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Tornado Warning 18, NWS North Platte, NE

June 16, 2013Custer County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2013, 6:03 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 27 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
Jun 16, 2013, 6:03 PM CDT (23:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2013, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Custer County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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
Jun 16, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2013-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2248 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 2013-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2248 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
659 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
8.1

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The text

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

758 
WFUS53 KLBF 162303
TORLBF
NEC041-162330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0018.130616T2303Z-130616T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
603 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 558 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OCONTO...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BURR OAK AND CUMRO.

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 4119 9986 4109 9937 4104 9940 4105 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 288DEG 21KT 4108 9978

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
829 
WWUS53 KLBF 162313
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
613 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

NEC041-162330-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130616T2330Z/
CUSTER NE-
613 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CUSTER
COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

AT 608 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF OCONTO...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. 
ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF 
OCONTO. 

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURR OAK AND CUMRO.

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 4119 9986 4109 9937 4104 9940 4105 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 288DEG 21KT 4105 9974

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

TAYLOR
725 
WWUS53 KLBF 162328
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
628 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

NEC041-162338-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-130616T2330Z/
CUSTER NE-
628 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
630 PM CDT/530 PM MDT/...

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

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

LAT...LON 4119 9986 4109 9937 4104 9940 4105 9992
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 288DEG 21KT 4102 9962

$$

TAYLOR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 8:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHooker, Thomas49 min
Jun 16, 8:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan, Thomas51 min
Jun 16, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFPerkins49 min
Jun 16, 3:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry43 min
Jun 16, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFCherry35 min
Jun 16, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Perkins37 min
Jun 16, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry50 min
Jun 16, 4:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFCherry, Grant32 min
Jun 16, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan51 min
Jun 16, 4:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes, Perkins50 min
Jun 16, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan39 min
Jun 16, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln, Logan, McPherson49 min
Jun 16, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Grant, Hooker48 min
Jun 16, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Thomas44 min
Jun 16, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster44 min
Jun 16, 5:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster27 min
Jun 16, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant, Hooker39 min
Jun 16, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan53 min
Jun 16, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Lincoln51 min
Jun 16, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Grant48 min
Jun 16, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Thomas47 min
Jun 16, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHooker, McPherson49 min
Jun 16, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden, Sheridan38 min
Jun 16, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant, Hooker47 min
Jun 16, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster47 min
Jun 16, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster45 min
Jun 16, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Grant, Hooker, McPherson50 min
Jun 16, 6:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLBFCuster6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.