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Tornado Warning 39, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 2008, 7:28 PM MDT for Chase County, Hayes County, Nebraska. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 4, 2008, 7:28 PM MDT (01:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2008, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chase County, NE, Hayes County, NE
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:55 PM MDT | HAIL 4.25 | 3 Wnw Palisade, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 12:42 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1552 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 050129 TORLBF NEC029-085-050200- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0039.080605T0128Z-080605T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 828 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CHASE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... HAYES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAYES CENTER... * UNTIL 900 PM CDT/800 PM MDT/ * AT 726 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF ENDERS RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF IMPERIAL...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES SOUTH OF WAUNETA BY 740 PM MDT... HAMLET BY 850 PM CDT... PALISADE BY 900 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL AND FLOODING. TAKE COVER 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/800 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING/ FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING/800 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING/ FOR THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4063 10091 4035 10077 4035 10163 4049 10168 TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 258DEG 29KT 4031 10147 $$ CDC
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS53 KLBF 050146 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 846 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 NEC029-085-050200- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080605T0200Z/ HAYES NE-CHASE NE- 846 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT 800 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHASE AND HAYES COUNTIES... AT 740 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF WAUNETA...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF IMPERIAL...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 25 MILE MARKER 30 BY 900 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING 800 PM MDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4063 10091 4035 10077 4035 10163 4049 10168 TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 258DEG 29KT 4034 10128 $$ CDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:20 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 6:24 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Hayes | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Cherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 6:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes, Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:24 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 7:46 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 7:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Hayes | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 8:29 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 8:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 11:27 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:27 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 5:20 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 5:51 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 5:59 AM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 6:35 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 7:14 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Perkins | 4 hr |
| Jun 5, 7:24 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 66 min |
| Jun 5, 8:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, McPherson | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 8:35 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:35 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 8:56 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 9:31 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:46 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Thomas | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 9:49 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 11:14 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 12:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Lincoln | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 12:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Logan, Thomas | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 12:48 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 1:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 1:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 1:38 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Jun 5, 2:03 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 17 min |
| Jun 5, 2:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 2:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 19 min |
| Jun 5, 2:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Garfield, Loup | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 2:44 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 3:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 3:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 3:31 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Holt | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 3:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 4:03 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Boyd, Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:08 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 5:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 29 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.