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Tornado Warning 18, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2009, 4:39 PM MDT for Grant County, Hooker County, Nebraska. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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 6, 2009, 4:39 PM MDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2009, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:45 PM MDT | HAIL 1.25 | 6 Se Whitman, NE | QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR HAIL LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS53 KLBF 062300 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 500 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 2009 NEC075-062308- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090606T2315Z/ GRANT NE- 400 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO HAD MOVED INTO NORTHWEST HOOKER COUNTY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING FOR GRANT COUNTY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. LAT...LON 4197 10142 4204 10140 4205 10123 4180 10128 TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 262DEG 24KT 4199 10132 $$ NEC091-062315- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090606T2315Z/ HOOKER NE- 400 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR WESTERN HOOKER COUNTY... AT 458 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 2 MILE MARKER 170...OR 15 MILES WEST OF MULLEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTHERN HOOKER COUNTY AT 510 PM MDT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. && LAT...LON 4197 10142 4204 10140 4205 10123 4180 10128 TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 262DEG 24KT 4199 10132 $$ KAR
2 follow-up statements
000 WFUS53 KLBF 062239 TORLBF NEC075-091-062315- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0018.090606T2239Z-090606T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 439 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... WESTERN HOOKER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 515 PM MDT * AT 434 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF CARR LAKE...OR 27 MILES NORTH OF ARTHUR...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CARR LAKE BY 445 PM MDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 4205 10123 4180 10128 4192 10163 4203 10158 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 267DEG 29KT 4196 10151 $$ KAR
000 WWUS53 KLBF 062252 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 452 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009 NEC075-091-062315- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090606T2315Z/ HOOKER NE-GRANT NE- 452 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL GRANT AND WESTERN HOOKER COUNTIES... AT 448 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CARR LAKE...OR 19 MILES WEST OF MULLEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 2 MILE MARKER 170 BY 500 PM MDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. && LAT...LON 4194 10150 4203 10152 4205 10123 4180 10128 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 262DEG 24KT 4199 10137 $$ KAR
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 6:16 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry, Grant | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden, Sheridan | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 6:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, Thomas | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 6:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Grant, Hooker | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 6:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Garden, Grant | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 7:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hooker | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 7:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Cherry, Thomas | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden, Keith | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 8:05 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Garden | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 8:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Garden | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 8:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 9:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden, Keith | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 9:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 9:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 9:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 10:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 10:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 10:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 10:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 12:02 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 58 min |
| Jun 6, 4:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Grant | 57 min |
| Jun 6, 4:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 48 min |
| Jun 6, 5:13 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hooker | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 5:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 5:47 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hooker, Thomas | 43 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.