Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 80, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Aug 3, 2007, 4:46 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 59 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
- Aug 3, 2007, 4:46 PM MDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2007, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 59 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), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2:17 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 940 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 032246 TORLBF NEC031-032345- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0080.070803T2246Z-070803T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 546 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 541 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 26 MILES WEST OF SPARKS...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF VALENTINE... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPARKS BY 645 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4298 10074 4291 10074 4291 10021 4299 10021 $$ CDC
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 032300 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 600 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007 NEC031-032345- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-070803T2345Z/ CHERRY NE- 600 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY... AT 557 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 220...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF VALENTINE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 220 BY 605 PM CDT... HIGHWAY 12 MILE MARKER 10 BY 630 PM CDT... SPARKS BY 645 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4298 10074 4291 10074 4291 10021 4299 10021 $$ CDC
000 WWUS53 KLBF 032317 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 617 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007 NEC031-032345- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-070803T2345Z/ CHERRY NE- 617 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY... AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 220...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF VALENTINE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 12 MILE MARKER 10 BY 635 PM CDT... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPARKS BY 645 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4298 10074 4291 10074 4291 10021 4299 10021 $$ CDC
000 WWUS53 KLBF 032334 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 634 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007 NEC031-032345- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0080.000000T0000Z-070803T2345Z/ CHERRY NE- 634 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY... AT 629 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 12 MILE MARKER 10...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF VALENTINE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 12 MILE MARKER 10 BY 640 PM CDT... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SPARKS BY 645 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4298 10074 4291 10074 4291 10021 4299 10021 $$ CDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1:53 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 2:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 4:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 4:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 18 min |
| Aug 3, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Grant | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 5:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden, Grant | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 5:43 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keya Paha | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.