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Tornado Warning 46, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2009, 7:43 PM CDT for Custer County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 47 min. 4 reports 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 23, 2009, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2009, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Custer County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 23, 7:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 8 Ne Gandy, NE | FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE TORNADO WAS 1/4 MILE WIDE. |
| Jun 23, 7:52 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Ne Gandy, NE | THE TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 1/2 MILE WIDE. |
| Jun 23, 8:03 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 W Arnold, NE | |
| Jun 23, 8:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 9 Ese Stapleton, NE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 1357 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2268 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 240043 TORLBF NEC041-111-113-240130- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0046.090624T0043Z-090624T0130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 743 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ARNOLD... NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STAPLETON... * UNTIL 830 PM CDT * AT 740 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO NEAR TARBOZ LAKE...OR NEAR STAPLETON...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GANDY BY 750 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. && LAT...LON 4125 10013 4119 10052 4160 10067 4165 10025 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 343DEG 19KT 4151 10042 $$ JWS
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 240054 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 754 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 NEC041-111-113-240130- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-090624T0130Z/ LOGAN NE-CUSTER NE-LINCOLN NE- 754 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...WEST CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 753 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LARGE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 240...OR 8 MILES EAST OF STAPLETON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 240 BY 805 PM CDT... 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARNOLD BY 820 PM CDT... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10 BY 830 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. && LAT...LON 4125 10013 4119 10052 4160 10067 4165 10025 TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 335DEG 12KT 4146 10035 $$ JWS
000 WWUS53 KLBF 240112 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 812 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 NEC041-111-113-240130- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-090624T0130Z/ LOGAN NE-CUSTER NE-LINCOLN NE- 812 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...WEST CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 811 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 240...OR NEAR ARNOLD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10 BY 830 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. && LAT...LON 4125 10013 4119 10052 4160 10067 4165 10025 TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 333DEG 19KT 4142 10028 $$ JWS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Logan | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 9:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 9:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Grant | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.