Tornado Warning 77, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jul 24, 2008, 4:25 PM MDT (22:25 UTC)

Expired

Jul 24, 2008, 5:00 PM MDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Cherry County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 242225
TORLBF
NEC031-242300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0077.080724T2225Z-080724T2300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT

* AT 423 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES NORTH
  OF SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 36 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 48 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY AT 440 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 4251 10093 4224 10122 4249 10165 4270 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 293DEG 42KT 4247 10138

$$
SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 242242
SVSLBF

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

NEC031-242300-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-080724T2300Z/
CHERRY NE-
442 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
CHERRY COUNTY...

AT 437 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 32 MPH.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4251 10093 4224 10122 4249 10165 4270 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 314DEG 28KT 4233 10127

$$

SPRINGER

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