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Tornado Warning 9, NWS North Platte, NE

August 9, 2019Boyd County, Holt County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Aug 9, 2019, 7:23 PM CDT for Boyd County, Holt County, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. It was in force for 67 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: Aug 9, 2019, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2019, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Boyd County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 9, 7:31 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	16 Ene Burton, NE	FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY THE BURKE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE NEBRASKA/SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 225 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1114 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 273 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

612 
WFUS53 KLBF 100023
TORLBF
NEC015-089-103-100130-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0009.190810T0023Z-190810T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
723 PM CDT Fri Aug 9 2019

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Holt County in north central Nebraska...
  Northeastern Keya Paha County in north central Nebraska...
  Western Boyd County in north central Nebraska...

* Until 830 PM CDT.
    
* At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles southwest of Burke, or 25 miles northeast of
  Springview, moving southeast at 30 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Naper around 755 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Nets
Peak, Mills, Brocksburg and Dustin.

This includes Highway 12 between mile markers 72 and 103.
 
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 4295 9887 4275 9918 4299 9950 4300 9932
      4300 9895
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 314DEG 25KT 4306 9937 

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

$$

Kulik

2 follow-up statements

531 
WWUS53 KLBF 100056
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
756 PM CDT Fri Aug 9 2019

NEC015-089-103-100130-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190810T0130Z/
Holt NE-Keya Paha NE-Boyd NE-
756 PM CDT Fri Aug 9 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN HOLT...EAST CENTRAL KEYA PAHA AND NORTHWESTERN BOYD
COUNTIES...
    
At 756 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Naper, or 22 miles west of Spencer, moving southeast
at 30 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
northwestern Holt...east central Keya Paha and northwestern Boyd
Counties, including the following locations... Dustin.

This includes Highway 12 between mile markers 83 and 99, and near
mile marker 101.
 
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 4276 9919 4293 9931 4300 9912 4290 9895
      4275 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 314DEG 25KT 4289 9914 

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

$$

Kulik

436 
WWUS53 KLBF 100125
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
825 PM CDT Fri Aug 9 2019

NEC015-089-103-100134-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190810T0130Z/
Holt NE-Keya Paha NE-Boyd NE-
825 PM CDT Fri Aug 9 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HOLT...EAST CENTRAL KEYA PAHA
AND NORTHWESTERN BOYD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
north central Nebraska.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect.

LAT...LON 4276 9919 4293 9931 4300 9912 4290 9895
      4275 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 314DEG 25KT 4276 9896 

$$

Kulik

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Boyd, Keya Paha, Rock	38 min
Aug 9, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock	39 min
Aug 9, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Holt	61 min
Aug 9, 8:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Keya Paha	40 min
Aug 9, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Rock	46 min
Aug 9, 9:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Holt	52 min
Aug 9, 9:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Holt	42 min
Aug 9, 9:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Brown	39 min
Aug 9, 9:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Boyd, Holt, Keya Paha	3 hr
Aug 9, 10:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Brown, Rock	68 min
Aug 9, 10:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Wheeler	48 min
Aug 9, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Blaine, Brown, Loup, Rock	55 min
Aug 9, 11:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Wheeler	36 min
Aug 9, 11:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Custer, Garfield, Loup, Rock	58 min
Aug 10, 1:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Custer	53 min
Aug 10, 3:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LBF	Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln	12 hr
Aug 10, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Perkins	51 min
Aug 10, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Perkins	45 min
Aug 10, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Perkins	48 min
Aug 10, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins	49 min
Aug 10, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Arthur	48 min
Aug 10, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Hayes	47 min
Aug 10, 6:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes	44 min
Aug 10, 6:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes	33 min
Aug 10, 6:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes	9 hr
Aug 10, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Hayes	47 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.