Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 8, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2013, 8:29 PM MDT for 4 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 46 min. 3 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
- May 24, 2013, 8:29 PM MDT (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2013, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Chase County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Perkins County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:36 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 10 S Elsie, NE | |
| May 24, 8:47 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 S Grainton, NE | |
| May 24, 9:20 PM MDT | HAIL 2.75 | 6 S Wallace, NE | HAIL SHATTERED DOUBLE AND TRIPLE PANE WINDOWS, RUINED SIDING, LEFT DIVOTS IN THE GROUND. TIME IS ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 1521 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1551 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 9.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS53 KLBF 250229
TORLBF
NEC029-085-111-135-250315-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0008.130525T0229Z-130525T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
929 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHASE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
WESTERN HAYES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
SOUTHEASTERN PERKINS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/
* AT 824 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAINTON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL 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...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CHASE...SOUTHWESTERN
LINCOLN AND WESTERN HAYES COUNTIES.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 10152 4080 10140 4073 10095 4041 10117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 287DEG 18KT 4063 10136
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
ROBERG1 follow-up statement
602
WWUS53 KLBF 250250
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
NEC029-085-111-135-250315-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130525T0315Z/
CHASE NE-HAYES NE-LINCOLN NE-PERKINS NE-
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN PERKINS...
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN...WESTERN HAYES AND NORTHEASTERN CHASE COUNTIES
UNTIL 1015 PM CDT/915 PM MDT/...
AT 947 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF GRAINTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHERN
HAYES COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 10152 4080 10140 4073 10095 4041 10117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 286DEG 19KT 4068 10121
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
ROBERGThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 6:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 45 min |
| May 24, 7:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 44 min |
| May 24, 7:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Perkins | 52 min |
| May 24, 7:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 50 min |
| May 24, 7:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith | 46 min |
| May 24, 8:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 24, 8:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Perkins | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 43 min |
| May 24, 9:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes, Lincoln | 45 min |
| May 24, 9:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes, Lincoln | 63 min |
| May 24, 10:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 44 min |
| May 24, 10:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 38 min |
| May 24, 10:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 62 min |
| May 24, 11:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 53 min |
| May 24, 11:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| May 25, 12:08 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Custer | 6 hr |
| May 25, 2:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 49 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.