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Tornado Warning 13, NWS North Platte, NE

May 29, 2013Custer County, Nebraska

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 29, 1:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2013-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2013-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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

$$

STOPPKOTTE
2 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

$$

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103 
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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel52 min
May 28, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry47 min
May 28, 9:00 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFDeuel, Keith45 min
May 28, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden50 min
May 28, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur51 min
May 28, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Keith, Perkins51 min
May 28, 11:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Keith, McPherson45 min
May 28, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFPerkins47 min
May 28, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln39 min
May 29, 12:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFMcPherson24 min
May 29, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas43 min
May 29, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln46 min
May 29, 1:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins38 min
May 29, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, Thomas31 min
May 29, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Hooker, Thomas45 min
May 29, 1:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier, Lincoln45 min
May 29, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Rock40 min
May 29, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln49 min
May 29, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHayes53 min
May 29, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln49 min
May 29, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHayes32 min
May 29, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln51 min
May 29, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase35 min
May 29, 3:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster51 min
May 29, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln47 min
May 29, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase45 min
May 29, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster45 min
May 29, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Rock39 min
May 29, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster45 min
May 29, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFCuster25 min
May 29, 4:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster3 hr
May 29, 4:58 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLBFCuster, Garfield, Loup32 min
May 29, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Holt41 min
May 29, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield46 min
May 29, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Holt, Wheeler41 min
May 29, 5:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster, Loup3 hr
May 29, 5:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFGarfield3 hr
May 29, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt43 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.