLEAR OF THE
AREA. SOME LINGERING MORNING SHRA AND TSTMS FOLLOWED BY CLEARING
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
SWIRLING ACROSS THE DAKOTAS PRESUMABLY WILL PRODUCE SOME AFTN AND
EVENING SHRA AND TSTMS NORTH.

FOR THURSDAY THE FCST FOLLOWS A BLEND OF THE GFS AND NAM12. THE SPC
HAS OUTLOOKED THE SERN ZONES FOR SEVERE WEATHER. SEE SWODY3 FOR
DETAILS.

FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SPINS ACROSS THE
MIDWEST. THE OFFICIAL FCST CLOSELY FOLLOWS THE HPC GRIDS. GENERALLY
DRY STABLE AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.AVIATION...
CONVECTION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. MVFR TO
IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT TO AVIATION TONIGHT AS
BOTH CEILINGS AND VSBYS COLLAPSE AROUND THE STRONGER STORMS. IN THE
STRONGEST STORM LIFR CONDITIONS MAY ALSO PERSIST FOR A TIME AS THE
HEAVY RAINFALL HAS BEEN DROPPING VSBY TO BELOW A MILE.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NEB ZONES 010-
058-069 027>029-038-059-070-071. TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 304 UNTIL 9 PM
CDT.

&&

CDC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
352 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-301200-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
352 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007 /252 PM MDT TUE MAY 29 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE WELL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. HEAVY RAINFALL
HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREAT TO THE AREA.
LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER A LARGE PORTIONS OF THE
AREA AND ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN A SHORT
TIME PERIOD. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT OVER SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. AREAS MOST
VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING CONTINUE TO BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN
GRANT TO BROKEN BOW LINE. ISOLATED STORMS...MAINLY ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHWEST MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH MID EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS AGAIN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEAK
FRONT PIVOTING THROUGH WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL
GENERATE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS
EVENING.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/LBF(ALL LOWERCASE)

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
131 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0114 PM     FLASH FLOOD      10 E DICKENS            40.83N 100.80W
05/29/2007                   LINCOLN            NE   PUBLIC

            WATER OVER HIGHWAY 23

&&

HENDERSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
232 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     HAIL             4 N ELSIE               40.90N 101.39W
05/29/2007  E0.88 INCH       PERKINS            NE   PUBLIC

&&

HENDERSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
258 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 S ARNOLD              41.31N 100.19W
05/29/2007                   CUSTER             NE   CO-OP OBSERVER

            WATER RUNNING OVER ROAD

&&

HENDERSON