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Tornado Warning 15, NWS North Platte, NE

June 13, 2011Cherry County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2011, 6:14 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 min. 2 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 13, 2011, 6:14 PM MDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2011, 6:45 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Cherry County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 6:38 PM MDTHAIL 136 S Cody, NE
Jun 13, 6:40 PM MDTHAIL 2.7538 S Cody, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 13, 4:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2011-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1360 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 2011-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -67 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
1360 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-192 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
692 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-1.2

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The text

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

062 
WFUS53 KLBF 140014
TORLBF
NEC031-140045-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0015.110614T0014Z-110614T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
614 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 645 PM MDT

* AT 614 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 29
  MILES NORTH OF MULLEN...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SPECKEL MEIR LAKE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 10109 4225 10138 4248 10139 4250 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 347DEG 8KT 4243 10125

$$

SCHULTZ
3 follow-up statements
877 
WWUS53 KLBF 140025
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
725 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011

NEC031-140045-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110614T0045Z/
CHERRY NE-
625 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM MDT...

AT 625 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 26
MILES NORTHWEST OF MULLEN...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SPECKEL MEIR LAKE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 10109 4225 10138 4248 10139 4250 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 004DEG 10KT 4238 10127

$$

SCHULTZ
792 
WWUS53 KLBF 140036
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
736 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011

NEC031-140045-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110614T0045Z/
CHERRY NE-
636 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM MDT...

AT 636 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPECKEL MEIR LAKE...OR 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MULLEN...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SPECKEL MEIR LAKE.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4247 10138 4249 10122 4227 10109 4225 10138
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 004DEG 10KT 4236 10133

$$

SCHULTZ
182 
WWUS53 KLBF 140046
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
746 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2011

NEC031-140055-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110614T0045Z/
CHERRY NE-
646 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH 
CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM MDT.

LAT...LON 4247 10138 4249 10122 4227 10109 4225 10138
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 004DEG 10KT 4236 10133

$$

SCHULTZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 6:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry38 min
Jun 13, 6:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry45 min
Jun 13, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry29 min
Jun 13, 7:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel47 min
Jun 13, 7:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden47 min
Jun 13, 7:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry45 min
Jun 13, 7:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Grant48 min
Jun 13, 7:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant59 min
Jun 14, 3:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Keya Paha, Rock56 min
Jun 14, 3:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Rock44 min
Jun 14, 4:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock60 min
Jun 14, 4:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt51 min
Jun 14, 5:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster31 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.