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Tornado Warning 10, NWS North Platte, NE

July 2, 2017Custer County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 2017, 6:49 PM CDT for Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 26 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 2, 2017, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2017, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Custer County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 2, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 77 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2017-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 535 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2017-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
535 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-338 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

886 
WFUS53 KLBF 022349
TORLBF
NEC041-030015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0010.170702T2349Z-170703T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
649 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Custer County in central Nebraska...

* Until 715 PM CDT
    
* At 649 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles northeast of Oconto, or 11 miles south of
  Broken Bow, moving south at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
  Oconto around 715 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Buckeye, Pressey State Wildlife Management Area and Burr Oak.

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 4132 9977 4131 9953 4105 9952 4105 9985
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 005DEG 15KT 4125 9967 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CDC
2 follow-up statements
557 
WWUS53 KLBF 030006
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
706 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017

NEC041-030015-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170703T0015Z/
Custer NE-
706 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY...
    
At 706 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Oconto, or 11 miles south of Broken
Bow, moving southwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
  Oconto around 715 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Buckeye, Pressey State Wildlife Management Area and Burr Oak.

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 4127 9978 4127 9953 4105 9952 4105 9985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 050DEG 6KT 4124 9970 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CDC
039 
WWUS53 KLBF 030013
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
713 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017

NEC041-030022-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170703T0015Z/
Custer NE-
713 PM CDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CUSTER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
715 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central Nebraska.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
central and southern Custer County until 730 pm CDT.

LAT...LON 4127 9978 4127 9953 4105 9952 4105 9985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 005DEG 15KT 4122 9970 

$$

CDC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 12:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFFrontier49 min
Jul 2, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield47 min
Jul 2, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarfield, Wheeler49 min
Jul 2, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield42 min
Jul 2, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker52 min
Jul 2, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan43 min
Jul 2, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan51 min
Jul 2, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan48 min
Jul 2, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer28 min
Jul 2, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCherry, Hooker42 min
Jul 2, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLogan47 min
Jul 2, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFHooker42 min
Jul 2, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer, Logan, Thomas49 min
Jul 2, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden, Sheridan49 min
Jul 2, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFSheridan42 min
Jul 2, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster, Garfield, Loup48 min
Jul 2, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan24 min
Jul 2, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFHooker43 min
Jul 2, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden, Grant, Sheridan30 min
Jul 2, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFSheridan18 min
Jul 2, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLogan47 min
Jul 2, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Custer39 min
Jul 2, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant, Hooker23 min
Jul 2, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGrant23 min
Jul 2, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLoup30 min
Jul 2, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFMcPherson38 min
Jul 2, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel35 min
Jul 2, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFArthur, Grant, Hooker29 min
Jul 2, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Garden24 min
Jul 2, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFGarden34 min
Jul 2, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster62 min
Jul 2, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFBlaine42 min
Jul 2, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFMcPherson23 min
Jul 2, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFLincoln43 min
Jul 2, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFMcPherson27 min
Jul 2, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFDeuel37 min
Jul 2, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln50 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.