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Tornado Warning 49, NWS North Platte, NE

June 10, 2010Lincoln County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2010, 10:36 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 24 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 10, 2010, 10:36 PM CDT (03:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2010, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Lincoln County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 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 10, 5:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 30 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 00:00Z on 2010-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3897 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 00:00Z on 2010-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3897 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
800 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.1
Supercell composite
14.5

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The text

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

004 
WFUS53 KLBF 110336
TORLBF
NEC111-110400-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0049.100611T0336Z-100611T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1036 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 1032 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HERSHEY...OR 13 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF NORTH PLATTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH
  CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS HIGHWAY
  83 MILE MARKER 100.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 4138 10114 4139 10059 4118 10050 4117 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 258DEG 39KT 4128 10088

$$

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2 follow-up statements
082 
WWUS53 KLBF 110349
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1049 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2010

NEC111-110400-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-100611T0400Z/
LINCOLN NE-
1049 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN
COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

AT 1046 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS HIGHWAY 83 MILE
MARKER 100.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 4138 10114 4139 10059 4118 10050 4117 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0348Z 242DEG 34KT 4133 10075

$$

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687 
WWUS53 KLBF 110400 RRA
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1100 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2010

NEC111-110410-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-100611T0400Z/
LINCOLN NE-
1100 PM CDT THU JUN 10 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

LAT...LON 4138 10114 4139 10059 4118 10050 4117 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 242DEG 34KT 4133 10074

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan27 min
Jun 10, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden, Sheridan54 min
Jun 10, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, McPherson39 min
Jun 10, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHooker, McPherson45 min
Jun 10, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln52 min
Jun 10, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, McPherson49 min
Jun 10, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln45 min
Jun 10, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Cherry, Thomas47 min
Jun 10, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, McPherson51 min
Jun 10, 10:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHayes, Lincoln38 min
Jun 10, 10:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFHayes, Lincoln3 hr
Jun 10, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Brown, Rock, Thomas48 min
Jun 10, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, McPherson46 min
Jun 10, 11:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster38 min
Jun 10, 11:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln, Logan, McPherson5 hr
Jun 10, 11:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith42 min
Jun 10, 11:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Brown, Cherry, Thomas5 hr
Jun 10, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Loup, Rock51 min
Jun 10, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Keya Paha, Rock42 min
Jun 10, 11:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln37 min
Jun 10, 11:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Loup43 min
Jun 10, 11:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFBrown5 hr
Jun 11, 12:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFMcPherson5 hr
Jun 11, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Loup, Rock38 min
Jun 11, 12:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFLincoln4 hr
Jun 11, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt50 min
Jun 11, 1:31 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBrown, Holt, Rock7 hr
Jun 11, 3:19 AM CDTFlood WatchLBFArthur, Chase, Cherry, Custer, Deuel, Frontier and 11 more4 days
Jun 11, 4:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Brown, Custer, Hooker, Keith, Lincoln and 3 more4 hr
Jun 11, 10:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Logan, Rock and 1 more8 hr

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.