Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 29, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2011, 9:58 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 32 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, 9:58 PM CDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2011, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Lincoln County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:01 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 10:38 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 E Maxwell, NE | FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED EAST OF MAXWELL ALONG HIGHWAY 30 TO HAVE DECENDED HALFWAY TO THE GROUND BEFORE RETURNING BACK UP INTO THE CLOUD. |
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, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 19 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.
626 WFUS53 KLBF 200258 TORLBF NEC111-200330- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0029.110620T0258Z-110620T0330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 958 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1030 PM CDT * AT 956 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AROUND 1005 PM CDT. JEFFREY CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AND BRADY AROUND 1015 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE. && LAT...LON 4109 10025 4081 10023 4088 10079 4109 10079 TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 271DEG 37KT 4096 10062 $$ STOPPKOTTE
2 follow-up statements
069 WWUS53 KLBF 200309 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1009 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 NEC111-200330- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110620T0330Z/ LINCOLN NE- 1009 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 1005 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... JEFFREY CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AROUND 1025 PM CDT. BRADY AROUND 1030 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE. && LAT...LON 4087 10069 4109 10069 4109 10025 4081 10023 TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 270DEG 25KT 4096 10055 $$ STOPPKOTTE
354 WWUS53 KLBF 200327 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1027 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 NEC111-200337- /O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110620T0330Z/ LINCOLN NE- 1027 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1030 PM CDT/930 PM MDT/... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. HAIL IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 1115 CDT. LAT...LON 4087 10069 4109 10069 4109 10025 4081 10023 TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 270DEG 25KT 4096 10038 $$ STOPPKOTTE
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, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 41 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, 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.