Tornado Warning 37, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 15, 2009, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)

Expired

Jun 15, 2009, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Lincoln County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KLBF 160043
TORLBF
NEC111-160130-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0037.090616T0043Z-090616T0130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF LAKE MALONEY STATE RECREATION AREA...OR 12 MILES SOUTH
  OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
  AREA BY 805 PM CDT...
  7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFREY CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
  BY 830 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4095 10035 4075 10051 4097 10083 4108 10073
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 301DEG 15KT 4096 10070

$$

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000 
WWUS53 KLBF 160054
SVSLBF

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

NEC111-160130-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-090616T0130Z/
LINCOLN NE-
754 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTY...

AT 751 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 15 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
  AREA BY 800 PM CDT...
  8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFREY CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
  BY 820 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4096 10075 4106 10071 4095 10035 4075 10051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 304DEG 18KT 4093 10064

$$

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