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Tornado Warning 16, NWS North Platte, NE

July 6, 2016Grant County, Sheridan County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2016, 4:57 PM MDT for Grant County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 33 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 6, 2016, 4:57 PM MDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2016, 5:30 PM MDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Grant County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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.

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 6, 2:21 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 167 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 961 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -393 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1663 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 181 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

273 
WFUS53 KLBF 062257
TORLBF
NEC075-161-062330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0016.160706T2257Z-160706T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
457 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...
  NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 530 PM MDT

* AT 457 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF ELLSWORTH...OR 35 MILES EAST OF ALLIANCE...MOVING EAST AT 30
  MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  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...
  ASHBY AROUND 525 PM MDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FINNEGAN LAKE...WATSON LAKE...WOLF HILL AND KENNEDY LAKE.

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 4229 10224 4226 10204 4210 10204 4209 10177
      4195 10184 4212 10232
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 288DEG 27KT 4218 10218 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

POWER

3 follow-up statements

671 
WWUS53 KLBF 062305
SVSLBF

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

NEC075-161-062330-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160706T2330Z/
SHERIDAN NE-GRANT NE-
505 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
    
AT 504 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
ELLSWORTH...OR 37 MILES EAST OF ALLIANCE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ASHBY AROUND 530 PM MDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FINNEGAN LAKE...WATSON LAKE...WOLF HILL AND KENNEDY LAKE.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 143.
 
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 4226 10216 4226 10204 4210 10204 4209 10177
      4195 10184 4211 10230
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 291DEG 18KT 4217 10215 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

POWER

642 
WWUS53 KLBF 062318
SVSLBF

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

NEC075-161-062330-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160706T2330Z/
SHERIDAN NE-GRANT NE-
518 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
        
AT 517 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ASHBY...OR 42 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARTHUR...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR 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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ASHBY AROUND 530 PM MDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FINNEGAN LAKE.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 143.
 
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 4225 10205 4226 10204 4210 10204 4209 10177
      4195 10184 4207 10220
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 287DEG 19KT 4214 10203 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

POWER

043 
WWUS53 KLBF 062328
SVSLBF

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

NEC075-161-062337-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160706T2330Z/
SHERIDAN NE-GRANT NE-
528 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHERIDAN AND NORTHWESTERN
GRANT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM MDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR THE PANHANDLE
OF...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST
CHERRY COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4225 10205 4226 10204 4210 10204 4209 10177
      4195 10184 4207 10220
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 288DEG 27KT 4214 10203 

$$

POWER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 6:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer	13 min
Jul 5, 6:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Sheridan	43 min
Jul 5, 6:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hayes	39 min
Jul 5, 7:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Grant	38 min
Jul 5, 8:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	McPherson	43 min
Jul 6, 3:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur, Garden	38 min
Jul 6, 3:17 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Sheridan	43 min
Jul 6, 3:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur	25 min
Jul 6, 3:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	35 min
Jul 6, 3:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur	31 min
Jul 6, 3:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	31 min
Jul 6, 4:04 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Sheridan	26 min
Jul 6, 4:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Arthur	34 min
Jul 6, 4:29 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Sheridan	31 min
Jul 6, 4:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	29 min
Jul 6, 4:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Sheridan	32 min
Jul 6, 5:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	29 min
Jul 6, 5:04 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Cherry	41 min
Jul 6, 5:16 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LBF	Cherry	29 min
Jul 6, 5:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	McPherson	27 min
Jul 6, 5:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Grant, Hooker	36 min
Jul 6, 5:43 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Cherry	32 min
Jul 6, 5:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha	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.