Tornado Warning 28, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 15, 2009, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)

Expired

Jun 15, 2009, 4:30 PM CDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Logan County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WFUS53 KLBF 152106
TORLBF
NEC113-152130-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0028.090615T2106Z-090615T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
406 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 401 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 7
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 120...OR 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF STAPLETON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 120 BY 430 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL 
OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AN A HALF.

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 4171 10063 4159 10039 4151 10063 4155 10071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 208DEG 8KT 4155 10061

$$

SPRINGER

000 
WWUS53 KLBF 152114
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
414 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

NEC113-152130-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-090615T2130Z/
LOGAN NE-
414 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LOGAN COUNTY...

AT 413 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY
83 MILE MARKER 120...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF STAPLETON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 120 BY 430 PM CDT...

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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.

&&

LAT...LON 4171 10063 4159 10039 4151 10063 4155 10071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 215DEG 6KT 4156 10062

$$

SPRINGER

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