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Tornado Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2012, 9:28 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Logan County, McPherson County, Nebraska. It was in force for 32 min. 6 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
- Mar 18, 2012, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 9:28 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 N North Platte, NE | SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE MOVING NORTH |
| Mar 18, 9:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 N North Platte, NE | TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH A CYCLIC LIFTING OF THE FUNNEL. |
| Mar 18, 9:34 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 15 Nne North Platte, NE | A 40X22 SHED WAS DESTROYED. |
| Mar 18, 9:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | 15 N North Platte, NE | SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO BECOMING MORE WELL DEFINED. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. |
| Mar 18, 9:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 S Ringgold, NE | A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF RINGGOLD AND TRAVELED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE GROUND FOR FOUR MINUTES TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR THE RINGGOLD CHURCH. TORNADO DAMAGE INCLUDED SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN |
| Mar 18, 9:47 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 15 Nne North Platte, NE | FUNNEL SPOTTED LOOKING NORTHWEST TOWARD LOGAN AND MCPHERSON COUNTIES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 1047 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
085 WFUS53 KLBF 190228 TORLBF NEC111-113-117-190300- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0003.120319T0228Z-120319T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 928 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA... WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... EASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 924 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO 7 MILES NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RINGGOLD AROUND 945 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 97 MILE MARKER 20 AND HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 220. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW. && LAT...LON 4173 10093 4173 10044 4118 10068 4121 10092 TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 190DEG 50KT 4129 10078 $$ TAYLOR
3 follow-up statements
675 WWUS53 KLBF 190238 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 938 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC111-113-117-190300- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ LINCOLN NE-LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE- 938 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MCPHERSON... WESTERN LOGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT... AT 934 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF RINGGOLD...OR 14 MILES NORTH OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RINGGOLD AROUND 950 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADO INCLUDE HIGHWAY 92 MILE MARKER 220. LAT...LON 4173 10093 4173 10044 4118 10068 4121 10092 TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 188DEG 36KT 4138 10076 $$ TAYLOR
344 WWUS53 KLBF 190246 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 946 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC111-113-117-190300- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ LINCOLN NE-LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE- 946 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN MCPHERSON... WESTERN LOGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT... AT 943 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RINGGOLD...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TRYON...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RINGGOLD AROUND 950 PM CDT. PERSONS IN RINGOLD SHOULD BE IN THEIR SHELTERS. LAT...LON 4173 10093 4173 10044 4118 10068 4121 10092 TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 182DEG 40KT 4147 10077 $$ TAYLOR
366 WWUS53 KLBF 190302 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1002 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC111-113-117-190311- /O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ LINCOLN NE-LOGAN NE-MCPHERSON NE- 1002 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN MCPHERSON...WESTERN LOGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 4173 10093 4173 10044 4118 10068 4121 10092 TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 182DEG 40KT 4148 10077 $$ TAYLOR
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 52 min |
| Mar 18, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes, Lincoln | 52 min |
| Mar 18, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, McPherson | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 21 min |
| Mar 18, 9:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Logan, Thomas | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 10:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 16 min |
| Mar 19, 4:19 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LBF | Arthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith and 1 more | 15 hr |
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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.