Tornado Warning 37, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 4, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2008, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS53 KLBF 050100
TORLBF
NEC063-085-050130-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0037.080605T0100Z-080605T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
800 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
  NORTHEASTERN HAYES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 758 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF HAYES CENTER STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 11
  MILES EAST OF HAYES CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTH OF MAYWOOD BY 820 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 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4047 10091 4062 10095 4070 10077 4070 10062
      4069 10062 4070 10053 4045 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 255DEG 30KT 4052 10079

$$

GARNER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 050115 RRA
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
815 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

NEC063-085-050130-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-080605T0130Z/
HAYES NE-FRONTIER NE-
815 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FRONTIER AND EAST CENTRAL HAYES COUNTIES...

AT 812 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 83 MILE
MARKER 40...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CURTIS...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL CENTRAL FRONTIER COUNTY AT 830 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 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4049 10078 4057 10085 4066 10077 4068 10072
      4070 10055 4069 10053 4045 10050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 260DEG 29KT 4055 10063

$$

GARNER

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