Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 22, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2016, 9:01 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Nebraska. It was in force for 29 min. 6 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, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Lincoln County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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, 9:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 N North Platte, NE | |
| Jul 6, 9:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 72 | 5 N North Platte, NE | |
| Jul 6, 9:12 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 3 N North Platte, NE | 70 MPH WINDS. |
| Jul 6, 9:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 Nne North Platte, NE | |
| Jul 6, 9:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 78 | 3 N North Platte, NE | |
| Jul 6, 9:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 N North Platte, NE | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
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, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 2862 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 28.9
The text
As transmitted.
079
WFUS53 KLBF 070201
TORLBF
NEC111-070230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0022.160707T0201Z-160707T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
901 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 901 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NORTH PLATTE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
NORTH PLATTE AIRPORT AROUND 910 PM CDT.
MAXWELL AROUND 925 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
COTTONWOOD CANYON STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA...KEITH AND
BIRDWOOD.
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 4111 10091 4128 10084 4123 10035 4095 10046
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 287DEG 36KT 4118 10078
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ET2 follow-up statements
783
WWUS53 KLBF 070219
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
919 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
NEC111-070230-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160707T0230Z/
LINCOLN NE-
919 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
AT 919 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MAXWELL...OR 11 MILES EAST OF NORTH PLATTE...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
KEITH.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 179 AND 186.
HIGHWAY 83 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 94.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4110 10074 4127 10071 4123 10035 4104 10043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 281DEG 35KT 4116 10054
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
ET285
WWUS53 KLBF 070229
SVSLBF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
929 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
NEC111-070239-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160707T0230Z/
LINCOLN NE-
929 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
930 PM CDT...
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.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
LINCOLN COUNTY.
LAT...LON 4110 10074 4127 10071 4123 10035 4104 10043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 287DEG 36KT 4116 10054
$$
ETThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Grant | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Keya Paha, Rock | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, McPherson | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Grant, Hooker | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker, McPherson, Thomas | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Arthur, McPherson | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 8:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Hooker, McPherson | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hooker, Logan, McPherson, Thomas | 19 min |
| Jul 6, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, McPherson | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Thomas | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 8:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln | 13 min |
| Jul 6, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 10:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 20 min |
| Jul 7, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown, Rock | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 12:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown, Rock | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt, Rock | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase | 53 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.