Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 15, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2008, 3:09 PM CDT for Frontier County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 min. 5 reports 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 29, 2008, 3:09 PM CDT (20:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Frontier County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 3:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 15 S Maywood, NE | HAIL WAS STILL ONGOING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| May 29, 3:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 9 S Curtis, NE | SHEETS OF HEAVY RAIN ALSO REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. |
| May 29, 3:27 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 9 S Curtis, NE | HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE LASTED FOR 10 MINUTES WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. |
| May 29, 3:34 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 W Stockville, NE | |
| May 29, 4:04 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 15 Sw Stockville, NE |
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 29, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 791 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -191 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 292010 TORLBF NEC063-292100- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0015.080529T2009Z-080529T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 309 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... FRONTIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 400 PM CDT * AT 305 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF CURTIS... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... STOCKVILLE BY 325 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL 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 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR FRONTIER COUNTY. LAT...LON 4068 10017 4036 10017 4035 10076 4053 10074 TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 224DEG 41KT 4042 10060 $$ BUTTLER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 292022 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 322 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 NEC063-292100- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080529T2100Z/ FRONTIER NE- 322 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR FRONTIER COUNTY... AT 316 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 30...OR 16 MILES SOUTH OF CURTIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... STOCKVILLE BY 340 PM CDT... HIGHWAY 18 MILE MARKER 20 BY 355 PM CDT... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4068 10017 4036 10017 4035 10076 4053 10074 TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 237DEG 29KT 4044 10056 $$ KAR
000 WWUS53 KLBF 292038 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 337 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 NEC063-292100- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080529T2100Z/ FRONTIER NE- 337 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR FRONTIER COUNTY... AT 333 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STOCKVILLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF CURTIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 18 MILE MARKER 20 BY 350 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4068 10017 4036 10017 4035 10076 4053 10074 TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 239DEG 31KT 4051 10041 $$ KAR
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 39 min |
| May 29, 1:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 4 hr |
| May 29, 9:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Custer, Frontier, Garfield and 8 more | 18 hr |
| May 29, 10:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 53 hr |
| May 29, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 43 min |
| May 29, 3:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 29, 3:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier | 6 hr |
| May 29, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 29, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier | 27 min |
| May 29, 4:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 52 min |
| May 29, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 56 min |
| May 29, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 49 min |
| May 29, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 42 min |
| May 29, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 38 min |
| May 29, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 32 min |
| May 29, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 47 min |
| May 29, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Loup, Rock | 38 min |
| May 29, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 22 min |
| May 29, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 45 min |
| May 29, 5:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Holt | 6 hr |
| May 29, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 40 min |
| May 29, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Loup, Rock | 46 min |
| May 29, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 44 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.