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Tornado Warning 2, NWS North Platte, NE

June 2, 2020Chase County, Hayes County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 2020, 3:56 PM MDT for Chase County, Hayes County, Nebraska. It was in force for 34 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 2, 2020, 3:56 PM MDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2020, 4:30 PM MDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS North Platte, NE
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Chase County, NE, Hayes County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 2, 4:03 PM MDT	HAIL 1.75	3 Sw Imperial, NE

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

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 112 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: 2920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

462 
WFUS53 KLBF 022156
TORLBF
NEC029-085-022230-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0002.200602T2156Z-200602T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
456 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2020

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Chase County in southwestern Nebraska...
  West central Hayes County in southwestern Nebraska...

* Until 530 PM CDT/430 PM MDT/.

* At 456 PM CDT/356 PM MDT/, a confirmed tornado was located over
  Imperial, moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter 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.

* The tornado will be near...
  Enders Reservoir State Recreation Area and Enders around 415 PM 
  MDT.
  Wauneta around 430 PM MDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wanamaker State Wildfire Management Area, Center Dam Campground, Area
A Campground and Church Grove Campground.

This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 25 and 45.
 
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.

If on or near Enders Lake, 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 4035 10163 4046 10182 4061 10170 4046 10125
      4035 10134
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 301DEG 24KT 4050 10167 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Gomez

1 follow-up statement

663 
WWUS53 KLBF 022220
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
520 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2020

NEC029-085-022230-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200602T2230Z/
Chase NE-Hayes NE-
520 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT/430 PM MDT/
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHASE AND WEST CENTRAL HAYES COUNTIES...
    
At 519 PM CDT/419 PM MDT/, a confirmed tornado was located over
Enders, or near Imperial, moving southeast 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 tornado will be near...
  Wauneta around 440 PM MDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wanamaker State Wildfire Management Area, Center Dam Campground, Area
A Campground and Church Grove Campground.

This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 25 and 45.
 
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.

If on or near Enders Lake, 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 4035 10163 4046 10182 4061 10170 4046 10125
      4035 10134
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 298DEG 23KT 4047 10153 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Gomez

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 3:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Chase	29 min
Jun 2, 3:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Frontier	41 min
Jun 2, 3:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	41 min
Jun 2, 4:16 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Lincoln	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes	45 min
Jun 2, 4:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	LBF	Lincoln	43 min
Jun 2, 4:58 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LBF	Chase, Hayes	3 hr
Jun 2, 5:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Lincoln	21 min
Jun 2, 5:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LBF	Chase, Hayes	43 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.