Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 53, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2009, 3:25 PM MDT for Deuel County, Nebraska. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2009, 3:25 PM MDT (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2009, 4:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Deuel County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 26, 2:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 814 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1418 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 447 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KLBF 262125 TORLBF NEC049-262200- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0053.090626T2125Z-090626T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 325 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL DEUEL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 400 PM MDT * AT 322 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 90...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF CHAPPELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 90 BY 340 PM MDT... 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 27 MILE MARKER 100 BY 355 PM MDT... INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 100 BY 400 PM MDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS EXCEEDING 85 MPH. 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 900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. && LAT...LON 4114 10234 4100 10210 4099 10213 4100 10256 TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 233DEG 21KT 4095 10245 $$ SPRINGER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KLBF 262137 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 337 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009 NEC049-262200- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-090626T2200Z/ DEUEL NE- 337 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DEUEL COUNTY... AT 336 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 90...OR NEAR JULESBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 90 BY 345 PM MDT... 6 MILES WEST OF INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 100 AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 27 MILE MARKER 100 BY 400 PM MDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4114 10234 4100 10210 4099 10213 4100 10256 TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 227DEG 7KT 4100 10236 $$ SPRINGER
000 WWUS53 KLBF 262154 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 354 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009 NEC049-262200- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-090626T2200Z/ DEUEL NE- 354 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DEUEL COUNTY... AT 354 PM MDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 100...OR NEAR JULESBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 100 BY 400 PM MDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA. && LAT...LON 4114 10234 4100 10210 4099 10213 4100 10256 TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 256DEG 16KT 4101 10226 $$ SPRINGER
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 6:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 56 min |
| Jun 25, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 6:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 7:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Perkins | 38 min |
| Jun 25, 8:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 8:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 8:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 3:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden, Keith | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 3:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 4:09 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith, McPherson | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 4:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 4:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 5:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Garden | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 5:10 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith, McPherson | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 5:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Garden, Grant | 58 min |
| Jun 26, 5:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 5:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.