Tornado Warning 21, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jun 19, 2011, 6:31 PM MDT (00:31 UTC)

Expired

Jun 19, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Deuel County, NE, Keith County, NE, Perkins County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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551 
WFUS53 KLBF 200031
TORLBF
NEC049-101-135-200100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0021.110620T0031Z-110620T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
631 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DEUEL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHWESTERN KEITH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
  NORTHWESTERN PERKINS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 700 PM MDT

* AT 629 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF GOLDENEYE STATE WILDLIFE
  MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF BIG SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 30 MPH.

  IN ADDITION...AT HEN SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE COLORADO    
  STATE LINE WITH THIS STORM WITH SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS REPORTED.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN
  PERKINS...SOUTHEASTERN DEUEL AND SOUTHWESTERN KEITH COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 4102 10224 4119 10186 4095 10165 4087 10206
      4099 10206 4100 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 266DEG 25KT 4094 10210

$$

JACOBS

377 
WWUS53 KLBF 200038
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
738 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

NEC049-101-135-200100-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110620T0100Z/
DEUEL NE-KEITH NE-PERKINS NE-
638 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PERKINS...
SOUTHWESTERN KEITH AND SOUTHEASTERN DEUEL COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM
MDT...

AT 633 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WALL CLOUD WITH 
STRONG ROTATION.  A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS 
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOLDENEYE STATE WILDLIFE 
MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF BIG SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 
20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BRULE...INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER 110...INTERSTATE 80 MILE MARKER
  120 AND HIGHWAY 61 MILE MARKER 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 4102 10224 4119 10186 4095 10165 4087 10206
      4099 10206 4100 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 266DEG 25KT 4094 10204

$$

JACOBS

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