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Tornado Warning 59, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2008, 9:26 PM CDT for Blaine County, Brown County, Nebraska. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2008, 9:26 PM CDT (02:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2008, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 110 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1304 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 180226 TORLBF NEC009-017-180315- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0059.080618T0226Z-080618T0315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 926 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BREWSTER... SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1015 PM CDT * AT 922 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 13 MILES NORTH OF BREWSTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 33 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BREWSTER BY 945 PM CDT... 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 MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4175 9968 4176 10002 4219 10000 4220 9969 TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 348DEG 29KT 4210 9986 $$ 13
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 180251 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 951 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 NEC009-017-180315- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080618T0315Z/ BLAINE NE-BROWN NE- 951 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWN AND EASTERN BLAINE COUNTIES... AT 948 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BREWSTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MILBURN DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BY 1010 PM CDT... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4175 9968 4176 10002 4219 10000 4220 9969 TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 347DEG 26KT 4192 9984 $$ 13
000 WWUS53 KLBF 180252 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 952 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 NEC017-180302- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080618T0315Z/ BROWN NE- 952 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH HAD PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED SOUTH OF THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4205 9969 4175 9968 4176 10002 4200 9993 TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 347DEG 26KT 4191 9984 $$ NEC009-180315- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080618T0315Z/ BLAINE NE- 952 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR EASTERN BLAINE COUNTY... AT 948 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BREWSTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MILBURN DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA BY 1010 PM CDT... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4205 9969 4175 9968 4176 10002 4200 9993 TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 347DEG 26KT 4191 9984 $$ 13
000
WWUS53 KLBF 180311
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1011 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
NEC041-071-115-180345-
/O.CON.KLBF.SV.W.0177.000000T0000Z-080618T0345Z/
CUSTER NE-GARFIELD NE-LOUP NE-
1011 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUP...SOUTHWESTERN GARFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN CUSTER
COUNTIES...
AT 1006 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 183 MILE MARKER 120...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TAYLOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
COMSTOCK BY 1020 PM CDT...
7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCADIA DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA BY 1025 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.
LAT...LON 4173 9897 4173 9920 4140 9920 4172 9952
4189 9927 4174 9896
TIME...MOT...LOC 0311Z 312DEG 37KT 4166 9927
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Wheeler | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Wheeler | 20 min |
| Jun 17, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 61 min |
| Jun 17, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Loup, Rock | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Hooker | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Garfield, Loup | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Logan, McPherson and 1 more | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 11:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Loup | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.