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Tornado Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 12, 2017, 9:44 PM MDT for Cherry County, Sheridan County, Nebraska. It was in force for 46 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
- Jun 12, 2017, 9:44 PM MDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2017, 10:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cherry County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:45 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 5:35 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 421 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
784
WFUS53 KLBF 130344
TORLBF
NEC031-161-130430-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0004.170613T0344Z-170613T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
944 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017
The National Weather Service in North Platte NE has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Cherry County in north central Nebraska...
East central Sheridan County in the Panhandle of Nebraska...
* Until 1030 PM MDT
* At 944 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
capable of producing a tornado. This dangerous storm was located 23
miles southeast of Rushville, and moving northeast at 25 mph.
* Locations impacted include...
Morgan Lake and Billys Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4272 10199 4254 10179 4239 10217 4249 10228
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 234DEG 23KT 4245 10219
$$
CDC2 follow-up statements
794
WWUS53 KLBF 130408
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1008 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017
NEC161-130417-
/O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170613T0430Z/
Sheridan NE-
1008 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SHERIDAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4272 10199 4254 10179 4244 10204 4245 10206
4266 10207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 234DEG 23KT 4253 10202
$$
NEC031-130430-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170613T0430Z/
Cherry NE-
1008 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY...
At 1007 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable
of producing a tornado. This dangerous storm was located 21 miles
southeast of Gordon, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Locations impacted include...
Morgan Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4272 10199 4254 10179 4244 10204 4245 10206
4266 10207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 234DEG 23KT 4253 10202
$$
CDC879
WWUS53 KLBF 130429
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
1029 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017
NEC031-130438-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170613T0430Z/
Cherry NE-
1029 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CHERRY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1030 PM MDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the warned
area. Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Northwestern
Cherry County in north central Nebraska until 1115 PM MDT.
LAT...LON 4272 10199 4254 10179 4244 10204 4245 10206
4266 10207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 234DEG 23KT 4261 10188
$$
CDCThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 6:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 45 min |
| Jun 12, 6:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 7:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 8:00 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Sheridan | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 51 min |
| Jun 12, 8:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 58 min |
| Jun 12, 8:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 8:37 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 9:04 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 9:12 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Sheridan | 63 min |
| Jun 12, 9:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Sheridan | 42 min |
| Jun 12, 9:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 66 min |
| Jun 12, 10:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Cherry | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 10:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 8:41 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | LBF | Garden, Keith | 5 days |
| Jun 13, 2:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown, Rock | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 2:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keya Paha, Rock | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 3:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Keya Paha | 10 min |
| Jun 13, 3:32 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Boyd, Keya Paha | 8 min |
| Jun 13, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup, Rock | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 3:45 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 3:55 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 4:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 4:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 4:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 5:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Holt | 19 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.