Tornado Warning 25, NWS North Platte, NE

Issued

Jul 26, 2016, 7:54 PM MDT (01:54 UTC)

Expired

Jul 26, 2016, 8:30 PM MDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS North Platte, NE

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

County Cherry County, NE

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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346 
WFUS53 KLBF 270154
TORLBF
NEC031-270230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0025.160727T0154Z-160727T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
754 PM MDT TUE JUL 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

* UNTIL 830 PM MDT
    
* AT 753 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF MERRIMAN...OR 18 MILES EAST OF
  GORDON... MOVING EAST AT 15 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MERRIMAN AROUND 830 PM MDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
IRWIN... HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER AND INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 20 AND IRWIN ROAD.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 138.
 HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 231.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
NORTH PLATTE.

&&

LAT...LON 4299 10163 4274 10170 4283 10199 4300 10194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 285DEG 11KT 4290 10186 

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

$$

BUTTLER

224 
WWUS53 KLBF 270220
SVSLBF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
820 PM MDT TUE JUL 26 2016

NEC031-270230-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160727T0230Z/
CHERRY NE-
820 PM MDT TUE JUL 26 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHERRY COUNTY...
    
AT 820 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MERRIMAN...OR 23 MILES EAST OF GORDON...MOVING EAST
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MERRIMAN AROUND 825 PM MDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
IRWIN... HIGHWAY 61 CROSSING THE NIOBRARA RIVER AND INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 20 AND IRWIN ROAD.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 138.
 HIGHWAY 61 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 213 AND 231.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4299 10163 4274 10170 4283 10199 4300 10194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 277DEG 18KT 4283 10175 

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

$$

BUTTLER

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