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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Omaha, NE
NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2014, 8:20 PM CDT for Cedar County, Nebraska. It was in force for 40 min. 6 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
- Jun 17, 2014, 8:20 PM CDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Omaha, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Cedar County, NE
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 8:21 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Coleridge, NE | |
| Jun 17, 8:26 PM CDT | TORNADO | Coleridge, NE | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO. |
| Jun 17, 8:30 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nnw Coleridge, NE | 2 FARMSTEADS AND ONE GRAINERY DESTROYED. |
| Jun 17, 8:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Coleridge, NE | LARGE TREE LIMB BROKE THROUGH WINDOW IN THE HOUSE. FLAG POLE BENT OVER 90 DEGREES. |
| Jun 17, 8:52 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nw Laurel, NE | RAIN WRAPPED. |
| Jun 17, 9:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 N Laurel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 4092 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
557
WFUS53 KOAX 180120
TOROAX
NEC027-180200-
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0021.140618T0120Z-140618T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
820 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CEDAR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 820 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER COLERIDGE...OR
23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERMILLION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
COLERIDGE AROUND 825 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CAMP
ASSURANCE...LAUREL AND BELDEN.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 385 AND
398.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR 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 4257 9702 4235 9702 4235 9720 4253 9732
4262 9723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 316DEG 15KT 4253 9722
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MAYES3 follow-up statements
092
WWUS53 KOAX 180124
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
824 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014
NEC027-180200-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140618T0200Z/
CEDAR NE-
824 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CEDAR COUNTY...
AT 823 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER COLERIDGE...OR
22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERMILLION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT THE CITY OF COLERIDGE. OTHER
AREAS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
CEDAR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CAMP
ASSURANCE...LAUREL AND BELDEN.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 385 AND
398.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4257 9702 4235 9702 4235 9720 4253 9732
4262 9723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 316DEG 15KT 4252 9721
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MAYES827
WWUS53 KOAX 180128
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
828 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014
NEC027-180200-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140618T0200Z/
CEDAR NE-
828 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CEDAR COUNTY...
AT 827 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER COLERIDGE...OR
23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERMILLION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
COLERIDGE AROUND 830 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CAMP
ASSURANCE...LAUREL AND BELDEN.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 385 AND
398.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR 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 4257 9702 4235 9702 4235 9720 4253 9732
4262 9723
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 316DEG 15KT 4252 9721
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MAYES586
WWUS53 KOAX 180137
SVSOAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
837 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014
NEC027-180200-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140618T0200Z/
CEDAR NE-
837 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CEDAR COUNTY...
AT 836 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER COLERIDGE...OR
22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VERMILLION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN CEDAR COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CAMP
ASSURANCE...LAUREL AND BELDEN.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 385 AND
398.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4235 9702 4235 9720 4250 9726 4257 9718
4253 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 313DEG 15KT 4251 9717
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
MAYESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Omaha, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OAX | Cedar | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 9:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OAX | Cedar | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OAX | Cedar | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 10:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OAX | Cedar | 36 min |
| Jun 18, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Burt, Thurston | 4 days |
| Jun 18, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Washington | 6 days |
| Jun 18, 2:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | OAX | Douglas, Sarpy | 6 days |
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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.