Tornado Warning 46, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 5, 2008, 2:38 PM CDT (19:38 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2008, 3:15 PM CDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Lincoln County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 051938
TORLBF
NEC111-052015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0046.080605T1938Z-080605T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
238 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES NORTH OF
  WELLFLEET...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BY 255 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL 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 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4118 10070 4076 10022 4070 10074 4083 10092
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 230DEG 35KT 4087 10071

$$

GARNER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 051954
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
253 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

NEC111-052015-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-080605T2015Z/
LINCOLN NE-
253 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTY...

AT 251 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 19 MILES NORTH
OF CURTIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BY 305 PM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL 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 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4093 10086 4118 10070 4081 10027 4079 10064
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 231DEG 22KT 4091 10056

$$

GARNER

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