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Tornado Warning 17, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2017, 8:02 PM CDT for Loup County, Nebraska. It was in force for 43 min. 9 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
- Aug 19, 2017, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2017, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Loup County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 8:02 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Almeria, NE | FLIPPED SHED AND TREE DAMAGE IN LINE WITH OTHER TORNADO DAMAGE |
| Aug 19, 8:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Wnw Almeria, NE | TORNADO DAMAGE. LARGE BRANCHES MISSING, SOME UPROOTED, DEBARKED SOFTWOOD TREES |
| Aug 19, 8:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Almeria, NE | BARN AND 2 SHEDS DESTROYED BY REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS |
| Aug 19, 8:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 W Taylor, NE | |
| Aug 19, 8:14 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 W Almeria, NE | |
| Aug 19, 8:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 88 | Almeria, NE | |
| Aug 19, 8:27 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 4 W Almeria, NE | BROKEN WINDOWS, HOLES IN VINYL SIDING, AND STRIPPED HAIL |
| Aug 19, 8:35 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 3 S Almeria, NE | DAMAGE TO HOUSE SIDING, STRIPPED CORN CROPS, BROKEN WINDOWS |
| Aug 19, 8:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 W Taylor, NE | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2449 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2367 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLBF 200102
TORLBF
NEC115-200145-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0017.170820T0102Z-170820T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
802 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Loup County in north central Nebraska...
* Until 845 PM CDT
* At 801 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 12 miles northwest of Taylor, moving southeast at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
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...
Taylor around 845 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Almeria Meadow State Wildlife Management Area, Kent Diversion Dam
State Wildlife Management Area and Almeria.
This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 122 and 133.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4174 9961 4186 9969 4193 9969 4201 9952
4179 9922 4174 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 306DEG 11KT 4187 9957
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
Roberg3 follow-up statements
423
WWUS53 KLBF 200113
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
813 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
NEC115-200145-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170820T0145Z/
Loup NE-
813 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
LOUP COUNTY...
At 813 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Almeria, or 11 miles northwest of Taylor, moving
southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Taylor around 845 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Almeria Meadow State Wildlife Management Area, Kent Diversion Dam
State Wildlife Management Area and Almeria.
This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 122 and 133.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4174 9961 4186 9969 4193 9969 4201 9952
4179 9922 4174 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 310DEG 7KT 4184 9957
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
Roberg090
WWUS53 KLBF 200117
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
817 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
NEC115-200145-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170820T0145Z/
Loup NE-
817 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
LOUP COUNTY...
At 817 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Almeria, or 10
miles northwest of Taylor, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and two inch 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
southern Loup County, including the following locations: Almeria
Meadow State Wildlife Management Area, Kent Diversion Dam State
Wildlife Management Area and Almeria.
This includes Highway 183 between mile markers 122 and 133.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4174 9961 4186 9969 4193 9969 4201 9952
4179 9922 4174 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 299DEG 5KT 4184 9957
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
Roberg133
WWUS53 KLBF 200146
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
846 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
NEC115-200155-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-170820T0145Z/
Loup NE-
846 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LOUP COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
central and north central Nebraska.
LAT...LON 4174 9961 4186 9969 4193 9969 4201 9952
4179 9922 4174 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 306DEG 11KT 4179 9948
$$
RobergThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup, Rock | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Loup | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 7:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup, Rock | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Loup | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Custer | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 9:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LBF | Custer, Loup | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Loup | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 50 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.