Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 20, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2011, 7:19 PM CDT for Frontier County, Hayes County, Nebraska. It was in force for 41 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 19, 2011, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 9 Se Hayes Center, NE | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL 9 SE OF HAYES CENTER |
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 19, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 1727 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 17.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
452 WFUS53 KLBF 200019 TORLBF NEC063-085-200100- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0020.110620T0019Z-110620T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 719 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... SOUTHEASTERN HAYES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 714 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAYES CENTER. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RED WILLOW RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA AND HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 30. 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. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4053 10047 4035 10044 4036 10095 4045 10098 TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 261DEG 19KT 4044 10084 $$ MASEK
2 follow-up statements
903 WWUS53 KLBF 200033 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 733 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 NEC063-085-200100- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110620T0100Z/ FRONTIER NE-HAYES NE- 733 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAYES AND SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF RED WILLOW RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA...OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAYES CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... RED WILLOW RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA AND HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4036 10088 4046 10088 4053 10047 4035 10044 TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 259DEG 20KT 4042 10073 $$ MASEK
402 WWUS53 KLBF 200047 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 747 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 NEC085-200057- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110620T0100Z/ HAYES NE- 747 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HAYES COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 4036 10077 4047 10077 4053 10047 4035 10044 TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 262DEG 25KT 4042 10064 $$ NEC063-200100- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110620T0100Z/ FRONTIER NE- 747 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRONTIER COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 743 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RED WILLOW RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA... OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CURTIS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN FRONTIER COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4036 10077 4047 10077 4053 10047 4035 10044 TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 262DEG 25KT 4042 10064 $$ MASEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Deuel | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 7:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer, Logan | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 7:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Logan | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 25 min |
| Jun 19, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Logan | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 8:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Perkins | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Chase | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 38 min |
| Jun 19, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Chase | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jun 19, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 9:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jun 19, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 9:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 9:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Loup | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 10:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 4 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 51 min |
| Jun 19, 11:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 45 min |
| Jun 20, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 37 min |
| Jun 20, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 24 min |
| Jun 20, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 49 min |
| Jun 20, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 2:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase, Frontier, Hayes | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LBF | Arthur, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Deuel and 15 more | 24 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:34 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:40 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase, Frontier, Hayes | 8 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 3:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 4:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 4 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Lincoln | 102 min |
| Jun 20, 5:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Wheeler | 21 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.