Tornado Warning 50, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 5, 2008, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2008, 4:45 PM CDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Boyd County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Rock County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WFUS53 KLBF 052118
TORLBF
NEC015-089-103-149-052145-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0050.080605T2117Z-080605T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BOYD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPENCER...
  NORTHWESTERN HOLT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  EASTERN KEYA PAHA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN ROCK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 415 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
  NAPER...OR 21 MILES WEST OF SPENCER...MOVING NORTH AT 56 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NAPER BY 425 PM CDT...

AT 409 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORT BY THE PUBLIC 4 MILES NORTH AND 
2 MILES WEST OF STUART.

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 4298 9956 4299 9850 4277 9857 4273 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 196DEG 49KT 4285 9910

$$

KAR

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 052136
SVSLBF

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

NEC015-089-103-149-052145-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-080605T2145Z/
ROCK NE-HOLT NE-BOYD NE-KEYA PAHA NE-
436 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
KEYA PAHA...BOYD...NORTHWESTERN HOLT AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN ROCK
COUNTIES...

AT 433 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BUTTE...OR 12
MILES NORTHWEST OF SPENCER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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 4298 9956 4299 9850 4277 9857 4273 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 205DEG 39KT 4298 9891

$$

KAR

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