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Tornado Warning 13, NWS North Platte, NE
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.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 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.
- 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
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
$$
Roberg2 follow-up statements
116
WWUS53 KLBF 240229
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
929 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
NEC063-085-240245-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240524T0245Z/
Frontier NE-Hayes NE-
929 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL FRONTIER AND EAST CENTRAL HAYES COUNTIES...
At 929 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 13 miles east of Hayes Center, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Frontier and east central Hayes Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4055 10090 4068 10073 4048 10068 4047 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 265DEG 15KT 4054 10077
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Roberg284 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith | 23 min |
| May 23, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Perkins | 48 min |
| May 23, 7:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Perkins | 44 min |
| May 23, 7:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 50 min |
| May 23, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Keith, Lincoln, Perkins | 48 min |
| May 23, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins | 41 min |
| May 23, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Chase, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins | 23 min |
| May 23, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Hayes | 30 min |
| May 23, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 44 min |
| May 23, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 26 min |
| May 23, 8:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Hayes | 52 min |
| May 23, 8:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Keya Paha | 47 min |
| May 23, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 38 min |
| May 23, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Rock | 45 min |
| May 23, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 65 min |
| May 23, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 63 min |
| May 23, 9:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Lincoln | 41 min |
| May 23, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Garfield | 39 min |
| May 23, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Custer | 26 min |
| May 23, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Frontier | 34 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.