Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2020, 6:54 PM CDT for Blaine County, Custer County, Nebraska. It was in force for 51 min. 2 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 8, 2020, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2020, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Blaine County, NE, Custer County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 7:46 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nnw Milburn, NE | DELAYED REPORT VIA EMAIL |
| Jun 8, 7:52 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 7 W Merna, NE |
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 8, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 204 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -320 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLBF 082354
TORLBF
NEC009-041-090045-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0004.200608T2354Z-200609T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
654 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Custer County in central Nebraska...
Southern Blaine County in north central Nebraska...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 654 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Arnold, or 19 miles east of Stapleton, 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...
Dunning around 745 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area, Linscott and
Pleasant Hill.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 234 and 260.
Highway 92 between mile markers 252 and 266.
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 4144 10021 4192 10016 4191 9969 4190 9969
4139 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 202DEG 21KT 4151 10013
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
JWS3 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KLBF 090002
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
702 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
NEC009-041-090045-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200609T0045Z/
Custer NE-Blaine NE-
702 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CUSTER AND SOUTHERN BLAINE COUNTIES...
At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northeast of Arnold, or 21 miles east of
Stapleton, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Anselmo around 750 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area, Linscott and
Pleasant Hill.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 2 between mile markers 234 and 260.
Highway 92 between mile markers 252 and 266.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4144 10021 4192 10016 4191 9969 4190 9969
4139 9993
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 223DEG 13KT 4155 10011
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
JWS672
WWUS53 KLBF 090013
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
713 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
NEC009-041-090045-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200609T0045Z/
Custer NE-Blaine NE-
713 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CUSTER AND SOUTHERN BLAINE COUNTIES...
At 713 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles west of
Anselmo, or 23 miles south of Brewster, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Public 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...
Anselmo around 730 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area and Linscott.
This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 234 and 259.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4152 10019 4192 10016 4191 9969 4190 9969
4149 9990
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 210DEG 13KT 4162 10004
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
JWS495
WWUS53 KLBF 090032
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
732 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
NEC009-041-090045-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200609T0045Z/
Custer NE-Blaine NE-
732 PM CDT Mon Jun 8 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CUSTER AND SOUTHERN BLAINE COUNTIES...
At 731 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Anselmo, or 15 miles south of
Brewster, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Custer and southern Blaine Counties, including the
following locations... Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife
Management Area and Linscott.
This includes Highway 2 between mile markers 234 and 259.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4152 10019 4192 10016 4191 9969 4190 9969
4149 9990
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 210DEG 24KT 4171 9994
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JWSThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Grant | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 2:33 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | LBF | Arthur, Chase, Custer, Deuel, Frontier, Garden and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer, Lincoln, Logan | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 6:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 6:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Blaine, Rock | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Blaine, Custer | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Brown | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Rock | 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.