Tornado Warning 38, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 4, 2008, 8:24 PM CDT (01:24 UTC)

Expired

Jun 4, 2008, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Frontier County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:26 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 050125
TORLBF
NEC063-050200-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0038.080605T0124Z-080605T0200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL FRONTIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CURTIS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 821 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CURTIS...
  MOVING EAST AT 34 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STOCKVILLE AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF MOOREFIELD BY 835 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 4050 10064 4068 10066 4070 10054 4069 10021
      4045 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 267DEG 30KT 4060 10053

$$

GARNER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 050142
SVSLBF

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

NEC063-050200-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080605T0200Z/
FRONTIER NE-
841 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL FRONTIER COUNTY...

AT 840 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STOCKVILLE...OR 9
MILES EAST OF CURTIS...MOVING EAST AT 41 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 18 MILE MARKER 20 BY 850 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
BASEBALL 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 4054 10050 4069 10060 4070 10056 4069 10021
      4065 10021 4065 10022 4053 10022 4052 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 263DEG 36KT 4059 10033

$$

GARNER

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