Tornado Warning 55, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 17, 2008, 6:42 PM MDT (00:42 UTC)

Expired

Jun 17, 2008, 7:15 PM MDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Cherry County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 180042
TORLBF
NEC031-180115-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0055.080618T0042Z-080618T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 715 PM MDT

* AT 640 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SHADBOLT ROAD...OR 27 MILES EAST OF
  GORDON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 24 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY AT 700 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.

LAT...LON 4266 10142 4253 10167 4272 10181 4282 10166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 316DEG 21KT 4273 10166

$$

SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 180055
SVSLBF

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

NEC031-180115-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080618T0115Z/
CHERRY NE-
655 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...

AT 653 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SHADBOLT ROAD...OR 30 MILES EAST
OF GORDON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY AT 710 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.

LAT...LON 4266 10142 4253 10167 4272 10181 4282 10166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 324DEG 16KT 4268 10163

$$

SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 180114
SVSLBF

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

NEC031-180123-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080618T0115Z/
CHERRY NE-
713 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
815 PM CDT/715 PM MDT/...

THE INDICATED ROTATION IN THE STORM HAD WEAKENED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT FOR 
CHERRY COUNTY.

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

LAT...LON 4266 10142 4253 10167 4272 10181 4282 10166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 324DEG 16KT 4262 10157

$$

SPRINGER

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