Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 47, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2009, 8:25 PM CDT for Custer County, Lincoln County, Logan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 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 23, 2009, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2009, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 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), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:54 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 S Arnold, NE | PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTH OF ARNOLD. |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 35 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 240125 TORLBF NEC041-111-113-240215- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0047.090624T0125Z-090624T0215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 825 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... SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 821 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO NEAR ARNOLD...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10 BY 850 PM CDT... HIGHWAY 47 MILE MARKER 80 BY 915 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY 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 4118 10006 4109 10037 4143 10049 4151 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 353DEG 15KT 4137 10028 $$ JWS
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 240149 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 849 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 NEC041-111-113-240215- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-090624T0215Z/ LOGAN NE-CUSTER NE-LINCOLN NE- 849 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...WEST CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 849 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF ARNOLD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10 BY 910 PM CDT... 7 MILES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 47 MILE MARKER 80 BY 915 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. && LAT...LON 4118 10006 4109 10037 4143 10049 4151 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 330DEG 10KT 4133 10022 $$ JWS
000 WWUS53 KLBF 240201 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 901 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 NEC041-111-113-240215- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-090624T0215Z/ LOGAN NE-CUSTER NE-LINCOLN NE- 901 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...WEST CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 900 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF ARNOLD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 40 MILE MARKER 10 AND 8 MILES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 47 MILE MARKER 80 BY 915 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 4118 10006 4109 10037 4143 10049 4151 10016 TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 332DEG 6KT 4131 10020 $$ 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, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 47 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 |
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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.