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Tornado Warning 10, NWS North Platte, NE

May 26, 2013Custer County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2013, 8:44 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2013, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2013, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.75 in

County Custer County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 7:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2761 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1882 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 16.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

614 
WFUS53 KLBF 270144
TORLBF
NEC041-270215-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0010.130527T0144Z-130527T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
844 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 841 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF COMSTOCK...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
           OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
           EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COMSTOCK...ARCADIA DIVERSION DAM STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...
  WESCOTT AND BIG OAK CANYON.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 00 AND 06.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 4135 9924 4145 9944 4174 9923 4173 9920
      4139 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 222DEG 11KT 4148 9927

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

POWER

4 follow-up statements

289 
WWUS53 KLBF 270151
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
851 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

NEC041-270215-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130527T0215Z/
CUSTER NE-
851 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY
UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 850 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COMSTOCK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COMSTOCK...WESCOTT AND BIG OAK CANYON.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 00 AND 05.

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 4135 9924 4145 9944 4174 9923 4173 9920
      4139 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 222DEG 11KT 4150 9925

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

POWER

337 
WWUS53 KLBF 270159
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
859 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

NEC041-270215-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130527T0215Z/
CUSTER NE-
859 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY
UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 855 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COMSTOCK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COMSTOCK AND BIG OAK CANYON.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 00 AND 05.

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 4135 9924 4145 9944 4174 9923 4173 9920
      4139 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 222DEG 11KT 4152 9923

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

POWER

743 
WWUS53 KLBF 270208
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
908 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

NEC041-270215-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130527T0215Z/
CUSTER NE-
908 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY
UNTIL 915 PM CDT...

AT 904 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COMSTOCK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BIG OAK CANYON.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 183 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 00 AND 05.

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 4135 9924 4145 9944 4174 9923 4173 9920
      4139 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 222DEG 11KT 4154 9920

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

POWER

865 
WWUS53 KLBF 270216
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
916 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

NEC041-270226-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130527T0215Z/
CUSTER NE-
916 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 4135 9924 4145 9944 4174 9923 4173 9920
      4139 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 222DEG 11KT 4154 9920

$$

POWER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Brown	48 min
May 26, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	44 min
May 26, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Blaine	42 min
May 26, 8:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Cherry	49 min
May 26, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Brown, Loup, Rock	62 min
May 26, 8:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Holt	42 min
May 26, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LBF	Blaine, Custer, Loup	50 min
May 26, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt	52 min
May 26, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Custer, Loup	60 min
May 26, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer, Garfield, Loup	52 min
May 27, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Deuel, Garden	56 min
May 27, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.