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Tornado Warning 3, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2024, 5:29 PM MDT for Keith County, Nebraska. It was in force for 35 min. 3 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
- May 23, 2024, 5:29 PM MDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2024, 6:04 PM MDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Keith County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 5:40 PM MDT | TORNADO | 2 Ese Lemoyne, NE | North shore of Lake Maconaughy. Fire department reports 22 buildings destroyed, including homes, outbuildings and shops. 39 homes damaged. One camper destroyed at beach access 17. One camper destroyed at beach access 13. Numerous powerlines down. Numerous tree |
| May 23, 5:54 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Lemoyne, NE | Fire Dept estimates 65 mph winds. |
| May 23, 5:55 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Lemoyne, NE | Quarter sized hail at the fire department. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -307 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1275 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 450 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KLBF 232329
TORLBF
NEC101-240015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.TO.W.0003.240523T2329Z-240524T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service North Platte NE
529 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024
The National Weather Service in North Platte has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Keith County in southwestern Nebraska...
* Until 615 PM MDT.
* At 528 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lemoyne, or 12 miles northwest of Ogallala, moving
east 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...
Lemoyne around 535 PM MDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lake
View Campground.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 100 and 106.
Highway 92 between mile markers 127 and 138.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4123 10193 4133 10191 4135 10170 4119 10169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 270DEG 14KT 4127 10188
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
Roberg2 follow-up statements
788
WWUS53 KLBF 232345
SVSLBF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service North Platte NE
545 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024
NEC101-240015-
/O.CON.KLBF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240524T0015Z/
Keith NE-
545 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KEITH COUNTY...
At 544 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lemoyne, or 10 miles north of Ogallala, moving east
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Keith County.
This includes the following highways...
Highway 61 between mile markers 100 and 106.
Highway 92 between mile markers 131 and 138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4122 10184 4134 10184 4135 10170 4119 10169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 254DEG 11KT 4128 10175
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Roberg733 WWUS53 KLBF 240004 SVSLBF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 604 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024 NEC101-240013- /O.CAN.KLBF.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-240524T0015Z/ Keith NE- 604 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KEITH COUNTY IS CANCELLED... 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 1000 PM MDT for southwestern Nebraska. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect. LAT...LON 4122 10184 4134 10184 4135 10170 4119 10169 TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 270DEG 14KT 4128 10165 $$ Roberg
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 58 min |
| May 23, 3:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 51 min |
| May 23, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Garden | 46 min |
| May 23, 4:17 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Garden, Grant, Sheridan | 28 min |
| May 23, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | LBF | Cherry | 60 min |
| May 23, 4:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Garden, Keith | 45 min |
| May 23, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Cherry | 41 min |
| May 23, 4:55 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Garden, Keith | 35 min |
| May 23, 5:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Deuel, Keith, Perkins | 49 min |
| May 23, 5:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith, Perkins | 45 min |
| May 23, 5:51 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith | 24 min |
| May 23, 5:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | LBF | Keith, Perkins | 38 min |
| May 23, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LBF | Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson | 48 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.