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Tornado Warning 13, NWS North Platte, NE

May 23, 2024Frontier County, Hayes County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2024, 9:18 PM CDT for Frontier County, Hayes County, Nebraska. It was in force for 27 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 23, 2024, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2024, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 23, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1132 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2024-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1132 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1257 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

307 
WFUS53 KLBF 240218
TORLBF
NEC063-085-240245-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0013.240524T0218Z-240524T0245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
918 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Frontier County in southwestern Nebraska...
  East central Hayes County in southwestern Nebraska...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 917 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles east of Hayes Center, moving east at 15 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
  west central Frontier and east central Hayes Counties, including
  the following locations... Hayes Center State Wildlife Management
  Area.

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 4058 10096 4068 10073 4048 10068 4046 10092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 253DEG 11KT 4054 10084 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Roberg
2 follow-up statements
116 
WWUS53 KLBF 240229
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
929 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

NEC063-085-240245-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240524T0245Z/
Frontier NE-Hayes NE-
929 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL FRONTIER AND EAST CENTRAL HAYES COUNTIES...

At 929 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 13 miles east of Hayes Center, moving east at 15 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
west central Frontier and east central Hayes Counties.

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 4055 10090 4068 10073 4048 10068 4047 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 265DEG 15KT 4054 10077 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Roberg
284 
WWUS53 KLBF 240236
SVSLBF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
936 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

NEC063-085-240245-
/O.EXP.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240524T0245Z/
Frontier NE-Hayes NE-
936 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL FRONTIER AND EAST CENTRAL
HAYES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM CDT...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
southwestern Nebraska.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
North Platte.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Frontier County.

LAT...LON 4055 10090 4068 10073 4048 10068 4047 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 253DEG 11KT 4054 10075 

$$

Roberg

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFKeith23 min
May 23, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFPerkins48 min
May 23, 7:16 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLBFPerkins44 min
May 23, 7:25 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins50 min
May 23, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFKeith, Lincoln, Perkins48 min
May 23, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins41 min
May 23, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLBFChase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins23 min
May 23, 8:25 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLBFHayes30 min
May 23, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln44 min
May 23, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFLincoln26 min
May 23, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLBFHayes52 min
May 23, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFKeya Paha47 min
May 23, 8:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLBFLincoln38 min
May 23, 9:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFRock45 min
May 23, 9:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFLincoln65 min
May 23, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier63 min
May 23, 9:19 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLBFLincoln41 min
May 23, 9:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLBFGarfield39 min
May 23, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFCuster26 min
May 23, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFFrontier34 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.