Tornado Warning 15, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jul 6, 2016, 4:29 PM MDT (22:29 UTC)

Expired

Jul 6, 2016, 5:00 PM MDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

County Sheridan County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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279 
WFUS53 KLBF 062229
TORLBF
NEC161-062300-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0015.160706T2229Z-160706T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
429 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 500 PM MDT
    
* AT 428 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTH OF ELLSWORTH...OR 29 MILES EAST
  OF ALLIANCE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  WOLF HILL...KENNEDY LAKE AND WATSON LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4235 10234 4226 10204 4212 10204 4201 10214
      4201 10215 4220 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 301DEG 17KT 4224 10232 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

POWER

709 
WWUS53 KLBF 062248
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
448 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

NEC161-062300-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-160706T2300Z/
SHERIDAN NE-
448 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...
    
AT 447 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELLSWORTH...OR 34 MILES EAST OF
ALLIANCE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
WOLF HILL...KENNEDY LAKE AND WATSON LAKE. 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 250 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 14.
 HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 126.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4235 10234 4226 10204 4212 10204 4201 10214
      4201 10215 4220 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 301DEG 17KT 4219 10221 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

POWER

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