Tornado Warning 53, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 17, 2008, 6:14 PM MDT (00:14 UTC)

Expired

Jun 17, 2008, 6:45 PM MDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Cherry County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 180013
TORLBF
NEC031-180045-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0053.080618T0014Z-080618T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
614 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 645 PM MDT

* AT 608 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF MERRIMAN...OR 21 MILES EAST OF GORDON...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER BY 630 PM MDT...
  6 MILES NORTHEAST OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SHADBOLT ROAD
  BY 645 PM MDT...

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4280 10130 4259 10171 4286 10195 4298 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 318DEG 16KT 4285 10177

$$

SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 180031
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
731 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008

NEC031-180045-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-080618T0045Z/
CHERRY NE-
631 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY...

AT 627 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 61
CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER...OR 25 MILES EAST OF GORDON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES NORTHEAST OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SHADBOLT ROAD
  BY 640 PM MDT...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4280 10130 4259 10171 4286 10195 4298 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 304DEG 15KT 4281 10168

$$

SPRINGER

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