Tornado Warning 21, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jul 6, 2016, 7:14 PM MDT (01:14 UTC)

Expired

Jul 6, 2016, 7:45 PM MDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, McPherson County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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753 
WFUS53 KLBF 070114
TORLBF
NEC101-111-117-070145-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0021.160707T0114Z-160707T0145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN KEITH COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...
  NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT/745 PM MDT/

* AT 814 PM CDT/714 PM MDT/...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 16
  MILES NORTH OF SARBEN...OR 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRYON...MOVING
  EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER 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. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHEASTERN KEITH...SOUTHWESTERN MCPHERSON AND NORTHWESTERN
  LINCOLN COUNTIES.

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 4131 10141 4149 10134 4143 10103 4125 10108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 288DEG 21KT 4140 10129 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

ET

404 
WWUS53 KLBF 070133
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
833 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016

NEC101-070143-
/O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160707T0145Z/
KEITH NE-
833 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEITH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.

LAT...LON 4128 10127 4132 10127 4146 10121 4143 10103
      4125 10108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 294DEG 29KT 4135 10108 

$$

NEC111-117-070145-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160707T0145Z/
MCPHERSON NE-LINCOLN NE-
833 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MCPHERSON AND NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
    
AT 833 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTH OF
SUTHERLAND...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRYON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER 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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL MCPHERSON AND NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES.

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 4128 10127 4132 10127 4146 10121 4143 10103
      4125 10108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 294DEG 29KT 4135 10108 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

ET

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