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Tornado Warning 57, NWS North Platte, NE

June 26, 2009Garden County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2009, 5:02 PM MDT for Garden County, Nebraska. It was in force for 28 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, 5:02 PM MDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2009, 5:30 PM MDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Garden County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 2:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Jun 26, 3:50 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 137 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2009-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 814 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2009-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 396 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KLBF 262302
TORLBF
NEC069-262330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0057.090626T2302Z-090626T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
502 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL GARDEN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 530 PM MDT

* AT 500 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL
  GARDEN COUNTY...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OSHKOSH...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL EASTERN GARDEN COUNTY AT 520 PM MDT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER 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 1000 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

&&

LAT...LON 4173 10200 4144 10199 4140 10230 4150 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 243DEG 22KT 4147 10223

$$

SPRINGER
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KLBF 262322
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
522 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009

NEC069-262330-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090626T2330Z/
GARDEN NE-
522 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL GARDEN COUNTY...

AT 521 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL
GARDEN COUNTY...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF OSHKOSH...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

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 1000 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

&&

LAT...LON 4173 10200 4144 10199 4140 10230 4150 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 243DEG 22KT 4152 10208

$$

SPRINGER
000 
WWUS53 KLBF 262326
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
526 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009

NEC069-262337-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-090626T2330Z/
GARDEN NE-
526 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GARDEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
530 PM MDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN NEBRASKA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES.

LAT...LON 4173 10200 4144 10199 4140 10230 4150 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 243DEG 22KT 4153 10204

$$

SPRINGER

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 6:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry56 min
Jun 25, 6:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry62 min
Jun 25, 6:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes30 min
Jun 25, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes31 min
Jun 25, 7:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, Perkins38 min
Jun 25, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln30 min
Jun 25, 8:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln36 min
Jun 25, 8:36 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchLBFChase, Hayes, Keith, Lincoln, Perkins6 hr
Jun 26, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Keith59 min
Jun 26, 3:25 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel35 min
Jun 26, 3:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Garden, Keith63 min
Jun 26, 3:57 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel33 min
Jun 26, 4:09 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel, Keith36 min
Jun 26, 4:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith, McPherson63 min
Jun 26, 4:45 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFKeith30 min
Jun 26, 4:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Garden54 min
Jun 26, 5:10 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFArthur, Keith35 min
Jun 26, 5:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Deuel, Garden, Keith, McPherson32 min
Jun 26, 5:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Garden, Grant58 min
Jun 26, 5:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Garden42 min
Jun 26, 5:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson57 min
Jun 26, 5:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Garden, Grant, Sheridan35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.