Tornado Warning 78, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jul 24, 2008, 4:59 PM MDT (22:59 UTC)

Expired

Jul 24, 2008, 5:30 PM MDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Cherry County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 242259
TORLBF
NEC031-242330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0078.080724T2259Z-080724T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 530 PM MDT

* AT 455 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 80...OR 19 MILES NORTH OF
  MULLEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 80 BY 530 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.

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 4230 10092 4209 10106 4227 10133 4246 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 306DEG 13KT 4229 10116

$$

SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 242314
SVSLBF

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

NEC031-242330-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-080724T2330Z/
CHERRY NE-
514 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...

AT 509 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 97 MILE
MARKER 80...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF MULLEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 23 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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 NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4230 10092 4209 10106 4227 10133 4246 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 299DEG 20KT 4224 10102

$$

SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 242330
SVSLBF

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

NEC031-242339-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-080724T2330Z/
CHERRY NE-
529 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
630 PM CDT/530 PM MDT/...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT 
THURSDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4230 10092 4209 10106 4227 10133 4246 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 299DEG 20KT 4220 10092

$$

SPRINGER

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