Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 8, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2015, 5:15 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2015, 5:15 PM MDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2015, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 562 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -327 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
664
WFUS53 KLBF 052315
TORLBF
NEC031-052345-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0008.150705T2315Z-150705T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
515 PM MDT SUN JUL 5 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 545 PM MDT
* AT 515 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 27 MILES NORTH OF
ASHBY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...PUBLIC 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 61 AND SURVEY VALLEY ROAD.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 171 AND 188.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 4252 10206 4234 10152 4213 10176 4233 10204
4244 10204 4244 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 311DEG 25KT 4242 10198
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CDC3 follow-up statements
731
WWUS53 KLBF 052325
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
525 PM MDT SUN JUL 5 2015
NEC031-052345-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150705T2345Z/
CHERRY NE-
525 PM MDT SUN JUL 5 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM MDT...
AT 524 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 25 MILES NORTH OF
ASHBY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SURVEY VALLEY ROAD.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 171 AND 188.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4234 10152 4213 10176 4233 10204 4247 10192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 311DEG 25KT 4238 10190
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
CDC235
WWUS53 KLBF 052339
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
639 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015
NEC031-052345-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150705T2345Z/
CHERRY NE-
539 PM MDT SUN JUL 5 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM MDT...
AT 536 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 25 MILES NORTH OF
ASHBY...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 61 AND SURVEY VALLEY ROAD.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 171 AND 188.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4245 10186 4234 10152 4213 10176 4230 10199
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 294DEG 17KT 4238 10182
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
CDC331 WWUS53 KLBF 052345 SVSLBF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 645 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2015 NEC031-052354- /O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-150705T2345Z/ CHERRY NE- 545 PM MDT SUN JUL 5 2015 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 4245 10186 4234 10152 4213 10176 4230 10199 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 294DEG 17KT 4237 10179 $$ CDC
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 9:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 4:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 4:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 5:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 5:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.