Tornado Warning 86, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Aug 9, 2007, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)

Expired

Aug 9, 2007, 8:45 PM CDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Holt County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 100112
TORLBF
NEC089-100145-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0086.070810T0112Z-070810T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
812 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL HOLT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ONEILL...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 808 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF EMMET...OR ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ONEILL...MOVING
  EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ONEILL BY 820 PM CDT...
  INMAN BY 830 PM CDT...
  PAGE BY 840 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF 
BALL SIZED 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.

LAT...LON 4247 9887 4230 9885 4226 9832 4267 9832

$$

SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 100129
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
829 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007

NEC089-100145-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0086.000000T0000Z-070810T0145Z/
HOLT NE-
829 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL HOLT COUNTY...

AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
ONEILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  INMAN BY 845 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL 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.

LAT...LON 4247 9887 4230 9885 4226 9832 4267 9832

$$

SPRINGER

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