Alert archive / Nebraska / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 4, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 6, 2023, 5:41 PM CDT for Frontier County, Nebraska. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2023, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2023, 6:09 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Frontier County, NE
The radar
The Grand Island radar (KUEX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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.
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1216 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
418
WFUS53 KLBF 062241
TORLBF
NEC063-062330-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0004.230506T2241Z-230506T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
541 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Frontier County in southwestern Nebraska...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 540 PM CDT, a confirmed landspout tornado was located near Medicine Creek
Reservoir State Recreation Area, or 17 miles southeast of Curtis,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Landspout Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Public confirmed landspout tornado.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Frontier County, including the following locations...
Orafino.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a landspout 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 4036 10036 4059 10038 4058 9998 4044 9998
4043 10009 4035 10010 4035 10014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 272DEG 39KT 4046 10025
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
$$
Sporer2 follow-up statements
363
WWUS53 KLBF 062258
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
558 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023
NEC063-062330-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230506T2330Z/
Frontier NE-
558 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FRONTIER COUNTY...
At 556 PM CDT, a confirmed landspout tornado was located 10 miles north
of Holbrook, or 26 miles southwest of Lexington, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Landspout Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Public confirmed landspout tornado.
IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Frontier County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a landspout tornado is likely on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW!
Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself
from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4039 10019 4059 10020 4058 9998 4044 9998
4043 10009 4038 10010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 272DEG 39KT 4045 10001
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Sporer350
WWUS53 KLBF 062309
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
609 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023
NEC063-062319-
/O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-230506T2330Z/
Frontier NE-
609 PM CDT Sat May 6 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FRONTIER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4039 10019 4059 10020 4058 9998 4044 9998
4043 10009 4038 10010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 272DEG 39KT 4044 9982
$$
SporerThe office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 40 min |
| May 5, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 37 min |
| May 5, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 44 min |
| May 5, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 43 min |
| May 5, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Perkins | 38 min |
| May 5, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Perkins | 47 min |
| May 5, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 46 min |
| May 5, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 44 min |
| May 5, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Perkins | 48 min |
| May 5, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Perkins | 13 min |
| May 5, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes | 50 min |
| May 5, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 45 min |
| May 5, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Chase | 45 min |
| May 5, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 39 min |
| May 5, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins | 39 min |
| May 5, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 33 min |
| May 5, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Lincoln | 47 min |
| May 5, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 42 min |
| May 5, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes, Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 5, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier, Lincoln | 46 min |
| May 5, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Custer | 51 min |
| May 5, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 15 min |
| May 5, 11:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 37 min |
| May 6, 12:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Wheeler | 40 min |
| May 6, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Sheridan | 39 min |
| May 6, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 44 min |
| May 6, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 79 min |
| May 6, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 48 min |
| May 6, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keith | 46 min |
| May 6, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Frontier | 50 min |
| May 6, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha | 45 min |
| May 6, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Frontier, Hayes | 40 min |
| May 6, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | McPherson | 46 min |
| May 6, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Boyd, Brown, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock | 45 min |
| May 6, 6:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Thomas | 42 min |
| May 6, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Holt, Rock | 61 min |
| May 6, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.