Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 62, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2008, 7:58 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 47 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2008, 7:58 PM MDT (01:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2008, 8:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:30 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 25 Nw Mullen, NE | |
| Jun 23, 8:30 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 25 Nw Mullen, NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 23, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 1839 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1349 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 240158 TORLBF NEC031-240245- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0062.080624T0158Z-080624T0245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 758 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 845 PM MDT * AT 758 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 28 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY AT 810 PM MDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4213 10132 4222 10162 4241 10145 4232 10116 TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 022DEG 8KT 4233 10142 $$ MASEK
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 240208 RRA SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 908 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 NEC031-240245- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-080624T0245Z/ CHERRY NE- 808 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY... AT 806 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING SOUTH AT 9 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY AT 820 PM MDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4213 10132 4222 10162 4241 10145 4232 10116 TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 022DEG 8KT 4230 10144 $$ MASEK
000 WWUS53 KLBF 240221 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 920 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 NEC031-240245- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-080624T0245Z/ CHERRY NE- 820 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY... AT 818 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING SOUTH AT 12 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY AT 830 PM MDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4213 10132 4222 10162 4241 10145 4232 10116 TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 005DEG 13KT 4227 10145 $$ MASEK
000 WWUS53 KLBF 240229 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 929 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 NEC031-240245- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0062.000000T0000Z-080624T0245Z/ CHERRY NE- 829 PM MDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY... AT 827 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL SOUTHERN CHERRY COUNTY AT 840 PM MDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4213 10132 4222 10162 4241 10145 4232 10116 TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 025DEG 9KT 4226 10148 $$ MASEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 7:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Sheridan | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 8:43 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 8:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 9:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 9:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 9:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 10:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant, Hooker | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 10:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 10:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 56 min |
| Jun 23, 10:30 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Grant, Hooker | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 10:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Grant, Hooker | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 11:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Grant, Hooker, McPherson | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 11:22 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Grant, Hooker, McPherson | 23 min |
| Jun 23, 11:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 11:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.