Tornado Warning 76, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jul 24, 2008, 4:04 PM MDT (22:04 UTC)

Expired

Jul 24, 2008, 4:30 PM MDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Cherry County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 242204
TORLBF
NEC031-242230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0076.080724T2204Z-080724T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
404 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 430 PM MDT

* AT 400 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY 61
  CROSSING THE SNAKE RIVER...OR 32 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORDON...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ROUND LAKE BY 430 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 900 PM MDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4260 10137 4234 10163 4262 10180 4267 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 325DEG 9KT 4255 10166

$$

SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 242214
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
514 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2008

NEC031-242230-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-080724T2230Z/
CHERRY NE-
414 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...

AT 410 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF ROUND
LAKE...OR 37 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GORDON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 28 MPH.

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 900 PM MDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4260 10137 4234 10163 4262 10180 4267 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 295DEG 25KT 4253 10154

$$

SPRINGER

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