Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 13, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2013, 3:50 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 25 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 29, 2013, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2013, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Custer County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 29, 1:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -359 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1032 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
611
WFUS53 KLBF 292050
TORLBF
NEC041-292115-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0013.130529T2050Z-130529T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
350 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 415 PM CDT
* AT 346 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROKEN BOW...AND MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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...
BROKEN BOW...MERNA...VICTORIA SPRINGS STATE RECREATION AREA...
GATES...LILLIAN AND WALWORTH.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 263 AND 279.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 270 AND 273.
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 4170 9979 4165 9949 4127 9969 4128 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 190DEG 25KT 4136 9976
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
STOPPKOTTE2 follow-up statements
807
WWUS53 KLBF 292102
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
402 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
NEC041-292115-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130529T2115Z/
CUSTER NE-
402 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY
UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 400 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BROKEN BOW...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MERNA...VICTORIA SPRINGS STATE RECREATION AREA...GATES...LILLIAN AND
WALWORTH.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 263 AND 279.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 92 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 270 AND 273.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4170 9979 4165 9949 4127 9969 4128 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 184DEG 26KT 4141 9973
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
STOPPKOTTE103 WWUS53 KLBF 292114 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 414 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 NEC041-292124- /O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130529T2115Z/ CUSTER NE- 414 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT/315 PM MDT/... 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 AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT. LAT...LON 4170 9979 4165 9949 4127 9969 4128 9987 TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 184DEG 26KT 4150 9972 $$ STOPPKOTTE
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel | 52 min |
| May 28, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 47 min |
| May 28, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith | 45 min |
| May 28, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 50 min |
| May 28, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur | 51 min |
| May 28, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 51 min |
| May 28, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, McPherson | 45 min |
| May 28, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Perkins | 47 min |
| May 28, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln | 39 min |
| May 29, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | McPherson | 24 min |
| May 29, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 43 min |
| May 29, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 46 min |
| May 29, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Perkins | 38 min |
| May 29, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan, Thomas | 31 min |
| May 29, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Hooker, Thomas | 45 min |
| May 29, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 45 min |
| May 29, 1:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 40 min |
| May 29, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| May 29, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 53 min |
| May 29, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| May 29, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 32 min |
| May 29, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 51 min |
| May 29, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 35 min |
| May 29, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 51 min |
| May 29, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 47 min |
| May 29, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 45 min |
| May 29, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 45 min |
| May 29, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 39 min |
| May 29, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 45 min |
| May 29, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer | 25 min |
| May 29, 4:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer, Garfield, Loup | 32 min |
| May 29, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt | 41 min |
| May 29, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield | 46 min |
| May 29, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 41 min |
| May 29, 5:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer, Loup | 3 hr |
| May 29, 5:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Garfield | 3 hr |
| May 29, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.