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Tornado Warning 26, NWS North Platte, NE

June 19, 2011Chase County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2011, 8:10 PM MDT for Chase County, Nebraska. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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 19, 2011, 8:10 PM MDT (02:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Chase County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 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 19, 8:23 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 77Imperial, NEIMPERIAL ASOS REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 77 MPH. DELAYED REPORT.
Jun 19, 9:00 PM MDTHAIL 1.259 N Wauneta, NEQUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL CAUSED SIDING DAMAGE ON WEST SIDE OF HOME ALONG WITH ONE BROKEN WINDOW.
Jun 19, 9:05 PM MDTHAIL 1.7515 N Wauneta, NEDELAYED REPORT. SIDING AND ROOF DAMAGE CAUSED BY GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.

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 19, 2:04 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 19, 5:10 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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 2011-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1727 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 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 2011-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 121 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
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

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The text

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

696 
WFUS53 KLBF 200210
TORLBF
NEC029-200300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0026.110620T0210Z-110620T0300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CHASE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 900 PM MDT

* AT 806 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IMPERIAL...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
  CHASE 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4066 10135 4046 10136 4048 10179 4067 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 279DEG 31KT 4056 10164

$$

STOPPKOTTE
2 follow-up statements
672 
WWUS53 KLBF 200236 RRA
SVSLBF

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

NEC029-200300-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110620T0300Z/
CHASE NE-
836 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CHASE COUNTY UNTIL
900 PM MDT...

AT 833 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF WAUNETA...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
IMPERIAL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL CHASE
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4066 10135 4046 10136 4048 10179 4067 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0236Z 279DEG 31KT 4053 10136

$$

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690 
WWUS53 KLBF 200252
SVSLBF

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

NEC029-200302-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-110620T0300Z/
CHASE NE-
852 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHASE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1000
PM CDT/900 PM MDT/...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
EASTERN CHASE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4066 10135 4046 10136 4048 10179 4067 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 279DEG 31KT 4051 10118

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 6:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFDeuel6 hr
Jun 19, 6:03 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFHayes27 min
Jun 19, 6:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes44 min
Jun 19, 6:17 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster, Logan7 hr
Jun 19, 6:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase26 min
Jun 19, 6:19 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes41 min
Jun 19, 6:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins50 min
Jun 19, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Keith, Perkins49 min
Jun 19, 6:31 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel, Keith, Perkins29 min
Jun 19, 6:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHayes37 min
Jun 19, 6:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan43 min
Jun 19, 6:58 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier32 min
Jun 19, 7:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier30 min
Jun 19, 7:00 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel, Keith, Perkins30 min
Jun 19, 7:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes25 min
Jun 19, 7:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Logan51 min
Jun 19, 7:26 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier34 min
Jun 19, 7:27 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes6 hr
Jun 19, 7:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins48 min
Jun 19, 7:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier32 min
Jun 19, 7:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier29 min
Jun 19, 7:34 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFChase41 min
Jun 19, 7:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHayes39 min
Jun 19, 7:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins51 min
Jun 19, 7:49 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster6 hr
Jun 19, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier60 min
Jun 19, 8:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster38 min
Jun 19, 8:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes45 min
Jun 19, 8:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln40 min
Jun 19, 8:26 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes34 min
Jun 19, 8:31 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFLincoln29 min
Jun 19, 8:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster37 min
Jun 19, 8:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes34 min
Jun 19, 8:52 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFChase, Hayes5 hr
Jun 19, 8:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase50 min
Jun 19, 8:58 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFLincoln32 min
Jun 19, 9:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes49 min
Jun 19, 9:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Loup24 min
Jun 19, 9:16 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster4 hr
Jun 19, 9:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln49 min
Jun 19, 9:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes51 min
Jun 19, 9:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln47 min
Jun 19, 10:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln49 min
Jun 19, 10:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster51 min
Jun 19, 10:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Hayes49 min
Jun 19, 10:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln48 min
Jun 19, 11:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster47 min
Jun 19, 11:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier45 min
Jun 19, 11:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier37 min
Jun 19, 11:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase42 min
Jun 19, 11:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier24 min
Jun 20, 12:26 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster49 min
Jun 20, 12:27 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes48 min
Jun 20, 1:37 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Frontier, Hayes6 hr
Jun 20, 1:47 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCuster, Lincoln, Logan6 hr
Jun 20, 2:55 AM MDTFlash Flood WatchLBFArthur, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry, Deuel and 15 more24 hr
Jun 20, 7:34 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFCuster, Lincoln, Logan8 hr
Jun 20, 7:40 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Frontier, Hayes8 hr
Jun 20, 1:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins47 min
Jun 20, 2:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins6 hr
Jun 20, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln44 min
Jun 20, 3:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFKeith, Lincoln6 hr
Jun 20, 3:07 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln4 hr
Jun 20, 3:12 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Hayes6 hr
Jun 20, 3:36 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFLincoln102 min
Jun 20, 4:00 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins6 hr
Jun 20, 5:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Wheeler21 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.