Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 26, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Aug 1, 2013, 1:26 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 1, 2013, 1:26 PM MDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2013, 2:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1:27 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Valentine, NE | TORRENTIAL RAIN ALSO WAS REPORTED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 12:22 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1035 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
292
WFUS53 KLBF 011926
TORLBF
NEC031-012000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0026.130801T1926Z-130801T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
226 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT/200 PM MDT/
* AT 223 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF CROOKSTON...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
VALENTINE...SMITH FALLS STATE PARK...SPARKS AND HIGHWAY 97 CROSSING
THE NIOBRARA RIVER.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 202 AND 222.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 205.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 133 AND 141.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT
WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4293 10023 4271 10058 4300 10094 4300 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 303DEG 19KT 4293 10062
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
STOPPKOTTE2 follow-up statements
807
WWUS53 KLBF 011936
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
236 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2013
NEC031-012000-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130801T2000Z/
CHERRY NE-
236 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM CDT/200 PM MDT/...
AT 232 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF VALENTINE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
VALENTINE...SMITH FALLS STATE PARK AND SPARKS.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 202 AND 222.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 181 AND 205.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 133 AND 141.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4293 10023 4271 10058 4300 10094 4300 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 293DEG 24KT 4291 10054
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
STOPPKOTTE182 WWUS53 KLBF 011950 RRA SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 250 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2013 NEC031-012000- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-130801T2000Z/ CHERRY NE- 250 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHERRY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... 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 4293 10023 4271 10058 4300 10094 4300 10042 TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 293DEG 24KT 4287 10042 $$ STOPPKOTTE
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 10:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden, Grant | 43 min |
| Aug 1, 9:45 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Wheeler | 30 min |
| Aug 1, 12:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 12:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 38 min |
| Aug 1, 12:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 51 min |
| Aug 1, 1:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 1:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 1:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 1:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 46 min |
| Aug 1, 2:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 2:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Wheeler | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 2:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 43 min |
| Aug 1, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 50 min |
| Aug 1, 3:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Holt, Wheeler | 43 min |
| Aug 1, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 63 min |
| Aug 1, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 61 min |
| Aug 1, 4:19 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 41 min |
| Aug 1, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garfield, Wheeler | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 40 min |
| Aug 1, 5:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 48 min |
| Aug 1, 5:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.