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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Omaha, NE

June 16, 2017Harrison County, Shelby County, Iowa

NWS Omaha, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 2017, 7:51 PM CDT for Harrison County, Shelby County, Iowa. It was in force for 11 min. 1 report 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
Jun 16, 2017, 7:51 PM CDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2017, 8:02 PM CDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Harrison County, IA, Shelby County, IA

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 16, 7:55 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGWoodbine, IAROOF BLOWN OFF INDUSTRIAL BUILDING. WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE, IN TOWN, AND WEST OF TOWN.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 72 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2017-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2913 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2017-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2913 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
206 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
12.6

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The text

As transmitted.

997 
WFUS53 KOAX 170051
TOROAX
IAC085-165-170115-
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0013.170617T0051Z-170617T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
751 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Harrison County in southwestern Iowa...
  West central Shelby County in southwestern Iowa...

* Until 815 PM CDT
    
* At 751 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles north of Logan, or 26 miles southwest of
  Denison, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  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...
  Persia around 815 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Woodbine, Schaben Park and Willow Lake Recreation Area.

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 4178 9585 4185 9575 4177 9552 4159 9553
      4156 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 313DEG 22KT 4177 9575 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Dergan
2 follow-up statements
222 
WWUS53 KOAX 170058
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
758 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

IAC085-165-170115-
/O.CON.KOAX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170617T0115Z/
Harrison IA-Shelby IA-
758 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND WEST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES...
    
At 758 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Logan, or 26 miles southwest of
Denison, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado. 

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...
  Persia around 815 PM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Woodbine.

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 4169 9578 4177 9568 4176 9553 4159 9553
      4156 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 313DEG 28KT 4171 9568 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Dergan
850 
WWUS53 KOAX 170102
SVSOAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
802 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

IAC085-165-170111-
/O.CAN.KOAX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170617T0115Z/
Harrison IA-Shelby IA-
802 PM CDT FRI JUN 16 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND WEST CENTRAL
SHELBY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened and no longer 
appears capable of producing a tornado.

Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Iowa.

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

LAT...LON 4169 9578 4177 9568 4176 9553 4159 9553
      4156 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 313DEG 22KT 4169 9566 

$$

Dergan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXHarrison, Monona, Pottawattamie, Shelby38 min
Jun 16, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXHarrison, Mills, Pottawattamie30 min
Jun 16, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont, Harrison, Mills, Pottawattamie26 min
Jun 16, 8:07 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXFremont, Mills, Montgomery23 min
Jun 16, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie and 1 more31 min
Jun 16, 8:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOAXMills, Pottawattamie64 min
Jun 16, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningOAXMills, Montgomery, Pottawattamie31 min
Jun 16, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby32 min
Jun 16, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont, Montgomery, Page32 min
Jun 16, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOAXFremont48 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.