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Tornado Warning 15, NWS North Platte, NE

August 19, 2017Loup County, Rock County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2017, 6:04 PM CDT for Loup County, Rock County, Nebraska. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 19, 2017, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 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
Aug 19, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 2017-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2581 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
260 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

301 
WFUS53 KLBF 192304
TORLBF
NEC115-149-192345-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0015.170819T2304Z-170819T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
604 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Rock County in north central Nebraska...
  Northeastern Loup County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 645 PM CDT
    
* At 604 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Rose, or 24 miles northeast of Brewster, moving
  east at 10 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
  southeastern Rock and northeastern Loup Counties.

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 143 and 157.
 
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 4205 9923 4202 9950 4218 9961 4235 9924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 252DEG 8KT 4213 9947 

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

$$

Roberg
2 follow-up statements
180 
WWUS53 KLBF 192325
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
625 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017

NEC115-149-192345-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170819T2345Z/
Rock NE-Loup NE-
625 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ROCK AND NORTHEASTERN LOUP COUNTIES...
    
At 625 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rose, or 24 miles north of Taylor, moving northeast
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. 

Locations impacted include...
Rose.

This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 143 and 156.
 
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 4202 9950 4217 9960 4234 9924 4205 9923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 235DEG 13KT 4213 9943 

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

$$

Roberg
633 
WWUS53 KLBF 192341
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
641 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017

NEC115-149-192349-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170819T2345Z/
Rock NE-Loup NE-
641 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ROCK AND NORTHEASTERN LOUP
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 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 Loup County. 

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
north central Nebraska.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
North Platte.

LAT...LON 4202 9950 4217 9960 4234 9924 4205 9923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 270DEG 8KT 4214 9939 

$$

Roberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeith38 min
Aug 19, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock46 min
Aug 19, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBlaine, Loup46 min

Nearby

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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.