Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2012, 8:43 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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, 8:43 PM MDT (02:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 9:06 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 W Valentine, NE | |
| Mar 18, 9:19 PM MDT | TORNADO | 6 N Valentine, NE | PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO LIFTING UP AND DROPPING DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 83 |
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, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
242 WFUS53 KLBF 190243 TORLBF NEC031-190315- /O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0004.120319T0243Z-120319T0315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 943 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/ * AT 838 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF VALENTINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...OR 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... SCHLAGEL CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA AROUND 955 PM CDT. HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER AROUND 1000 PM CDT. CROOKSTON AND VALENTINE AROUND 1010 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 220. 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 4298 10087 4296 10034 4248 10073 4249 10090 TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 195DEG 46KT 4258 10077 $$ CDC
4 follow-up statements
927 WWUS53 KLBF 190252 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 952 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC031-190315- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120319T0315Z/ CHERRY NE- 952 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/... AT 947 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF BIG ALKALI LAKE STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE...MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER AROUND 1005 PM CDT. VALENTINE AROUND 1010 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 220. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4256 10067 4261 10089 4298 10087 4296 10034 TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 197DEG 46KT 4269 10071 $$ CDC
264 WWUS53 KLBF 190254 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 954 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC031-190315- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120319T0315Z/ CHERRY NE- 954 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/... AT 952 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCHLAGEL CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER AROUND 1005 PM CDT. VALENTINE AROUND 1010 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 220. 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 4260 10064 4266 10085 4298 10087 4296 10034 TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 199DEG 43KT 4270 10069 $$ CDC
938 WWUS53 KLBF 190301 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1001 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC031-190315- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120319T0315Z/ CHERRY NE- 1001 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/... AT 957 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SCHLAGEL CREEK STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... VALENTINE AROUND 1010 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 220. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4266 10059 4273 10085 4298 10087 4296 10034 TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 199DEG 41KT 4276 10066 $$ CDC
179 WWUS53 KLBF 190305 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1005 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 NEC031-190315- /O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120319T0315Z/ CHERRY NE- 1005 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/... AT 1001 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALENTINE...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... VALENTINE AROUND 1010 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE HIGHWAY 83 MILE MARKER 220. 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 4266 10059 4273 10085 4298 10087 4296 10034 TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 200DEG 44KT 4283 10061 $$ CDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 6:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 52 min |
| Mar 18, 6:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes, Lincoln | 52 min |
| Mar 18, 7:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, McPherson | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 8:04 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 8:28 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 8:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 21 min |
| Mar 18, 9:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Logan, Thomas | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 9:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 16 min |
| Mar 19, 3:19 AM MDT | 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.