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Tornado Warning 16, NWS North Platte, NE

May 29, 2008Frontier County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2008, 3:50 PM CDT for Frontier County, Nebraska. It was in force for 27 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
May 29, 2008, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2008, 4:17 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Frontier County, NE

The radar

The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 29, 2:30 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2008-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 791 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2008-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KLBF 292050
TORLBF
NEC063-292130-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0016.080529T2050Z-080529T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
350 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN FRONTIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 347 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTH OF
  MEDICINE CREEK RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA...OR 18 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF CURTIS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTH OF EUSTIS BY 405 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.

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 4035 10025 4069 10033 4069 9997 4044 9997
      4044 9999 4043 10007 4036 10007 4035 10009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 250DEG 39KT 4051 10018

$$

KAR
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KLBF 292105
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
404 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

NEC063-292130-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080529T2130Z/
FRONTIER NE-
404 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
FRONTIER COUNTY...

AT 401 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 18 MILE
MARKER 30...OR 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE IS POSSIBLE IN THE EUSTIS AREA. 

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 4035 10025 4069 10033 4069 9997 4044 9997
      4044 9999 4043 10007 4036 10007 4035 10009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 250DEG 39KT 4056 9999

$$

KAR
000 
WWUS53 KLBF 292117 RRA
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
416 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

NEC063-292126-
/O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080529T2130Z/
FRONTIER NE-
416 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FRONTIER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR EASTERN FRONTIER COUNTY HAD 
MOVED EAST OUT OF THE COUNTY. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF 
BECOMING SEVERE ARE ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN FRONTIER...IN WHICH A 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED SHORTLY.


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 4035 10025 4069 10033 4069 9997 4044 9997
      4044 9999 4043 10007 4036 10007 4035 10009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 250DEG 39KT 4060 9983

$$

KAR

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden39 min
May 29, 1:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFHolt, Rock4 hr
May 29, 9:05 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLBFBlaine, Boyd, Brown, Custer, Frontier, Garfield and 8 more18 hr
May 29, 10:34 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLBFHolt, Rock53 hr
May 29, 2:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes43 min
May 29, 3:09 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier51 min
May 29, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes, Lincoln44 min
May 29, 3:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFFrontier6 hr
May 29, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Lincoln44 min
May 29, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan52 min
May 29, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes56 min
May 29, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown49 min
May 29, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan42 min
May 29, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Rock38 min
May 29, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Sheridan32 min
May 29, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown47 min
May 29, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Loup, Rock38 min
May 29, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock22 min
May 29, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry45 min
May 29, 5:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFHolt6 hr
May 29, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt40 min
May 29, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Loup, Rock46 min
May 29, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt44 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.