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Tornado Warning 16, NWS North Platte, NE

June 17, 2014Hooker County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2014, 8:30 PM MDT for Hooker County, Nebraska. It was in force for 30 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
Jun 17, 2014, 8:30 PM MDT (02:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.5 in

County Hooker County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 8:50 PM MDTHAIL 1.257 Sw Mullen, NEMARBLE TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL AT TIME OF REPORT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 17, 3:53 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 108 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 00:00Z on 2014-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 823 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 00:00Z on 2014-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 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
823 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2891 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

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

930 
WFUS53 KLBF 180230
TORLBF
NEC091-180300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0016.140618T0230Z-140618T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
830 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL HOOKER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 900 PM MDT

* AT 828 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MULLEN...AND WAS NEARLY
  STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL HOOKER COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 170 AND 177.

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 4205 10133 4203 10105 4182 10113 4188 10141
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 326DEG 1KT 4197 10125

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
307 
WWUS53 KLBF 180246
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
946 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

NEC091-180300-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/
HOOKER NE-
846 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL HOOKER COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM MDT...

AT 844 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MULLEN...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL HOOKER COUNTY.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 169 AND 177.

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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4205 10133 4203 10105 4182 10113 4188 10141
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 326DEG 1KT 4197 10125

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

$$

TAYLOR
584 
WWUS53 KLBF 180300
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1000 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

NEC091-180310-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/
HOOKER NE-
900 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HOOKER COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

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...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE 
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

LAT...LON 4205 10133 4203 10105 4182 10113 4188 10141
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 326DEG 1KT 4197 10125

$$

TAYLOR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 6:16 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFCherry29 min
Jun 17, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry49 min
Jun 17, 6:43 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFCherry32 min
Jun 17, 7:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry47 min
Jun 17, 7:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Hooker45 min
Jun 17, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Hooker45 min
Jun 17, 8:04 PM MDTTornado WarningLBFHooker26 min
Jun 17, 8:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry48 min
Jun 18, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Perkins52 min

Nearby

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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.