Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 5, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2018, 3:06 PM MDT for Keith County, Nebraska. It was in force for 39 min. 4 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
- Jun 17, 2018, 3:06 PM MDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2018, 3:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Keith County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 3:10 PM MDT | TORNADO | 11 Nw Ogallala, NE | DELAYED REPORT. TORNADO REPORTED AS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 MINS SHORTLY AFTER 2100Z. |
| Jun 17, 3:25 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 N Kingsley Dam, NE | |
| Jun 17, 3:25 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 Wnw Keystone, NE | |
| Jun 17, 3:25 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 N Kingsley Dam, NE | HAIL RANGING FROM NICKEL TO GOLF BALL SIZE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1:35 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 840 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLBF 172106
TORLBF
NEC101-172145-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0005.180617T2106Z-180617T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
306 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2018
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska...
* Until 345 PM MDT.
* At 306 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lemoyne, or 9 miles northwest of Ogallala, moving
northeast at 25 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...
Ogallala and Lemoyne around 315 PM MDT.
Kingsley Dam around 325 PM MDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Eagle
Gulch Campground, Ruthon, Megeath, Belmar, Otter Creek Campground and
Lake View Campground.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 89 and 109.
Highway 92 between mile markers 122 and 138.
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 4124 10206 4137 10197 4139 10159 4117 10160
4106 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 237DEG 21KT 4123 10184
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
JWS3 follow-up statements
818
WWUS53 KLBF 172118
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
318 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2018
NEC101-172145-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180617T2145Z/
Keith NE-
318 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KEITH COUNTY...
At 318 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Kingsley Dam, or
9 miles north of Ogallala, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Keith County, including the following locations... Eagle
Gulch Campground, Ruthon, Megeath, Belmar, Otter Creek Campground and
Lake View Campground.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 89 and 109.
Highway 92 between mile markers 122 and 138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If on or near Lake McConaughy, get away from the water and move to
safe shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Severe thunderstorms can produce
large capsizing waves, even on small bodies of water. Move into dock
and seek safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a
thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 4124 10206 4137 10197 4139 10159 4117 10160
4106 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 235DEG 27KT 4127 10171
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
JWS538
WWUS53 KLBF 172122
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
322 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2018
NEC101-172145-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180617T2145Z/
Keith NE-
322 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KEITH COUNTY...
At 322 PM MDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Kingsley Dam, or
9 miles north of Ogallala, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and golf ball size 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
northwestern Keith County, including the following locations... Eagle
Gulch Campground, Ruthon, Megeath, Belmar, Otter Creek Campground and
Lake View Campground.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 89 and 109.
Highway 92 between mile markers 122 and 138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If on or near Lake McConaughy, get away from the water and move to
safe shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Severe thunderstorms can produce
large capsizing waves, even on small bodies of water. Move into dock
and seek safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a
thunderstorm.
&&
LAT...LON 4124 10206 4137 10197 4139 10159 4117 10160
4106 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 240DEG 23KT 4126 10169
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
JWS389
WWUS53 KLBF 172129
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
329 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2018
NEC101-172145-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180617T2145Z/
Keith NE-
329 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KEITH COUNTY...
At 328 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kingsley Dam, or 11 miles north of Ogallala, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Keith County, including the following locations...
Belmar, Otter Creek Campground and Lake View Campground.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 89 and 109.
Highway 92 between mile markers 124 and 138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4125 10196 4137 10197 4139 10159 4117 10160
4113 10185
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 239DEG 23KT 4128 10165
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 28 min |
| Jun 16, 6:48 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:46 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LBF | Sheridan | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:13 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | LBF | Cherry, Sheridan | 25 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 2:08 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 2:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 3:32 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, McPherson | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 3:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 4:07 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 4:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Logan | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln, Logan, McPherson | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 4:40 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Logan, McPherson | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 4:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer, Logan, Thomas | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 5:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Brown | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 5:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Loup, Rock | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 5:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Holt | 52 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.