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Tornado Warning 27, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Aug 1, 2013, 4:19 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports 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, 4:19 PM MDT (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2013, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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, 4:20 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 8 S Merriman, NE | |
| Aug 1, 4:25 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 10 Sse Merriman, NE |
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
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
761
WFUS53 KLBF 012219
TORLBF
NEC031-012300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0027.130801T2219Z-130801T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
419 PM MDT THU AUG 1 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
* AT 416 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF MERRIMAN...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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...
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SHADBOLT ROAD...HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING
THE SNAKE RIVER AND MEDICINE LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 199 AND 224.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH
PLATTE.
&&
LAT...LON 4275 10127 4250 10168 4278 10187 4291 10169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 315DEG 25KT 4277 10172
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
ROBERG2 follow-up statements
740
WWUS53 KLBF 012241
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
441 PM MDT THU AUG 1 2013
NEC031-012300-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130801T2300Z/
CHERRY NE-
441 PM MDT THU AUG 1 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM MDT...
AT 439 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTH OF MERRIMAN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MEDICINE LAKE AND HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING THE SNAKE RIVER.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 199 AND 211.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH
PLATTE.
&&
LAT...LON 4268 10180 4283 10153 4275 10127 4250 10168
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 337DEG 19KT 4266 10166
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
ROBERG334 WWUS53 KLBF 012306 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 606 PM CDT THU AUG 1 2013 NEC031-012316- /O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130801T2300Z/ CHERRY NE- 506 PM MDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT. LAT...LON 4268 10180 4283 10153 4275 10127 4250 10168 TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 337DEG 19KT 4266 10166 $$ ROBERG
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, 1:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 34 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, 4:27 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.