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Tornado Warning 10, NWS North Platte, NE

May 30, 2016Garden County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2016, 2:29 PM MDT for Garden County, Nebraska. It was in force for 31 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
May 30, 2016, 2:29 PM MDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2016, 3:00 PM MDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
1.0 in

County Garden County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 2:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2016-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1672 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

062 
WFUS53 KLBF 302029
TORLBF
NEC069-302100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0010.160530T2029Z-160530T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
229 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN GARDEN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 300 PM MDT

* AT 229 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF
  LISCO...OR 14 MILES WEST OF OSHKOSH...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LISCO AROUND 240 PM MDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SUGAR
LOAF HILL.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4155 10263 4162 10246 4130 10234 4123 10261
      4139 10261 4140 10264 4153 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 253DEG 14KT 4138 10263 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KULIK
2 follow-up statements
560 
WWUS53 KLBF 302043
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
243 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

NEC069-302100-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160530T2100Z/
GARDEN NE-
243 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GARDEN COUNTY...
    
AT 243 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LISCO...OR 11 MILES WEST OF OSHKOSH...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND VEHICLES. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN GARDEN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: SUGAR
LOAF HILL.

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 YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4155 10263 4162 10246 4130 10234 4123 10261
      4139 10261 4140 10264 4153 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 253DEG 14KT 4140 10256 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

KULIK
928 
WWUS53 KLBF 302057
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
257 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

NEC069-302106-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160530T2100Z/
GARDEN NE-
257 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GARDEN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
300 PM MDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.  

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4155 10263 4162 10246 4130 10234 4123 10261
      4139 10261 4140 10264 4153 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 253DEG 14KT 4140 10256 

$$

KULIK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 6:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln35 min
May 29, 6:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln34 min
May 29, 6:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Hayes, Perkins28 min
May 29, 6:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster25 min
May 29, 6:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln28 min
May 29, 6:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster33 min
May 29, 6:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln31 min
May 29, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln13 min
May 29, 7:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster31 min
May 29, 7:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Logan30 min
May 29, 7:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine32 min
May 29, 8:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFValley30 min
May 29, 9:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield41 min
May 29, 9:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Loup36 min
May 29, 9:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Keya Paha, Rock32 min
May 29, 10:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt, Rock27 min
May 29, 10:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHolt17 min
May 29, 10:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock31 min
May 29, 10:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd, Holt32 min
May 30, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry43 min
May 30, 2:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden32 min
May 30, 3:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry41 min
May 30, 3:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden33 min
May 30, 3:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry63 min
May 30, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarden38 min
May 30, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith29 min
May 30, 4:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant34 min
May 30, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry60 min
May 30, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith, Perkins30 min
May 30, 5:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown, Cherry, Keya Paha41 min
May 30, 5:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln28 min
May 30, 5:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFChase, Hayes43 min
May 30, 5:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFKeith, Lincoln34 min
May 30, 5:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFCherry46 min
May 30, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha57 min
May 30, 5:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFChase, Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins36 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.