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Tornado Warning 39, NWS North Platte, NE

June 4, 2008Chase County, Hayes County, Nebraska

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 4, 7:55 PM MDTHAIL 4.253 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 12:42 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2008-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1552 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2008-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 6:20 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFHayes, Lincoln25 min
Jun 4, 6:24 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFHayes2 hr
Jun 4, 6:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase57 min
Jun 4, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Cherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan61 min
Jun 4, 6:45 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFHayes, Lincoln30 min
Jun 4, 7:00 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes30 min
Jun 4, 7:24 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier36 min
Jun 4, 7:46 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln44 min
Jun 4, 7:58 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFHayes2 hr
Jun 4, 8:01 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFHayes29 min
Jun 4, 8:29 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes, Lincoln61 min
Jun 4, 8:35 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes, Lincoln3 hr
Jun 4, 9:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln45 min
Jun 4, 11:27 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFFrontier4 hr
Jun 5, 12:27 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster38 min
Jun 5, 5:20 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase55 min
Jun 5, 5:51 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFChase3 hr
Jun 5, 5:59 AM MDTTornado WarningLBFChase, Hayes46 min
Jun 5, 6:35 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins55 min
Jun 5, 7:14 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFPerkins4 hr
Jun 5, 7:24 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln66 min
Jun 5, 8:17 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, McPherson43 min
Jun 5, 8:35 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln3 hr
Jun 5, 8:35 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock40 min
Jun 5, 8:56 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas49 min
Jun 5, 9:31 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFBoyd, Holt6 hr
Jun 5, 9:46 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFThomas6 hr
Jun 5, 9:49 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt26 min
Jun 5, 11:14 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha, Rock61 min
Jun 5, 12:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln23 min
Jun 5, 12:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Logan, Thomas51 min
Jun 5, 12:48 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes, Lincoln27 min
Jun 5, 1:14 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes, Lincoln31 min
Jun 5, 1:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown46 min
Jun 5, 1:38 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFLincoln37 min
Jun 5, 2:03 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFLincoln17 min
Jun 5, 2:06 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFBrown, Rock39 min
Jun 5, 2:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Lincoln, Logan19 min
Jun 5, 2:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Garfield, Loup36 min
Jun 5, 2:44 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFHolt, Rock46 min
Jun 5, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Holt47 min
Jun 5, 3:17 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFBoyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock28 min
Jun 5, 3:31 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFHolt44 min
Jun 5, 3:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt41 min
Jun 5, 4:03 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFBoyd, Garfield, Holt, Wheeler3 hr
Jun 5, 4:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins3 hr
Jun 5, 4:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt45 min
Jun 5, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd46 min
Jun 5, 5:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt29 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.