Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 18, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2016, 5:43 PM MDT for Cherry County, Nebraska. It was in force for 32 min. 2 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
- Jul 6, 2016, 5:43 PM MDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Cherry County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 5:52 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 10 N Hyannis, NE | |
| Jul 6, 6:03 PM MDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 15 Ne Hyannis, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
517
WFUS53 KLBF 062343
TORLBF
NEC031-070015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0018.160706T2343Z-160707T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
543 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 615 PM MDT
* AT 542 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF ASHBY...OR 41 MILES WEST
OF MULLEN...MOVING EAST AT 25 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
SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
WHITMAN ROAD CROSSING THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE MIDDLE LOUP RIVER...
MOTHER LAKE AND DIPPING VAT MEADOW.
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 4210 10189 4227 10193 4237 10149 4210 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 260DEG 20KT 4220 10182
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
POWER2 follow-up statements
816
WWUS53 KLBF 062354
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
554 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016
NEC031-070015-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160707T0015Z/
CHERRY NE-
554 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY...
AT 553 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTH OF
HYANNIS...OR 37 MILES WEST OF MULLEN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITMAN ROAD CROSSING THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE MIDDLE LOUP RIVER AND
MOTHER LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 181.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4210 10183 4228 10187 4237 10149 4210 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 260DEG 20KT 4221 10173
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
POWER139
WWUS53 KLBF 070001
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
601 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016
NEC031-070015-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160707T0015Z/
CHERRY NE-
601 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY...
AT 601 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WHITMAN...OR 33 MILES WEST OF MULLEN...MOVING EAST AT 30 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITMAN ROAD CROSSING THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE MIDDLE LOUP RIVER.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 174 AND 181.
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 4210 10171 4231 10174 4237 10149 4210 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 260DEG 26KT 4222 10165
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
POWERThe 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, 4:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Grant, Sheridan | 33 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 | 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, 5:47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.